Amazon Prime Video will get the football festive season up and running by showcasing all 10 Premier League matches live on its streaming platforms this midweek.
The tech giant first muscled in on the Premier League‘s domestic broadcasting package in 2018, joining Sky Sports and BT Sport as official rights holders for three seasons. And in May, they renewed their deal to show 20 games a season until the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
As has been in the case in previous seasons, Amazon will show their 20 games in two 10 match bundles over the Christmas period, starting this week. They will then broadcast the next batch in the run-up to New Year’s Eve with 10 matches taking place between Tuesday 28 December and Thursday 30 December.
With so many games being shown in such a short space of time, Amazon has assembled an all-star cast containing some of the biggest names in English football to bring their coverage to life, from the touchline to the gantry to the studio.
And there are some cracking games to get stuck into each day too, including a massive relegation battle between Newcastle and Norwich on Tuesday and the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Wednesday before Manchester United’s clash with Arsenal rounds things off on Thursday evening.
Amazon TV line-ups
(subject to change)
Tuesday 30 November
- Newcastle vs Norwich: Simon Thomas, Peter Drury, Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand, Eni Aluko, Jonathan Josepeh
- Leeds vs Crystal Palace: Gabby Logan, Jon Champion, Ally McCoist, Chris Ford, Patrice Evra, Michael Owen, Clinton Morrison
Wednesday 1 December
- Aston Villa vs Man City: Darrell Currie, Clive Tyldesley, Andy Townsend, Katie Shanahan, Nigel De Jong, Nedum Onuoha
- Southampton vs Leicester: Kelly Somers, Steve Wilson, Sue Smith, Adam Hunt, Neil Lennon, Francis Benali
- Watford vs Chelsea: Jim Rosenthal, Connor McNamara, Craig Burley, Jo Ankier, John Barnes, Gianfranco Zola
- West Ham vs Brighton: Angus Scott, Robyn Cowan, Matt Upson, Jenny Drummond, Nedum Onuoha, Rob Green
- Wolves vs Burnley: Ian Darke, Lucy Ward, Karthi Gnanasegaram, Owen Hargreaves, Matt Holland
- Everton vs Liverpool: Gabby Logan, Jon Champion, Ally McCoist, Gabriel Clarke, Thierry Henry, Steve McManaman, Leon Osman
Thursday 2 December
- Spurs vs Brentford: Marcus Buckland, Guy Mowbray, Glenn Hoddle, Pien Meulensteen, Gus Poyet, Mark Clattenburg
- Man Utd vs Arsenal: Simon Thomas, Peter Drury, Ally McCoist, Gabriel Clarke, Patrice Evra, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry
Who is involved in the Amazon Prime TV coverage?
Amazon has brought in some of English football’s most recognisable faces – and voices – for this week’s offering.
Match of the Day’s Alan Shearer is on board, as are Thierry Henry and Patrice Evra, with all three scheduled to provide their insight on the mouthwatering match-up at Old Trafford when United host Arsenal.
Both Merseyside clubs will have an ex-player in their corner for the derby too, with ex-Everton midfielder Leon Osman joined by former Liverpool winger Steve McManaman in the studio.
The dulcet tones of Clive Tyldesley, Peter Drury and the one and only Ally McCoist, will be heard from the commentary gantry, while Gabriel Clarke and Vaishali Bhardwaj are among those on touchline reporting duty.
Mark Clattenburg will be on hand to provide a referee’s viewpoint on Tottenham’s game against Brentford.
As for the presenters, Jim Rosenthal, whose broadcasting career spans over four decades, is signed up, as are Gabby Logan, Kelly Somers and Simon Thomas, amongst others.
Here is the full list of presenters, commentators, co-commentators, reporters and pundits working for Amazon this week:
Presenters
- Angus Scott
- Darrell Currie
- Gabby Logan
- Jim Rosenthal
- Karthi Gnanasegram
- Kelly Somers
- Marcus Buckland
- Simon Thomas
- Steve Bower
Commentators
- Adam Summerton
- Clive Tyldesley
- Connor McNamara
- Guy Mowbray
- Ian Darke
- Jim Proudfoot
- Jon Champion
- Peter Drury
- Robyn Cowen
- Steve Wilson
Co-commentators
- Ally McCoist
- Andy Townsend
- Craig Burley
- Glenn Hoddle
- Lucy Ward
- Matt Upson
- Nigel Spackman
- Owen Hargreaves
Reporters
- Adam Hunt
- Chris Ford
- Gabriel Clarke
- Jonathan Josepeh
- Jo Ankier
- Jenny Drummond
- Katie Shanahan
- Pien Meulensteen
- Vaishali Bhardwaj
Pundits
- Alan Shearer
- Clinton Morrison
- Eni Aluko
- Francis Benali
- Gianfranco Zola
- Gus Poyet
- John Barnes
- Leon Osman
- Michael Owen
- Nedum Onuoha
- Neil Lennon
- Nigel De Jong
- Patrice Evra
- Rob Green
- Steve McManaman
- Thierry Henry
Referee pundit
- Mark Clattenburg
This week’s Premier League fixture list in full
Tuesday 30 November
- Newcastle vs Norwich (7.30pm kick-off)
- Leeds vs Crystal Palace (8.15pm)
Wednesday 1 December
- Southampton vs Leicester (7.30pm)
- Watford vs Chelsea (7.30pm)
- West Ham vs Brighton (7.30pm)
- Wolves vs Burnley (7.30pm)
- Aston Villa vs Man City (8.15pm)
- Everton vs Liverpool (8.15pm)
Thursday 2 December
- Tottenham vs Brentford (7.30pm)
- Man Utd vs Arsenal (8.15pm)
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