| IANWRIGHT | Former pundit on Match of the Day (3,6) |
| KEVIN | Former Republic of Ireland international who is a pundit on Match of The Day (5,7) |
| KILBANE | Former Republic of Ireland international who is a pundit on Match of The Day (5,7) |
| ALANHANSEN | Former Liverpool and Scotland defender who was a pundit on Match of the Day from 1992 to 2014 (4,6) |
| MOWBRAY | Guy, football commentator on Match Of The Day and the BBC's coverage of England games (7) |
| OATLEY | Jacqui, first female commentator on Match Of The Day (6) |
| GARY | Highest-paid BBC presenter, seen on Match Of The Day (4,7) |
| LINEKER | Highest-paid BBC presenter, seen on Match Of The Day (4,7) |
| GARYLINEKER | Highest-paid BBC presenter, seen on Match Of The Day (4,7) |
| PROPAGATE | Pass on report of decent attendance on match day (9) |
| PAULWALSH | Former Luton Town, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur centre forward who is now a pundit on Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday |
| TIGHTENUP | Get stricter reporting on match: "Ahead by a big margin" (7,2) |
| DOUBLEACT | Entertainers turn on match (6,3) |
| MURPHY | Danny ......, regular pundit on BBC's Match of the Day (6) |
| DAVIDVINE | Former sports presenter on A Question Of Sport, Grandstand and Match Of The Day (5,4) |
| CONFETTI | A sprinkle of colour on match day? |
| THREESCORE | Sixty engineers stopping a source of excitement on match day (10) |
| BRIDESMAIDS | On match day, they hold up the train (11) |
| MICAH | _____ Richards: former Man City player who is now a regular pundit on UK TV. (5) |
| DALY | All-Ireland-winning captain with Clare and now a regular pundit on The Sunday Game. (4) |
