Scott Van Pelt and Laura Rutledge are considered the leading candidates to be ESPN’s new “Monday Night Football” pre-game host, The Post has learned.

The “Monday Night Countdown” opening comes in the wake of longtime former host Suzy Kolberbeing let go as part of the massive layoffs of on-air talent conducted by ESPN a little more than two weeks ago.

ESPN declined comment.

Van Pelt is already the host of what is essentially the Monday Night Football post-game show with his late-night “SportsCenter.”