Match Of The Day host Gabby Logan leaves mid-show due to a ‘family emergency’ as Mark Chapman rushes from his radio show to take over

Gabby Logan had to leave Match Of The Day early Wednesday night due to a family emergency.

The 52-year-old TV presenter was replaced midway through the show by Mark Chapman, who also left the radio show to replace him as the show’s presenter.

She was also in the BBC studios, presenting on Radio 5 Live at the time, and was called in at the last minute to replace Gabby, 20 minutes into the episode.

Mark, who took over hosting duties seamlessly, told the audience: ‘So we’re going to talk about this game in a moment. Unfortunately, Gabby has a family emergency that she has to attend to in a hurry.

‘So he went to do that and I came from the radio to finish the show.’

It’s not yet clear what Gabby is up to outside of broadcasting. The Daily Mail has contacted its representatives for comment.

Match of the Day viewers have since flocked to social media to wish Gabby well and praise Mark’s ability to take over at a moment’s notice.

The 52-year-old TV presenter was replaced midway through the show by Mark Chapman (pictured), who rushed from his radio show to replace him as the show’s presenter.

They said: ‘Hope Gabby Logan’s family is doing well in the emergency situation. Chappers is such a talent, how many people can go straight from radio to MOTD;

‘Thoughts on Gabby Logan about what’s going on there. It’s crazy how Mark Chapman runs out of breath from the radio and takes over. ‘The pinnacle of professionalism’;

‘Hopefully Gabby Logan’s family emergency isn’t too serious. ‘I’ve never seen a host have to leave halfway through an MOTD’;

Wearing the ‘Chappers’ radio t-shirt… means Gabby Logan’s emergency is real. I hope everything is okay.’

‘It’s great what Chappers said. He’s a professional actor who jumped from radio to television to fill Gabby Logan’s shoes, so I hope all is well with him. It’s amazing to be makeup-free and dressed for the radio. ‘Class law’;

‘Hope Gabby Logan is okay, rare presenter change on tonight’s Match of the Day, Mark Chapman takes over’;

‘What’s going on with Gabby Logan!? I hope it’s nothing too bad’;

‘Hope all is well with Gabby Logan and her family. The fact that Mark Chapman took over in such a short time emphasizes his professionalism. “One of the best.”

Match of the Day viewers have since flocked to social media to wish Gabby well and praise Mark’s ability to take over at a moment’s notice.

Gabby opened the show before producing the first highlights pack, which was the Bournemouth v Tottenham match.

He was joined by Danny Murphy and Stephen Warnock at the opener to discuss Tottenham’s 3-2 defeat at Bournemouth.

While presenting the highlights of the last match in the Premier League, he touched upon the tragic death of Martin Chivers.

After analyzing Spurs’ defeat, Gabby talked about the highlights of Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Brighton: ‘Let’s move on. Back-to-back draws had left Manchester City six points behind Arsenal, who will play Liverpool tomorrow.

‘Rivals Brighton have never won at the Etihad. Your commentator is Mark Scott…’

But at the end of the standout moments, Gabby unexpectedly left her post and the camera panned back to the studio to reveal Mark in her place.

The former rhythmic gymnast is mother to twins Reuben and Lois, 20, and wife and former Scotland rugby player Kenny Logan, 53.

The former rhythmic gymnast, mother of twins Reuben and Lois, 20, with husband and former Scotland rugby player Kenny Logan, 53, (pictured together)

Gabby had previously burst into tears as she recalled some of the ‘really invasive’ treatments her husband had to have, including six stab wounds to his torso.

The couple publicly stated that they had been going through difficult times in recent years. Kenny was diagnosed with prostate cancer cancer In 2022.

After hearing guests on Gabby’s podcast talk about having their hormones tested, he was inspired to go for a general check-up, which turned out to be high PSA (prostate-specific antigen).

Gabby and Kenny said the athlete was ‘extremely lucky’ to have caught the disease early, which gave him options for treatment.

All was well in 2023 after he underwent successful surgery to have his prostate removed, but he got candid about the after-effects, revealing how the treatment left him ‘black and blue downstairs’ and that he struggled with erectile dysfunction.

Gabby had previously burst into tears as she recalled some of the ‘really invasive’ treatments her husband had to undergo, including six stab wounds to his torso.

“To see him suffer later is terrible, it’s a terrible thing to go through, but he’s doing really well right now,” he said during an appearance on the Diary of a CEO podcast in 2022.

He added: ‘He’s amazing, I’m so lucky. He’s a wonderful man and I wouldn’t want anyone to share my life, whoever is better.’

Gabby had previously experienced a great tragedy in her family after the tragic death of her younger brother Daniel when he was only 15 years old.

Gabby had previously experienced great tragedy in her family, following the tragic death of her younger brother Daniel when he was just 15 (pictured with their sister Louise).

The promising footballer suddenly collapsed and died in 1992 after playing football in the garden with his father, former Leeds United star Terry Yorath.

It was later revealed that Daniel, who was four years younger than Gabby, died as a result of an undiagnosed heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, in which the heart thickens for no apparent reason.

Gabby spoke openly about how this devastating loss ‘defined her youth’ and how, more than three decades later, she and her family are still coming to terms with the ‘consequences’ of Daniel’s sudden death.

‘It was an absolute disaster. “It was like a sledgehammer coming down and smashing the family into a million pieces,” he told The Game Changers podcast.

He continued: ‘Even if someone dies suddenly at 78, they feel young, but they are 78, so when a child dies that young, it’s clear there’s such negativity in the whole family.

‘It defined the rest of our youth and how the family has progressed since those years, and in many ways it left its mark.

‘It was a really difficult time for everyone and the consequences still linger to this day.’

After welcoming her own children, Gabby also explained that her older brother’s sudden death at the age of 15 left her worried about her son Reuben as he approached his 16th birthday, because she was “afraid I would repeat history.”

He added: ‘Even a few years later I could still find myself crying. When I started working in football I was obsessed with players’ birth dates because they would be Daniel’s age. And I knew he could play in that game.

“What kind of player would he be?” you wonder. I wonder if he’s ever had a girlfriend or met someone he wants to marry, or if he has kids now.’