He will be replaced by Alex Scott
Gary Lineker has been forced to pull out of hosting duties on the BBC just a day after returning to the channel to presents live sports coverage. The Match of the Day host returned to BBC presenting duties yesterday for Man City's FA Cup match against Burnley.
However, he will not be fronting the BBC's coverage of Brighton vs Grimsby Town tonight due to illness. Alex Scott will step into his shoes and present live from the AMEX Stadium tonight. In a tweet, BBC Sport said: Due to illness, we've got a line-up change for today's live FA Cup coverage of Brighton v Grimsby on BBC One. "As viewers will have noticed yesterday, Gary Lineker was struggling with his voice and unfortunately it has deteriorated overnight. Alex Scott will be hosting instead."
Read next: Stacey Solomon's Sort Your Life Out show hit with 1,500 Ofcom complaints as BBC reveals decision Gary Lineker returned to the BBC yesterday after a row over a tweet saw the channel suspend him. It saw a number of colleagues walk out in solidarity with Lineker, with Alan Shearer labelling the events of the week "difficult".He said: I just need to clear up and wanted to say how upset we were all the audiences who missed out on last weekend.
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