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Jonathan Pearce
Jonathan Mark Pearce (born 23 December 1959) is an English football commentator for the BBC. He has worked for both Radio Five Live and Match of the Day, as well as participating in other lower-profile sports programmes and Robot Wars. More...
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Last 5 Matches (see all)
Date
Match
Competition
Channel
Role
Language
18/07/2026
FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
Main Commentator
English
Top 20 Channels
Channel
Occasions
BBC Match of the Day
728
World Feed
388
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE
297
BT Sport Player [$] (geo/R)
237
TNT Sports Digital Exclusive
212
BBC (highlights)
206
BBC iPlayer (geo/R)
182
BBC Match of the Day 2
179
BBC Sport Online
159
BBC One / HD
105
TNT Sports 1 HD
103
TNT Sports 2 HD
101
BT Sport 3 / HD
55
BBC Sport Online (Audio)
54
BBC Sounds APP
53
Capital Gold
53
BBC Two / HD
48
Discovery+ UK ($/geo/R)
40
BBC Football Focus
38
BBC One
37
Top 20 Teams
Team
Occasions
Chelsea
347
Arsenal
346
Manchester United
255
Tottenham Hotspur
228
England
194
Manchester City
193
Liverpool
190
West Ham United
187
Paris St Germain
171
Marseille
137
Brighton H.A.
131
Lyon
125
Aston Villa
124
Crystal Palace
119
Fulham
108
Germany
107
Everton
100
France
95
Newcastle United
87
BBC Late Kick Off
76
Top 20 People Worked With
Person
Occasions
Clive Allen
173
Sue Smith
132
Gary Lineker
87
Rachel Brown-Finnis
71
Alex Scott (born 1984)
67
Alan Shearer
66
Gabby Logan
66
Mark Chapman
64
Adam Virgo
58
Alan Green
58
Stewart Robson
58
Jo Currie
53
Mark Lawrenson
51
Martin Keown
51
Mark Bright
44
John Murray
43
Nigel Spackman
39
Efan Ekoku
38
Ian Brown
34
Mike Ingham
32