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Tom Malley

Premier League on Amazon Prime: Pundits line-up, price hike controversy and big plans

The Premier League is back for another special midweek round of fixtures as October’s hectic schedule moves up another gear ahead of November’s World Cup.

And that also means the return of Amazon Prime’s coverage, in which football fans will be treated with the luxury of having every single game televised on the streaming service this week, with 18 of the 20 top flight clubs in action over the space of three days.

Mirror Football tells you everything you need to know about Amazon’s coverage of this week’s Premier League games, including which big-name pundits are on show, how much the streaming service costs, and how many games they are showing this season.

Which games are on Amazon Prime this week?

All of them! Amazon Prime will be streaming all nine games from Matchday 12, taking place from Tuesday, October 18 to Thursday, October 20. The full fixture list is as follows:

Brighton vs Nottingham Forest, 7:30pm (Tue)

Crystal Palace vs Wolves, 8:15pm (Tue)

Bournemouth vs Southampton, 7:30pm (Wed)

Brentford vs Chelsea, 7:30pm (Wed)

Liverpool vs West Ham, 7:30pm (Wed)

Newcastle vs Everton, 7:30pm (Wed)

Manchester United vs Tottenham, 8:15pm (Wed)

Fulham vs Aston Villa, 7:30pm (Thu)

Leicester vs Leeds, 8:15pm (Thu)

Amazon will be broadcasting all nine Premier League fixtures this week (Getty Images)

What do you think about Premier League games being broadcast on Amazon Prime? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

Presenters, pundits and commentators

Brighton vs Nottingham Forest (Tue, 7:30pm)

Presenter: Simon Thomas

Pundits: Eni Aluko, Lee Dixon

Commentators: Robyn Cowan, Matt Upson

Crystal Palace vs Wolves (Tue, 8:15pm)

Presenter: Gabby Logan

Pundits: Alan Shearer, Clinton Morrison

Commentators: Jon Champion, Ally McCoist

Bournemouth vs Southampton (Wed, 7:30pm)

Presenter: Kelly Somers

Pundits: Kevin Davies, Jermain Defoe

Commentators: Connor McNamara, Glenn Hoddle

Brentford vs Chelsea (Wed, 7:30pm)

Presenter: Simon Thomas

Pundits: Rachel Brown-Finnis, Gianfranco Zola

Commentators: Steve Wilson, Lucy Ward

Liverpool vs West Ham (Wed, 7:30pm)

Presenter: Laura Woods

Pundits: Eni Aluko, Steve McManaman

Commentators: Ian Darke, Ally McCoist

Thiery Henry will return as one of Amazon Prime's pundits this week (Getty Images)

Newcastle vs Everton (Wed, 7:30pm

Presenter: Jim Rosenthal

Pundits: Shay Given, Leon Osman

Commentators: Pen Meulenstein, Andy Townsend

Man United vs Tottenham (Wed, 8:15pm)

Presenter: Gabby Logan

Pundits: Thierry Henry, Roberto Martinez, Patrice Evra

Commentators: Jon Champion, Alan Shearer

Fulham vs Aston Villa (Thu, 7:30pm)

Presenter: Marcus Buckland

Pundits: Les Ferdinand, Dion Dublin

Commentators: Guy Mowbray, Sue Smith

Leicester vs Leeds (Thu, 8:15pm)

Presenter: Laura Woods

Pundits: Roberto Martinez, Paul Robinson, Emile Heskey

Commentators: Peter Drury, Alan Shearer

How much does Amazon Prime cost?

Amazon have bumped up their subscription prices for the first time in eight years (Visionhaus/Getty Images)

If you are not already an Amazon Prime customer, then you can sign-up for membership by creating an account here, while there is also the option of a 30-day free trial.

In July, Amazon controversially announced that they were raising their prices by 12.5% from mid-September for existing and new subscribers.

In an email sent to subscribers overnight, Amazon said: ‘As of 15 September 2022, the price of the monthly Prime membership will increase from £7.99 to £8.99, and the price of the annual Prime membership will increase from £79 to £95.’

Will Amazon be showing any other games?

Which game will you be watching on Boxing Day? (Getty Images)

Amazon has exclusive rights to two rounds of Premier League fixtures, with the Matchday 17 fixtures on Boxing Day also being broadcast by the streaming service. These are listed below:

Arsenal vs West Ham, Dec 26 (3pm)

Aston Villa vs Liverpool, Dec 26 (3pm)

Brentford vs Tottenham, Dec 26 (3pm)

Chelsea vs Bournemouth, Dec 26 (3pm)

Crystal Palace vs Fulham, Dec 26 (3pm)

Everton vs Wolves, Dec 26 (3pm)

Leeds vs Man City, Dec 26 (3pm)

Leicester vs Newcastle, Dec 26 (3pm)

Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest, Dec 26 (3pm)

Southampton vs Brighton, Dec 26 (3pm)

*all fixtures subject to change

Future plans

The rights for just two rounds of Premier League fixtures are said to cost Amazon about £30m per season, although they have big plans to compete with Sky and BT in the near future.

Sky Sports already have the rights to broadcast the bulk of Premier League games that are selected for live coverage, along with exclusive rights for the Carabao Cup and the EFL, while BT Sport also have the rights to broadcast top flight fixtures weekly, as well as every Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League fixture.

However, it was also announced in July that Amazon had secured rights to 20 Champions League games a season from 2024/25.

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