When can I watch Match of the Day and other BBC football programmes?

The availability of Match of the Day and other football programmes is different to other shows in that the on-demand version isn't available straight away, although you can use Live Restart if you just missed the broadcast (you can rewind up to two hours when watching live in BBC iPlayer). The length of time these programmes are available also varies depending on the rights agreements that are in place.

When are they available? 

  • Saturday editions of Match of the Day are available from midnight that night (midnight Saturday/early hours of Sunday) 
  • Sunday editions (MOTD2) are on BBC iPlayer from midnight that night (midnight Sunday/early hours of Monday)
  • When there are midweek episodes, they’ll also be available from midnight the day of broadcast 
  • Football Focus will be available from midnight on Saturday evening after it’s shown (the early hours of Sunday morning)

Each episode will be available to stream or download until the next episode is broadcast, or for seven days after broadcast, whichever comes first.

If an episode is still not available after these times, please check our known issues page to see if it’s a known problem.

Why the delay? 

It’s due to the rights agreement we have with the Premier League.

What about non-Premier League programmes? 

Match of the Day episodes dealing with competitions other than the FA Premier League may have different availability. For example, UEFA Champions League highlights will be available after broadcast until midnight the following evening.