diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/fixtures/generated/match-report.ts b/dotcom-rendering/fixtures/generated/match-report.ts
index d3619a35dc0..abf5e631e9a 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/fixtures/generated/match-report.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/fixtures/generated/match-report.ts
@@ -563,4 +563,5 @@ export const matchReport: MatchReportType = {
 		'https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2025/jul/08/germany-v-denmark-euro-2025-live',
 	reportUrl:
 		'https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/08/germany-denmark-women-euro-2025-group-c-match-report',
+	status: 'FT',
 };
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/FootballMatchSummary.stories.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/FootballMatchSummary.stories.tsx
index 7ac195fc9cc..598c379576c 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/FootballMatchSummary.stories.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/FootballMatchSummary.stories.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export const FootballMatchSummary = {
 			homeTeam: matchReport.homeTeam,
 			awayTeam: matchReport.awayTeam,
 			comments: matchReport.comments,
+			status: matchReport.status,
 		},
 	},
 } satisfies Story;
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/GetMatchNav.importable.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/GetMatchNav.importable.tsx
index 45202381aea..a686d7e7747 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/GetMatchNav.importable.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/GetMatchNav.importable.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type Props = {
 type MatchData = {
 	homeTeam: Pick<TeamType, 'name' | 'score' | 'scorers' | 'crest'>;
 	awayTeam: Pick<TeamType, 'name' | 'score' | 'scorers' | 'crest'>;
+	status: string;
 	comments?: string;
 	minByMinUrl?: string;
 	venue?: string;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ const fallbackTeam = {
 const fallbackData = {
 	homeTeam: fallbackTeam,
 	awayTeam: fallbackTeam,
+	status: '',
 } satisfies MatchData;
 
 const validateMatchData = (data: unknown): data is MatchData => {
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/footballMatch.ts b/dotcom-rendering/src/footballMatch.ts
index c9a25c19c72..ad3d9c893a8 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/footballMatch.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/footballMatch.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { isOneOf } from '@guardian/libs';
-import { listParse } from './footballMatches';
+import { listParse, replaceLiveMatchStatus } from './footballMatches';
 import type {
 	FEFootballMatch,
 	FEFootballPlayer,
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export type FootballPlayer = {
 export type FootballMatch = {
 	homeTeam: FootballTeam;
 	awayTeam: FootballTeam;
+	status: string;
 	comments?: string;
 };
 
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ export const parse = (
 	return ok({
 		homeTeam: parsedHomeTeam.value,
 		awayTeam: parsedAwayTeam.value,
+		status: replaceLiveMatchStatus(feFootballMatch.status),
 		comments: feFootballMatch.comments,
 	});
 };
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/footballMatches.ts b/dotcom-rendering/src/footballMatches.ts
index 61332484c61..40c88d802f3 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/footballMatches.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/footballMatches.ts
@@ -411,6 +411,6 @@ const paStatusToMatchStatus: Record<string, string> = {
 	Cancelled: 'C', // A Match has been Cancelled.
 };
 
-const replaceLiveMatchStatus = (status: string): string => {
+export const replaceLiveMatchStatus = (status: string): string => {
 	return paStatusToMatchStatus[status] ?? status.slice(0, 2);
 };
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/frontend/feFootballMatchPage.ts b/dotcom-rendering/src/frontend/feFootballMatchPage.ts
index 6320a529ddd..b67f5fb9e62 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/frontend/feFootballMatchPage.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/frontend/feFootballMatchPage.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export type FEFootballMatch = {
 	id: string;
 	homeTeam: FEFootballTeam;
 	awayTeam: FEFootballTeam;
+	status: string;
 	comments?: string;
 };
 
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/frontend/schemas/feFootballMatchPage.json b/dotcom-rendering/src/frontend/schemas/feFootballMatchPage.json
index 205fe136e3e..a5f1ef61a5e 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/frontend/schemas/feFootballMatchPage.json
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/frontend/schemas/feFootballMatchPage.json
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@
                                 "shotsOn"
                             ]
                         },
+                        "status": {
+                            "type": "string"
+                        },
                         "comments": {
                             "type": "string"
                         }
@@ -288,7 +291,8 @@
                     "required": [
                         "awayTeam",
                         "homeTeam",
-                        "id"
+                        "id",
+                        "status"
                     ]
                 }
             },
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/layouts/LiveLayout.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/layouts/LiveLayout.tsx
index f745d7fd14f..e78442c22f7 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/layouts/LiveLayout.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/layouts/LiveLayout.tsx
@@ -360,9 +360,7 @@ export const LiveLayout = (props: WebProps | AppsProps) => {
 				{footballMatchUrl ? (
 					<Section
 						showTopBorder={false}
-						backgroundColour={themePalette(
-							'--match-nav-background',
-						)}
+						backgroundColour={'red'}
 						borderColour={themePalette('--headline-border')}
 						leftContent={
 							<ArticleTitle
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/types/matchReport.ts b/dotcom-rendering/src/types/matchReport.ts
index 2df12601c77..24a5e1c3a52 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/types/matchReport.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/types/matchReport.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ export type MatchReportType = {
 	comments: string;
 	minByMinUrl: string;
 	reportUrl: string;
+	status: string;
 };