Match of the Day's Gary Lineker to miss weekend's FA Cup clash after positive Covid test

Gary Lineker will miss the BBC's coverage of the FA Cup fourth round after testing positive for Covid-19.

The former England striker posted a tweet with an image of his positive lateral flow test: "Long time since I got between the lines.

"Arrived back from Cape Town early this morning. Started feeling a little unwell on the flight.

"Sorry to those sitting near, although I wore a mask for the entirety of the journey as didn’t eat. Hope I didn't pass it on to anyone on BA42."

Fans were quick to send their well wishes to the Match of the Day host, with Lineker responding by saying: "You're a lovely lot. Thanks too, to the brilliant scientists for the vaccines that should mean I won't be seriously ill and clog up our brilliant NHS."

"Gutted to miss our live BBC Sport FA Cup 4th round ties though. Always the most fun."

Lineker was set to present the BBC's coverage of non-league Kidderminster Harriers' clash with West Ham United on Saturday, reports The Mirror.

Kidderminster progressed to the fourth round after beating struggling Championship side Reading in a game that was controversially not televised - something which manager Russell Penn is pleased about this time around.

"We as a football club, obviously we were biased, were very disappointed not to be on TV in the last round," Penn said.

"But being a football man and being around the block a little bit, I kind of second guessed we wouldn't be. If they knew there would be an upset, they would have been straight on, but we got through that tie and we are respected by the country a bit more.

"The BBC have backed that now so delighted. We are in a studio now [the room in which his press conference took place] where Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer are going to be sitting on