Dion Dublin and Martin Keown are among six pundits seemingly dropped from Match of the Day.In a shake-up to their long-running flagship football show, the BBC have announced their punditry line-up for the new season.Keown has been on Match of the Day for almost two decadesGettyMatch of the Day’s new signingsWhile Joe Hart, Steph Houghton, Danny Murphy, Micah Richards, Ellen White and Ashley Williams will continue to lend their insights, with Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer returning to the studio, four names were conspicuous by their absence from the list.Neither Dublin nor Keown was included in the 2026/27 Match of the Day punditry team, with fellow regulars Shay Given, Nedum Onuoha, Theo Walcott and Stephen Warnock also nowhere to be seen.Premier League greats Dublin and Keown joined Match of the Day in 2012 and 2007 respectively.Dublin has also since gone on to present BBC property programme Homes Under the Hammer.The pair’s apparent exit from Match of the Day comes as the BBC announced the addition of four new pundits: Toby Alderweireld, Thomas Frank, Robbie Keane and Ashley Young.Former Tottenham and Brentford boss Frank was part of the broadcaster’s team at this summer’s World Cup.Match of the Day will continue to be presented by Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan.The trio took over hosting duties last season after the departure of long-time anchor Gary Lineker, who told talkSPORT in June he didn’t miss doing the show.Match of the Day here to stayIn 2023, the BBC agreed a deal to continue showing free-to-air Premier League highlights on Match of the Day until the 2028/29 campaign.The BBC have also introduced the BBC Sport Fan Collective to ‘bring together supporters representing all 20 Premier League clubs’.Ashley Young is joining Match of the Day after retiring from playing earlier this yearGettyBBC ‘creating a richer football experience’Commenting on the broadcaster’s offering for the upcoming season, BBC director of sport Alex Kay-Jelski said: “Football means something different to every fan, and this season BBC Sport is putting those fans even more firmly at the heart of the game.“We’re bringing together the unrivalled expertise of former players and managers with the passion, personality and perspectives of supporters to create a richer football experience wherever and however audiences follow the game.”The first edition of Match of the Day in 2026/27 will air on Saturday at 10:20pm on BBC One, featuring the best of the action from the start of the new Premier League campaign.And the action all gets underway on Friday night, with reigning champions Arsenal welcoming newly promoted Coventry City to the Emirates Stadium, live on talkSPORT.The remaining nine opening fixtures take place across Saturday, Sunday and Monday.Elsewhere in 2026/27, BBC viewers will be able to watch two live games from each round of the FA Cup and one a week from the Bundesliga (shown on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app).