BBC legend joins Amazon Prime’s Premier League coverage as he returns to footy just months after Alex Scott spat

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FORMER Football Focus host Dan Walker has been confirmed as a host of Amazon Prime’s December coverage of the Premier League.

The streaming service hold the rights to 20 top flight games during the festive period.

They kick off on December 6 with the likes of Sheffield United vs Liverpool, Aston Villa vs Manchester City and Manchester United vs Chelsea.

Former Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling has also been confirmed as the host of their new programme “Every Game Every Goal” – which will allow viewers to see “all the goals and key moments from every game as soon as they go in”.

Meanwhile, Walker, 46, will broadcast live from Premier League grounds as he leads Amazon’s coverage of various matches.

The BBC legend has been confirmed for Wolves vs Burnley, Spurs vs West Ham and Burnley vs Liverpool.

Among the pundits that will join the former BBC Breakfast man are Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer, Patrice Evra, Michael Owen, Eni Aluko, Roberto Martinez, Jermain Defoe and Stuart Pearce.

Walker’s arrival on the platform comes just two months after a public spat with former Arsenal and England defender Alex Scott.

Scott, 39, replaced Walker as the new host of Football Focus in 2021.

In September, Walker responded to reports of the show’s viewership declining by more than a third since Scott took over.

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In a tweet, he said he found it “hard” to watch the show “struggling”.

Scott replied with a meme that simply read: “Interesting”.

Walker, who spent 12 years hosting Football Focus, then added: “I’m not saying you haven’t Alex.

“It’s a saturated market and it’s hard work every week. I hope you have a good show today.”

Later in the day, Scott posted saying “viewing figures double that of anything on TV at that time yesterday”.

The broadcasters then reportedly came together for a “lively exchange” at The Legends of Football dinner at the Grosvenor Hotel in London.

It is believed Walker approached Scott to apologise, before they hashed things out for “several minutes”.

The discussion ended on a positive note as they parted ways with a hug.

Prime members will be able to watch Premier League Football anywhere and anytime on the Prime Video app for smart TVs, mobile devices, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Fire tablets, games consoles, on Virgin’s V6 TV Box, the Talk Talk TV set top box, Sky Q, Apple TV, Chromecast, BT TV or online at www.amazon.co.uk/primevideo