As TheSubaru2012 has subsequently edited his original post, I'm guessing the game he referred to that Nigel Adderley and Ray Wilkins are covering is Kobenhavn v Leicester City (as I've just heard them do the team news on that game for talkSPORT).

Matt Smith is hosting talkSPORT's coverage of that game tonight - I'm guessing he's not required by BT Sport, what with them only having two live matches with UK involvement.

Wednesday 2nd November - BT Sport 2

Live UEFA Champions League: Tottenham Hotspur v Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Gary Lineker presenting from Wembley Stadium alongside Rio Ferdinand and Glenn Hoddle

Commentators: Ian Darke and Jermaine Jenas

Reporter: Reshmin Chowdhury


BT Sport 3

Live UEFA Champions League: FC Kobenhavn v Leicester City

Lynsey Hipgrave presenting from the studio alongside Robbie Savage and Michael Owen

Commentators: Peter Drury and Steve McManaman

Reporter: Natalie Quirk, with Matt Elliott at pitchside



BT Sport//ESPN

UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Legia Warszawa v Real Madrid - Jonathan Pearce and Richard Hughes


BT Sport Extra

UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Juventus v Olympique Lyonnais (X2) - Dave Farrar and Danny Mills
Borussia Dortmund v Sporting CP (X3) - Paul Dempsey and Don Hutchison
FC Porto v Club Brugge KV (X4) - Dan Mason and Matt Holland
AS Monaco v CSKA Moscow (X5) - Adam Summerton and Danny Gabbidon
Sevilla v Dinamo Zagreb (X6) - Alistair Mann and Nigel Spackman


BT Sport 1

UEFA Champions League Goals Show

James Richardson presenting from the studio alongside James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and Howard Webb

Tonight is really the first time this season that Ian Darke is being called Darkie by someone sitting next to him.

UEFA Champions League highlights - ITV

Introduced by Mark Pougatch with Lee Dixon and Roy Keane.

Tottenham v Leverkusen - Clive Tyldesley with interviews by Gabriel Clarke
Copenhagen v Leicester - Sam Matterface, who did his own interviews
Manchester City v Barcelona - Joe Speight, with interviews by Gabriel Clarke
Ludogorets v Arsenal - Jon Champion - Wenger interview conducted by unknown male who wasn't Jon Champion.
Borussia Moenchengladbach v Celtic - David Stowell with interviews by Sheelagh McLaren

Richard Henwood and Sue Thearle voiced the other games.

UEFA Champions League - world feed - 02.11.2016

Monaco v CSKA Moscow - Ben Andrews
Tottenham Hotspur v Bayer Leverkusen - Martin Tyler and Stewart Robson
Borussia Dortmund v Sporting CP - Jim Proudfoot and Tony Dorigo
Legia Warsaw v Real Madrid - Martin Fisher
FC Copenhagen v Leicester City - Simon Brotherton
FC Porto v Club Brugge - Gary Taphouse
Juventus v Olympique Lyonnais - Guy Mowbray
Sevilla v Dinamo Zagreb - Dan O'Hagan

Which may have been because Jon Champion was commentating on Basel-PSG whilst that game was going on, so must have dubbed his commentary on today.

Haven't hired Ron Atkinson as co-comm have they?????

Anyone know why Lynsey Hipgrave has disappeared from C5's football league highlights?

Thought she was decent but doesn't really need two presenters. Riley doing a solid job on his own

Wolves v Derby- Dan O'Hagan
Morecambe v Coventry- Dan O'Hagan

Holiday. She'll be back this week

Well, she hasn't done the last two shows, but she may just have had other commitments - as can happen if you make use of freelancers, I suppose. I'm assuming this weekend Riley might be busy on the rugby league.

Looks like much stronger BT line up on paper (or screen) last night than the previous one

Andy May was reporting on the Arsenal game for BT so ITV might of took those interviews. I'm pleased Jon Champion was heard on ITV's highlights. He's one of the guys I've grown up listening to and it's a shame him and Peter Drury don't do lot of work on ITV or BBC anymore

Sam Matterface for Southampton v Inter highlights on ITV later

Wednesday 15 November on ITV

England v Spain- Mark Pougatch presents. With analysis from Ian Wright, Ryan Giggs, Lee Dixon and Aitor Karanka, and commentary by Clive Tyldesley and Glenn Hoddle.

Alan Smith told talkSPORT he would be working for Sky at Leicester v WBA on Sunday.

Dull Giggs again used as a pundit on england games

Seems overkill to have 4 pundits for a friendly. Really there isnt much point of having Giggs. But Karanka will be an interesting option. I hope that having 4 pundits doesnt become a thing. It is too much.

Saturday 12 November on RTE2

Austria v Republic of Ireland- Darragh Maloney presents. With analysis from Damien Duff, Eamon Dunphy and Liam Brady, and commentary by George Hamilton and Jim Beglin.

The data hub says:

Jake Humphrey presenting alongside Michael Owen and Julien Laurens, with Des Kelly reporting.
Commentators - Darren Fletcher and Owen Hargreaves


No presentation.
Commentators - Peter Drury and Jim Beglin


Also, on a little side note, BT Sport Score will be simulcast on both BT Sport 1 and free-to-air on BT Sport Showcase this Saturday.

It's Paul Scholes and Michael Owen on BTS3, I presume Julien Laurens will join the studio team for the highlights at 10:15pm.

Seems like BT Sport score will cover the FA Cup ties, Andy May will be at Westfields.

Seems like Giggs is becoming one of the regulars for ITV - did the last few games for them at the Euros, was on a game in the last International break and is doing the Spain and Scotland games in the international break.

Agreed - 4 pundits in the studio feels a bit much and it's becoming more common on ITV (think they have 4 for the Scotland game and had 4 towards the end of the Euros). It just means pundits don't have long enough to make their points - particularly on ITV where there won't necessarily be the time available that a specialist sports channel like BT or Sky might have.
In any case, even those 2 channels don't usually have 4 pundits in the studio (or if they do it feels very, very rare).

I preferred the 2 pundit approach ITV had for a while recently - Wright & Dixon felt like one of the better partnerships ITV has had and less pundits meant more time to expand on their thoughts which is no bad thing with Lee Dixon

BBC of course had a 4 man punditry team for England vs Wales where there were 2 pundits for either side (Dean Saunders, John Hartson, Rio Ferdinand and i think Alan Shearer but cant remember). On that occasion it worked as it was bringing together 2 sides and made it 50:50 between the two sides. But on this occasion for ITV it wont be. There will be Karanka supporting Spain, Giggs being impartial and Wright and Dixon supporting England. So it is unbalanced again. Of course as you said it doesnt give pundits enough time to make their points. Hopefully it wont be carnage. Maybe they might have one of the four pitchside but i doubt it.

Thursday 3rd November - BT Sport 2

Live UEFA Europa League: Southampton v Internazionale

Matt Smith presenting from pitchside at St Mary's Stadium alongside Francis Benali and Kevin Davies

Commentators: Jon Champion and Jermaine Jenas

Reporter: Reshmin Chowdhury


BT Sport 3

Live UEFA Europa League: Fenerbahce v Manchester United

Jake Humphrey presenting from the studio alongside Paul Scholes and Michael Owen

Commentators: Darren Fletcher and Owen Hargreaves

Reporter: Des Kelly


BT Sport 3, BT Sport Showcase and BT Sport Extra 3

UEFA Europa League Group Stage
AC Sparta Praha v Hapoel Beer Sheva - Dan Mason and Chris Perry

BT Sport 3 will pick up this game at the conclusion of their Manchester United coverage from around 8.20pm.


BT Sport//ESPN

UEFA Europa League Group Stage
Zenit Saint Petersburg v Dundalk - Peter Drury and Jim Beglin
AFC Ajax v Celta Vigo - Steve Wyeth and David Pleat


BT Sport Extra 2

UEFA Europa League Group Stage
Zorya Luhansk v Feyenoord - Adam Summerton and Efan Ekoku

Seemingly ITV have signed Giggs up on a regular basis, but of course they don't have any regular live football other than England matches, certainly nothing as high profile in any case, so he does those even though he doesn't seem especially relevant.

I seem to remember them using four pundits on one occasion during the Chiles era, when they had Dixon, Keane, O'Neill and Patrick Viera and, as you say, it could work if they had time to make their points and get a discussion going but by and large they don't. Whereas when Des was doing the Champions League, they often only had one pundit, and they had fewer adverts in those days as well.