Essential EFL

Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 43

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:55:00 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and Tommy Smith take a look ahead at Gameweek 43 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Blackburn vs Coventry, Portsmouth vs Leicester, Derby vs Oxford, Millwall vs QPR, Ipswich vs Middlesbrough, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 42

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 42 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… West Brom vs Millwall, Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich vs Ipswich, QPR vs Bristol City, Birmingham vs Wrexham, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Good Friday!

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 40 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Middlesbrough vs Millwall, Leicester vs Preston, Norwich vs Portsmouth, Oxford vs Hull, Coventry vs Derby, Rest of the Good Friday 3pms

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Championship Catch-up: The run-in is here! Who will go up, down & make the play-offs?

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Tommy Smith to take a look at all the latest action from the Championship.

They assess Coventry's march towards the Premier League, and the sides vying for promotion and the play-offs.

Attention then turns to the bottom of the table and the sides at risk of dropping into League One.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 39

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 39 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Preston vs Stoke, Ipswich vs Millwall, Blackburn vs Middlesbrough, Derby vs Birmingham, Swansea vs Coventry, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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League One & Two review: Hirings, firings and who can still make the play-offs?

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel assess Northampton Town's sacking of Kevin Nolan, Leyton Orient's struggles this season, Exeter bringing in Matt Taylor until the end of the season and who can still make the play-offs in League One.

Then it's onto League Two and Tranmere's managerial change bringing in Pete Wild, Walsall sacking Mat Sadler, Notts County's push towards the promotion places, Barnet's impressive return to the EFL this season and who can still make the top seven.

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'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Middlesbrough's Tommy Conway, Preston's Daniel Jebbison, Blackpool's Ashley Fletcher, Leyton Orient's Dominic Ballard and MK Dons' Rushian Hepburn-Murphy.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 36

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 36 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Preston vs Oxford, Blackburn vs Portsmouth, Hull vs Millwall, QPR vs Middlesbrough, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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League One & Two review: Are Cardiff and Lincoln destined for the Championship?

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and Ben Tozer on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel assess whether League One pacesetters Cardiff City and Lincoln City are destined for promotion to the Championship, Plymouth's remarkable turnaround under Tom Cleverley and the impact of Gary Caldwell's move from Exeter City to Wigan Athletic.

Then it's onto League Two and Cambridge United's rise under Neil Harris, Shrewsbury's improvement under Gavin Cowan, Barrow's appointment of Dino Maamria and what's next for Fleetwood Town.

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'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Millwall's Jake Cooper, QPR's Nicolas Madsen, Sheffield Wednesday's Charlie McNeill, Bristol City's Emil Riis and Swansea City's Josh Tymon.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 33

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 33 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Blackburn vs Preston, West Brom vs Coventry, Hull vs QPR, Stoke vs Leicester, Swansea vs Bristol City, Sheff Utd vs Sheff Wed, Rest of the Saturday 3pms...

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Championship Catch-up: Boro buoyant & concerns for Coventry

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Simeon Gholam, Curtis Davies and Andy Hinchcliffe take a look at all the latest action from the Championship.

The panel assess Middlesbrough's march to the top, Coventry's concerning dip, Millwall's march, the race for sixth place and potential changes to the play-off format.

Then attention turns to Watford's appointment of Ed Still, and the struggles of Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City and West Brom.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 31

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 31 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Charlton vs QPR, Derby vs Ipswich, Norwich vs Blackburn, Southampton vs Watford, Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough, Rest of the Saturday games.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 30

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:00:09 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and Tommy Smith take a look ahead at Gameweek 30 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Bristol City vs Derby, Stoke vs Southampton, Leicester vs Charlton, Sheffield Wednesday vs Wrexham, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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League One and Two review: Runaway leaders & new managers

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:00:10 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look at Lincoln City's impressive recent run and their place in the League One promotion race, Huddersfield's appointment of Liam Manning, Peterborough's surge and whether Jon Brady can save Port Vale.

Then it's onto League Two and the flying form of Bromley, whether MK Dons can kick on, whether Steve Evans can keep Bristol Rovers in the EFL and Barrow hiring Paul Gallagher.

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'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:00:10 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Stoke's Sorba Thomas, Birmingham's Kai Wagner, Coventry's Ellis Simms, Swansea's Ethan Galbraith and Norwich's Harry Darling.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 27

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:00:09 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 27 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… West Brom vs Middlesbrough, Coventry vs Leicester, Ipswich vs Blackburn, Watford vs Millwall, Rest of the Saturday games

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Championship Catch-up: Festive season wrapped!

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:00:10 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Jobi McAnuff and Tommy Smith to look back on all the festive action from the Championship.

The panel assess Coventry's wobble, how the promotion race has unfolded, Ryan Mason's sacking by West Brom, Leicester and Southampton's struggles and the relegation battle.

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Championship Catch-up: How will the promotion race unfold over Christmas?

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:00:09 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Don Goodman and Andy Hinchcliffe to look ahead to how the promotion race in the Championship may unfold over a hectic Christmas fixture list.

The panel assess whether anyone can catch Coventry, who is in the race for automatic promotion and who could boost their challenge for a play-off spot.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 22

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:00:09 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 22 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Swansea vs Wrexham, Southampton vs Coventry, Blackburn vs Millwall, Preston vs Norwich, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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League One and Two review: Can Bradford go back-to-back? Bristol Rovers in the mire

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:09 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look at Bradford's ambitions to achieve back-to-back promotion's, Doncaster's dip, Peterborough improving under Luke Wiliams and Exeter's bid to stay up.

Then it's onto League Two and Cambridge's march up the table under Neil Harris, Fleetwood's ambitions this season, the miserable slump of Bristol Rovers and then Tranmere Rovers' solid recent form.

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'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:00:10 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Leicester's Jordan James, Stoke's Million Manhoef, Derby's Bobby Clark, Bradford's Josh Neufville and Colchester's Charlton loanee Micah Mbick.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 19

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:00:09 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 19 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Hull vs Middlesbrough, Derby vs Leicester, Charlton vs Portsmouth, Watford vs Norwich, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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League One and Two review: Cardiff challenging & can Fuchs save Newport?

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:59:39 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Ben Tozer and Dave Edwards on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look at Cardiff's impressive season so far, Port Vale's struggles in League One, Wycombe's rise under Michael Duff and what the expectations are for Northampton Town.

Then it's onto League Two and Swindon's promotion challenge, Christian Fuchs' appointment at Newport, Bromley's brilliant run and Harrogate's dip.

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'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:00:11 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Hull's Joe Gelhardt, Portsmouth's Colby Bishop, Bristol City's Anis Mehmeti, Stevenage's Dan Kemp and Huddersfield's Chelsea loanee Leo Castledine.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 16

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:00:12 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 16 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Preston vs Blackburn, Coventry vs West Brom, Bristol City vs Swansea, Charlton vs Southampton, Sheff Wed vs Sheff Utd, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Championship Catch-up: Sacking season, Edwards goes & Coventry charging

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:00:15 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Luke Chambers and Curtis Davies to look back on all the latest from the Championship.

The panel assess Rob Edwards' departure from Middlesbrough, as well as Norwich, Swansea and Southampton all sacking their managers, while also taking a look at the impressive form of Coventry and Derby, as well as Ipswich's upturn.

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League One and Two review: New managers, poor starts and Cozier-Duberry

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:00:14 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Dave Edwards and David Stowell on the League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look at the appointments of Leam Richardson and Luke Williams at Reading and Peterborough respectively. While also assessing the poor form of Plymouth Argyle and the brilliance of Amario Cozier-Duberry at Bolton.

Attention then turns to League Two and Shrewsbury's struggling season so far, as well as Notts County's improvements, Bristol Rovers' mixed form and Colchester's upturn.

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'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:00:12 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Hull's Oli McBurnie, QPR's Ilias Chair, Watford's Kwadwo Baah, Ipswich's Jacob Greaves and Rotherham's Man Utd loanee Dan Gore.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 13

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:30:21 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and Gary Weaver take a look ahead at Gameweek 13 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Wrexham vs Coventry, Leicester vs Blackburn, Norwich vs Hull, West Brom vs Sheff Wed, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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League One and Two review: Will Wilshere be a success at Luton? MK moving on up

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:00:12 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and Ben Tozer on the League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

They look at Luton's appointment of Jack Wilshere, the form of Stockport, whether Ian Evatt's arrival can turn Blackpool around and the form of MK Dons. All that and plenty more!

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'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:00:12 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Oxford's Will Lankshear, Leicester's Abdul Fatawu, Derby's Carlton Morris, Ipswich's Cedric Kipre and Norwich's Liam Gibbs.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek TEN

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:00:11 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Ten of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Middlesbrough vs Ipswich, QPR vs Millwall, Oxford vs Derby, Southampton vs Swansea, Leicester vs Portsmouth, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Championship Catch-up: Lampard’s Coventry flying, match abandonments, manager movements & playoff tweaks

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:00:11 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Gary Weaver and Tommy Smith for the latest Championship Catch-up on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look back on the last part of the season, as Frank Lampard’s scintillating Coventry side went top. They also discuss the top six shakeup, manager movements at Watford, the fallout of the abandonment of Blackburn vs Ipswich and a potential change to the playoff format.

All that and much more!

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League One and Two review: Brilliant Bantams & Shining Saddlers

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 05:00:11 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Ben Tozer and David Stowell on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look at the surprising top three in League One of Bradford, Stevenage and Lincoln, and then the struggles at the bottom of Rotherham, Blackpool and Wycombe.

Onto League Two and an analysis of the form of Walsall, the upsurge of Bristol Rovers, and the poor starts made by Cheltenham and Newport. All that and much more.

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'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 05:00:10 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Norwich's Josh Sargent, Derby's Patrick Agyemang, QPR's Harvey Vale, Charlton's Lloyd Jones and Leicester's Jakub Stolarczyk.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek SEVEN

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 05:00:11 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek SEVEN of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… West Brom vs Leicester, Coventry vs Birmingham, Swansea vs Millwall, Wrexham vs Derby, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek SIX

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:00:11 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Six of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Middlesbrough vs West Brom, Leicester vs Coventry, Birmingham vs Swansea, QPR vs Stoke, Millwall vs Watford, Rest of the weekend games

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek FIVE

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 05:00:12 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Five of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Ipswich vs Sheff Utd, Charlton vs Millwall, Oxford vs Leicester, Preston vs Middlesbrough, Southampton vs Portsmouth, Rest of the Saturday 3pms.

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League One and Two review: Season opening assessed!

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 05:00:10 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell to look back at the opening stages of the League One and Two seasons.

The panel assess all the sides starring and struggling in both tiers, including Cardiff City flying high in League One as well as Doncaster's excellent start. And then unbeaten Gillingham, Ian Holloway's Swindon and Walsall who have bounced back from heartbreak in May.

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Championship Catch-up: Boro buoyant, Sheff Utd struggling & Deadline Day deals

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:00:11 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Jobi McAnuff to look back on the first part of a thrilling 2025/26 Championship season.

The panel take a look at good starts for Middlesbrough, West Brom, Stoke, Leicester and Coventry, difficult beginnings for the two Sheffield clubs and Ipswich, a mixed bag at Southampton, Norwich keeping hold of Josh Sargent and plenty more.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek FOUR

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:10 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek FOUR of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Leicester vs Birmingham, Middlesbrough vs Sheff Utd, QPR vs Charlton, Stoke vs West Brom, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek THREE

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 05:00:10 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Three of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Derby vs Bristol City, Charlton vs Leicester, Hull vs Blackburn, Swansea vs Watford, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 05:00:10 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes each.

He speaks to Wigan Athletic's Paul Mullin, Stockport County's Malik Mothersille, Bolton Wanderers' John McAtee, Grimsby Town's Jaze Kabia and Walsall's Aden Flint.

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Championship Predictions: Gameweek TWO

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:02:29 +0100

Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Two of the Championship season.

Running order… Wrexham vs West Brom, Derby vs Coventry, Portsmouth vs Norwich, Ipswich vs Southampton, rest of the weekend games.

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The Championship returns! Will Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton bounce back? Can Birmingham and Wrexham challenge?

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 05:00:10 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Luke Chambers on the Essential EFL podcast to look ahead to the new Championship season.

The guests look at the prospective fate of the three relegated clubs in Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton, if Sheffield United can recover from Wembley heartache and how the three promoted clubs of Birmingham City, Wrexham and Charlton may get on.

The panel then turns its attention to the current plight of Sheffield Wednesday and whether there are any dark horses in the league that could surprise the second tier.

It all starts on Friday August 8 when Birmingham City host Ipswich live on Sky Sports. Every game over the opening weekend is also available to watch, either via Sky Sports+ or on the Sky Sports app.

Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-efl

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The EFL is back! Which teams will be challenging for promotion from League One & League Two?

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:00:09 +0100

Simeon Gholam returns for a new season of the Essential EFL podcast from Sky Sports. He's joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell on this first episode of the new campaign to take a look ahead to the League One and League Two seasons.

It all starts on Friday 1st August when Luton take on AFC Wimbledon live on Sky Sports. Every game over the opening weekend is also available to watch, either via Sky Sports+ or on the Sky Sports app.

Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-efl

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Play-off final fallout! Wembley weekender review

Thu, 29 May 2025 05:00:08 +0100

The Championship Catch-up meets the League One & Two Review as Simeon Gholam and the panel look back at all three play-off finals at Wembley.

Andy Hinchcliffe and Gary Weaver are first up to deep dive into Sunderland's victory over Sheffield United in the Championship, while also looking at what's next for both clubs.

Then it is onto the other tiers, with Aaron McLean and David Stowell joining the party to assess Charlton's win over Leyton Orient, and AFC Wimbledon's triumph over Walsall.

Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-efl

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League Two final review! Wimbledon edge out Walsall to win promotion

Mon, 26 May 2025 17:31:19 +0100

Simeon Gholam is with Luke Chambers at Wembley Stadium to look back at the League Two play-off final between AFC Wimbledon and Walsall.

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League One final review! Charlton beat Orient to return to the Championship

Sun, 25 May 2025 15:31:12 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean pitchside at Wembley immediately after full-time to look back at Charlton's victory over Leyton Orient in the League One play-off final.

Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-efl

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Championship final review! Sunderland stun Sheff Utd to win a play-off classic

Sat, 24 May 2025 18:39:19 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Don Goodman and Andy Hinchcliffe pitchside at Wembley to look back on a dramatic Championship play-off final.

They assess Sunderland's remarkable comeback victory over Sheffield United as they sealed their return to the Premier League.

Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-efl

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Championship Catch-up: Sheff Utd vs Sunderland - play-off final preview!

Thu, 22 May 2025 05:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Gary Weaver to look ahead to the biggest game in football - the Championship play-off final!

The panel look ahead to the game at Wembley between Sheffield United and Sunderland, assessing the key battles, who needs the win more, and what tactics and lineups may be deployed by Chris Wilder and Regis Le Bris.

Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-efl

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League One and Two review: Play-off semis lookback and finals preview!

Mon, 19 May 2025 12:19:12 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell to look back on the League One and League Two play-off semi-finals, and ahead to the finals.

The panel analyse how our finalists arrived at Wembley, and ahead to the big showpiece games: Charlton vs Leyton Orient in League One, and Walsall vs AFC Wimbledon in League Two.

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Championship Catch-up: Sheff Utd and Sunderland are going to Wembley!

Thu, 15 May 2025 05:00:09 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Luke Chambers to look back at the Championship play-off semi-finals.

The panel analyse Sunderland's incredible last-gasp win against Coventry, before Sheffield United's emphatic win over Bristol City.

Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-efl

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Championship Team of the Season!

Mon, 12 May 2025 05:00:10 +0100

Simeon Gholam and David Prutton sit down to discuss and select their 2024/25 Championship Team and Manager of the Season for Sky Sports.

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League One & Two review: Play-off semi-final previews!

Thu, 08 May 2025 05:00:09 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell to look ahead to the play-off semi-finals in League One and League Two.

Running order: Leyton Orient vs Stockport, Wycombe vs Charlton, Notts County vs AFC Wimbledon, Chesterfield vs Walsall.

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Championship Catch-up: Play-off semi-final previews!

Mon, 05 May 2025 11:16:50 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Gary Weaver to look ahead to the two Championship play-off semi-finals.

The panel look ahead to Bristol City vs Sheff Utd, and then Coventry vs Sunderland, pondering how the two legs of each tie may play out, and assess who may make the final at Wembley.

Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-efl

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: FINAL DAY!

Thu, 01 May 2025 05:00:12 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at the final day of the 2024/25 Championship season.

Running order… relegation battle, play-off race, title deciders, rest of the final day games.

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League One and Two review: Titles, promotions and play-offs - a look ahead to final day!

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 05:00:08 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell on League One and Two review on the Essential EFL podcast from Sky Sports.

The panel look ahead to the final day of the season, with titles, promotions and play-off places still to be decided.

Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-efl

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 45

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 05:00:08 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 45 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… the play-off race, the relegation battle, rest of the weekend games.

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The EFL Interviews | The last one of the season! Jenkinson, Adomah & Williams

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 05:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam is back with the final EFL Interviews episode of the 2024/25 season on the Essential EFL podcast.

This week there are chats with three League Two players starting with Carl Jenkinson at Bromley. After that it's Walsall's Albert Adomah and finally Manchester United youngster Ethan Williams who's on loan at Cheltenham.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Good Friday!

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 05:00:07 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Good Friday, gameweek 43 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Derby vs Luton, Coventry vs West Brom, Watford vs Burnley, Sheff Utd vs Cardiff, Oxford vs Leeds, Rest of the 3pms

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The EFL Interviews: Young managers! Jackson, Nolan & Calderon

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 05:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam chats to three of the EFL's young managers on this week's episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast from Sky Sports.

First up is AFC Wimbledon boss Johnni Jackson whose side are still right in the mix to win promotion from League Two.

Then we head to Northampton Town to hear from Kevin Nolan. He tells Sim how working alongside David Moyes has helped prepare him for the task of trying to keep the Cobblers in League One.

And our third interview is with Bristol Rovers manager Inigo Calderon. He talks about his experience of coaching youth football and how he's adapting to the pressure of a relegation battle with the Pirates.

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Championship Catch-up! The promotion pendulum swings back towards Leeds United

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 05:00:08 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe to look back on another dramatic midweek in the promotion race, and ahead to another weekend of Championship action, with Leeds, Burnley and Sheffield United all live on Sky.

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The EFL Interviews: A Championship trio! Brewster, Pollock & Lowe

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 05:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam chats with three Championship players on this week's episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

First up is Sheffield United forward Rhian Brewster, then it's Watford's Mattie Pollock and we round off the episode with Stoke City striker Nathan Lowe.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 40

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:00:09 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 40 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Blackburn vs Middlesbrough, Luton vs Leeds, Coventry vs Burnley, West Brom vs Sunderland, Oxford vs Sheff Utd, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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The EFL Interviews: League Two promotion winners! Piergianni, Sarcevic & Stevens

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 05:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam chats to three players who have all earned promotions out of League Two over the course of their careers on this week's episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

First up is Stevenage’s captain Carl Piergianni, then we hear from Bradford City’s Antoni Sarcevic and we finish the episode with AFC Wimbledon’s Matty Stevens.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 39

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 06:00:08 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 39 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Sheff Utd vs Coventry, Watford vs Plymouth, Hull vs Luton, Burnley vs Bristol City, Leeds vs Swansea, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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League One and Two review: The race is on as we approach the run-in

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:07:20 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look at the latest in the promotion race, play-off and relegation battles across the third and fourth tier as the 2024/25 season approaches its climax.

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Championship Catch-up: Promotion, play-off and relegation battles assessed

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:50:06 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Don Goodman and Jobi McAnuff on a Championship Catch-up episode of the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look back on all the latest action from the second tier, and assess the respective promotion, play-off and relegation battles as we head into the run-in.

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The EFL Interviews: Muldoon with a point to prove, Abbott on development & Cheek taking his EFL opportunity

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 06:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam speaks to three more players on this week's episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

First up is Harrogate Town’s Jack Muldoon who speaks about having to prove people wrong, dealing with having Type 1 diabetes as a professional footballer and winning promotion during Covid.

Then it's on to Notts County’s on-loan Tottenham midfielder George Abbott who tells Sim how he's adapting to senior football and what it was like to come through the Spurs academy.

And we finish with Bromley’s Michael Cheek who's finally getting his chance in the EFL after a long career in non-league.

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Championship games! Seven wonders & guess the player

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 06:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam and David Prutton pick out their 'seven wonders' of the Championship, including incredible goals, moments, games, players and managers from second-tier history.

Sim then puts Prutts to the test in a 'guess the player' quiz of Championship legends, past and present.

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The EFL Interviews: Chambers on being more than a right back, Cabango on captaincy and Crama on taking his chance

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:00:08 +0100

Simeon Gholam speaks to three Championship players on this week's episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

First up is Calum Chambers who joined Cardiff City at the start of the season. He tells Sim why he wanted the move and how he’s trying to show people he’s more than just a right back!

Then we head to Swansea to hear from Ben Cabango who was named the club’s new captain after long-time skipper Matt Grimes left for Coventry in January.

And finally it’s Millwall’s Tristan Crama. The Frenchman chats to Sim about moving to England during Covid and how he’s trying to take every chance to test himself at the highest level he can.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 36

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 06:00:08 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 36 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Norwich vs Oxford, Coventry vs Stoke, Watford vs Millwall, Portsmouth vs Leeds
Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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The EFL Interviews: Manager special! Holloway, Rowett & Wellens

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 06:00:08 +0100

Simeon Gholam chats with three managers on the latest episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

First up is Swindon Town boss Ian Holloway, who has guided his team away from the threat of relegation out of the Football League after a really difficult start to life at the County Ground.

Then we head to Oxford United to hear how Gary Rowett's first couple of months in charge have gone for him and his team as they bid to keep their place in the Championship.

And finally Sim chats with Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens who tells us why his job is made even more difficult by the size of some of the other teams in League One this season.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 35

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 05:36:29 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and Gary Weaver take a look ahead at Gameweek 35 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Sheff Wed vs Sunderland, Leeds vs West Brom, Blackburn vs Norwich, Oxford vs Coventry, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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The EFL Interviews: Windass on wonder goals, Gotts on development & Archer on a non-league journey

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:08 +0100

Simeon Gholam speaks to three more players on this episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

First up is Sheffield Wednesday's Josh Windass who talks about his side's tendancy to score great goals this season and why he doesn't enjoy evening kick offs.

Then we head to Barrow and hear from Robbie Gotts. He tells Sim why he thinks Barrow have found this season trickier than in recent years and talks about his development as a youngster at Leeds United.

And finally Sim speaks to Ethon Archer. The Cheltenham midfielder explains his journey into the Football League having played for a number of clubs at Steps 4 and 5 of the non-league pyramid.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 34

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 06:00:07 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and Gary Weaver take a look ahead at Gameweek 34 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Bristol City vs Middlesbrough, Burnley vs Sheff Wed, Derby vs Millwall, Plymouth vs Cardiff, Sunderland vs Hull, Watford vs Luton, Sheff Utd vs Leeds, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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The EFL Interviews: Bannan on awards, Gelhardt on opportunities and Kilgour on recovery

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:00:08 +0100

Simeon Gholam speaks to three more EFL players on the latest episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

First up is Sheffield Wednesday's Barry Bannan who speaks about why he and his teammates seem to be scoring so many goal of the season contenders!

Then it's Hull City's forward Joe Gelhardt who's on loan from Leeds United. He tells Sim about the move and why he hopes it'll help him progress his career.

And finally we hear from Mansfield Town defender Alfie Kilgour who tells Sim about his road to recovery from an achilles injury which had kept him out of action for fourteen months.

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Championship Games! Quiz of the season & Team of the season

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam puts David Prutton to the test in a quiz of the 2024/25 Championship season so far, before the pair then pick out their best XI and a manager from the campaign.

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The EFL Interviews: Mason-Clark on learning, Goudmijn on adapting to the UK, & Kachunga on staying up

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 06:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam is back on the Essential EFL podcast for another episode of The EFL Interviews where we hear from the players lighting up the Football League.

On this episode we hear from Coventry forward Ephron Mason-Clark who talks about how he's learning from other players to develop his own game.

Then it's onto Derby County and their Dutch midfielder Kenzo Goudmijn. He tells Sim about adapting to live in the UK after his summer move to the East Midlands.

And finally, Cambridge forward Elias Kachunga speaks to Sim about how he's determined to score the goals to keep the U's in League One at the end of the season.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 31

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:08 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 31 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Sunderland vs Watford, West Brom vs Sheff Wed, Norwich vs Derby, Sheff Utd vs Portsmouth, Bristol City vs Swansea.

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The EFL Interviews: Barnes back at Burnley, Leaburn back from injury and Shorrock making waves

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 06:00:07 +0100

Hear from three more players on the latest episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast from Sky Sports.

This week, Simeon chats with Ashley Barnes who's returned to Burnley to help with their Championship promotion push. Then, it's Charlton's Miles Leaburn who's back amongst the goals after returning from a long-term injury. And finally we hear from Port Vale teenager Jack Shorrock. His brilliant volley against Crewe earned him the League Two goal of the month award for November. You can watch it here...

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 30

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 06:00:07 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 30 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Blackburn vs Preston, Plymouth vs West Brom, Oxford vs Bristol City, Watford vs Norwich, Middlesbrough vs Sunderland, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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The EFL Interviews: Colchester's Taylor on seniority, Crawley's Mullarkey on a fitness passion and Accrington's Aljofree on breaking through

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 06:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam returns with another episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

On this week's episode he speaks to three players at very different stages of their careers...

First up is Colchester striker Lyle Taylor who is closing in on 400 EFL appearances. Then we hear from Crawley Town's Toby Mullarkey who explains how he combines his playing career with work as a qualified personal trainer. And we round off the episode at Accrington Stanley where Sim spoke to youngster Sonny Aljofree about taking his first steps in senior football.

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Young stars of the EFL!

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 06:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Sky Sports experts Andy Hinchcliffe and David Stowell to pick out the best and brightest talents from across the EFL.

In part one and two, Hinchliffe picks out 10 of the best players aged 21 and under from the Championship this season. Jobe Bellingham, Shea Charles, Ben Doak, Callum Doyle, Tom Fellows, Alfie Gilchrist, Willy Gnonto, Tyler Goodrham, Luca Koleosho and Chris Rigg.

In parts three and four, Stowell takes over to assess the lower tiers. In League One it's Louie Barry, Richard Kone, Joe Whitworth, Miles Leaburn and Tyler Bindon.

And in League Two it's Nathan Lowe, Joel Colwill, Jack Shorrock, George Abbott, Max Conway and Jamie Knight-Lebel.

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The EFL Interviews: Potts on progression, Koumas on expectation & Thomason on frustration

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 06:00:07 +0100

On this week's episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast we hear from three young players who are really starting to make a name for themselves in the Football League.

First, Simeon sits down with Portsmouth midfielder Freddie Potts who speaks about stepping up to Championship level and winning a European trophy with his parent-club, West Ham.

Then it's Stoke and Wales youngster Lewis Koumas. Son of former pro Jason, Lewis is out on loan from Liverpool and getting to grips with his first full season in senior football.

And finally Simeon chats with Bolton captain, George Thomason. After being given the armband earlier in the season George explains how he's trying to inspire his side to put last season's playoff final defeat behind them.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 27

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 06:00:07 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 27 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Burnley vs Sunderland, Cardiff vs Swansea, Millwall vs Hull, Plymouth vs QPR, Leeds vs Sheff Wed, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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The EFL Interviews: Dack on overcoming injury, Howard on goalkeeping and podcasting & Esteve on the language barrier

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:00:06 +0100

Simeon Gholam is back with three more EFL players on the latest episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

First up is Gillingham's Bradley Dack who speaks about playing regularly again having recovered from serious injuries. Then it's Wrexham's goalkeeper Mark Howard who talks about playing the position and hosting a podcast all about it! And finally we hear from Burnley's French defender Maxime Esteve about adapting to life in the north west and overcoming the language barrier after moving from Montpellier.

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The Championship Catch-up: Promotion, play-off and relegation battles unpacked

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:00:08 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Don Goodman and Gary Weaver on the Championship Catch-up on the Essential EFL podcast to take an in-depth look at all the latest action from the second tier.

The panel look back on all the festive action, and assess the respective promotion, play-off and relegation battles as he head into the second half of the season.

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The League One & Two Review: Birmingham on top & Walsall waltzing away

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:18:18 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell on the League One and Two Review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look at the developing promotion race in League One and who they think will prevail, as well as the runners and riders in the race for the play-offs and whether there is any hope for the current bottom four.

Attention then turns to League Two and runaway leaders Walsall, the battle ensuing below them for the other automatic spots, and the struggles of Carlisle and Morecambe at the bottom.

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The EFL Interviews | Derby's Adams on fan support, Reading's Wing on goalscoring & Crewe's Demetriou on passing on experience

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam chats to three more players on the latest episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

First up is Derby's Ebou Adams, then it's Reading's Lewis Wing and finally we hear from Crewe's Mickey Demetriou.

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EFL Christmas Quiz! The Three Wise Men and Yuletide names

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:00:08 +0100

Simeon Gholam puts David Prutton to the test in two more quizzes with a Christmas twist. The first on the Three Wise Men of Championship history in Neil Warnock, Mick McCarthy and Ian Holloway. The second on EFL players of years gone by with Christmas-themed names.

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The EFL Interviews | Azaz on being the creator, Bramall on dealing with setbacks & Jellis on taking opportunities

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 06:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam hosts the latest episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast from Sky Sports.

In this episode, Sim speaks to Middlesbrough's Finn Azaz about becoming his side's creator-in-chief. Then it's on to an interview with Rotherham's Cohen Bramall who talks about dealing with rejection earlier in his career. And finally we hear from Walsall's Jamie Jellis who's relishing his chance in League Two.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 22

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:00:08 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 22 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order…
Luton vs Derby
Portsmouth vs Coventry
Hull vs Swansea
Sheff Wed vs Stoke
West Brom vs Bristol City
Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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The EFL Interviews | Gnonto on Leeds targets, Grimes on Swansea legacy and Cadamarteri on family footsteps

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 06:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam and Dan Long speak to three more players on the latest episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

First up is Leeds forward Willy Gnonto who talks to Sim about the club's promotion ambitions. Then it's Swansea captain Matt Grimes who's about to celebrate a decade at the club. And finally it's Sheffield Wednesday forward Bailey Cadamarteri who's on loan at Lincoln. He describes what it's like to follow in his father's footsteps and the importance of getting out on loan.

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Championship games! England stars in the EFL, higher or lower & Borja Sainz

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 05:50:06 +0100

Simeon Gholam puts David Prutton to the test in two more quizzes. One on England stars in the EFL and the other on Championship goal scorers. The duo also wax lyrical about Norwich's Borja Sainz, the star of the season so far.

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The EFL Interviews | Loanees! Nat Phillips at Derby, Harry Souttar at Sheff Utd & Peart-Harris at Swansea

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 06:00:06 +0100

Simeon Gholam speaks to three players on loan to Championship clubs from the Premier League in this episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

First up is Liverpool's Nat Phillips who's on loan at DerbyCounty. Then it's Harry Souttar who's linked up with Sheffield United from his parent club Leicester City. And finally we hear from Brentford forward Myles Peart-Harris who's on loan at Swansea City.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 19

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:00:06 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 19 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order…
Burnley vs Middlesbrough
Leeds vs Derby
Sheff Wed vs Preston
Sunderland vs Stoke
West Brom vs Sheff Utd
Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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The EFL Interviews | Hourihane on becoming a coach, Whitworth on becoming a goalie and Poku on becoming a League One star

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 06:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam is back with another episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast from Sky Sports.

This week he speaks to Barnsley's player-coach, Conor Hourihane as he takes his first steps in his coaching career.

Then it's Exeter goalkeeper Joe Whitworth who tells Dan Long about how he became a 'keeper and making his Premier League debut for Crystal Palace.

And the third interview in this episode is with Peterborough midfielder Kwame Poku who's brilliant form has seen him scoop TWO League One player of the month awards so far.

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The League One & Two review: Teams of the Season so far!

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:00:07 +0100

Simeon Gholam and David Stowell take a look at the star players in League One and Two, and pick their XIs and managers of the season so far.

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The EFL Interviews | Sunderland's Le Bris on flying starts, PNE's Greenwood on taking his chances & Sheff Wed's Smith on scoring screamers

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:00:09 +0100

Simeon Gholam is back with another episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

This week he chats with Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris about their excellent start to the season in the Championship.

Then it's Preston forward Sam Greenwood who describes his playing career so far which has included spells at Arsenal as a youngster and starting for Leeds in the Premier League.

And finally we hear from Sheffield Wednesday striker Michael Smith who talks us through his stunning goal against Portsmouth - but does he think it's the best he's ever scored?

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 16

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 06:00:07 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 16 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order…
Plymouth vs Watford
Coventry vs Sheff Utd
Bristol City vs Burnley
Sheff Wed vs Cardiff
Swansea vs Leeds
Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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League One & Two review: Wycombe flying at the top, super Louie Barry & Crewe creeping up

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:32:53 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Curtis Davies and David Stowell on the League One & Two review on the Sky SportsEssential EFL podcast.

The panel take a look at Stockport's win over Wrexham, including a stunning goal from Louie Barry, and why the result was so good for the top two of Wycombe and Birmingham - despite neither palying at the weekend.

They also look at Barnsley failing to add pressure after a draw on Saturday, and Shrewsbury's appointment of Gareth Ainsworth.

In League Two the panel assess Ian Holloway's return to the EFL and his start at Swindon, the surge of MK Dons under Scott Lindsay, Crewe moving up to second. Also, Port Vale sneaking away at the top and AFC Wimbledon's win at Barrow.

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The EFL Interviews | Grigg on being back in the EFL, Francis on being a City Academy product and Evans on job offers via Linkedin

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:00:06 +0100

Simeon Gholam is back with another episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast. This week he speaks to three players from Leagues One and Two.

First up is Chesterfield's Will Grigg who chats about their return to the Football League and their high expectations now they're back in League Two.

Then it's Exeter's Ed Francis. A product of the Manchester City academy, Ed tells Simeon about his journey to Exeter via a spell at non-league Gateshead.

And finally we hear from Newport County defender Cameron Evans, who has had an 'interesting' footballing journey so far to say the least which have included spells in the League of Ireland and even contact with clubs via Linkedin.

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Championship Catch-Up: Sunderland still top, Robins gone and the battle at the bottom

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:36:49 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Jobi McAnuff and Gary Weaver for the latest Championship Catch-up on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look back at the Steel City derby as Sheffield United affirmed their promotion credentials by beating rivals Sheffield Wednesday. They also dissect the sacking of Mark Robins by Coventry and the struggles of Rob Edwards and Luton.

Attention then turns to the impressive form of Middlesbrough, QPR's worrying period and the upturn at Millwall under Neil Harris, before analysing Watford's rise into the top six under Tom Cleverley, Burnley's performances under Scott Parker and a vital win for Portsmouth.

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Championship games! Wonderkids test, Mt Rushmore & the Steel City ultimate quiz

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 06:00:02 +0100

Simeon Gholam puts David Prutton to the trest as he tests him on his EFL wonderkids, before the pair then pick their Championship icons for a second-tier Mount Rushmore, and finally there is a Steel City quiz.

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The EFL Interviews: Sainz on staying in the moment, Morris talks MLS vs Championship & Mumba on Plymouth improvement

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 06:00:02 +0100

Simeon Gholam is back with another episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast from Sky Sports.

In this episode Simeon sits down to chat with three Championship players - Norwich's Borja Sainz, Middlesbrough's Aiden Morris and Plymouth's Bali Mumba.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 13

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 06:00:02 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 13 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble
Luton vs West Brom
Stoke vs Derby
Blackburn vs Sheff Utd
Oxford vs Swansea
Millwall vs Burnley
Rest of the Saturday 3pms
Outro

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The EFL Interviews: Curtis Davies on Wembley heartache, career highs and lows and retirement

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 06:00:02 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Curtis Davies to discuss his incredible two-decade career after he recently made the jump from the pitch to the studio, joining the Sky Sports EFL team.

Davies discussed his breakthrough at Luton, and all his clubs right through to Cheltenham Town, assessing the highs and the lows.

There was Wembley heartache, times of being frozen out, battles with injury and more, before an emotional farewell to his playing career with Sierra Leone.

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Championship games! Five-asides, blind rankings and quiz time!

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:00:02 +0100

Simeon Gholam puts David Prutton to the test as he gets him to pick a five-aside team of current managers, blind ranks second-tier legends and then quizzes him on his Championship knowledge.

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The EFL Interviews: Hull City's Walter on football philosophies & Darren Moore on Port Vale ambition

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:02:30 +0100

Simeon Gholam chats with two managers on this episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

First is Hull City's Tim Walter who speaks to Sim about his footballing philosophy and his time in charge of Hamburg. That's followed by Darren Moore who explains why the club as a whole should take credit for their good start to League Two.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 10

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 05:00:02 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 10 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order…

Preamble
Leeds vs Sheff Utd
Oxford vs West Brom
Cardff vs Plymouth
Luton vs Watford
Preston vs Coventry
Hull vs Sunderland
Rest of the Saturday 3pms
Outro

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The League One & Two Review: Just 12 games... but 40 goals on a madcap Saturday!

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:23:23 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Curtis Davies and David Stowell for the League One & Two Review on the Essential EFL podcast.

The panel take a look at back at a madcap EFL weekend, which saw 40 goals scored across 12 games on Saturday - assessing the two games in League One which saw Peterborough fight back to draw 3-3 with Rotherham and Shrewsbury win 5-3 at Crawley.

Onto League Two and it is Port Vale who sit top of the tree after a 1-0 win at MK Dons, a chaotic draw between Chesterfield and Notts County, a win on their return home for AFC Wimbledon, big wins for Accrington and Morecambe at two high-flying sides, and the continued struggles of Salford City.

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The EFL Interviews: Williams on his Liverpool whirlwind, Sanderson on breaking into the game and Vernam's Goal of the Month exploits

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 04:45:01 +0100

Joining Simeon Gholam on this week’s EFL interviews: Morecambe's Rhys Williams talks about his Liverpool whirlwind, Bradford's Olly Sanderson on breaking into the game and his hopes for the future and Grimsby's Charles Vernam on his Goal of the Month exploits.

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Championship Catch-up: Meslier's misery, the Blades sharpening & Rooney proving critics wrong?

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 14:32:20 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Gary Weaver to look back on all the latest action from the Championship.

The panel look back on an incredible game between Sunderland and Leeds, Sheffield United's surge up the table and whether Wayne Rooney is starting to prove the doubters wrong at Plymouth.

Attention then turns to whether VAR should be introduced to the Championship after the controversy in the clash between Burnley and Preston, before assessing the managerial situation at Cardiff, and the poor form of Luton, Coventry, Portsmouth and QPR.

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The EFL Interviews: Murphy talks life at Pompey, Hull City’s Millar on facing Messi and Slonina on his loan spell at Barnsley

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 07:16:13 +0100

Joining Simeon Gholam on this week’s EFL interviews: Portsmouth’s Josh Murphy says he’s confident Pompey can turn their season around; Hull City’s Canadian import Liam Millar on playing against Lionel Messi; and Chelsea goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina discusses his loan spell at Barnsley.

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The League One & Two Review: Blues and Gills top the trees!

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:27:52 +0100

Simeon Gholam is joined by Curtis Davies and David Stowell for the League One & Two Review on the Essential EFL podcast.

The panel take a look at the flying start made by Birmingham in League One, and the starts made by Wrexham and Lincoln near the top of the table.

Davies then assesses the fine start made by his former boss Steve Bruce at Blackpool, before analysing the poor start of Cambridge United, improving Bolton and the continuing strife at Reading.

Onto League Two in part two and the pacesetters Gillingham and their flying start, an impressive opening to the campaign for Walsall, the pitch problems at AFC Wimbledon and the struggles of the bottom two Accrington and Morecambe.

Davies then looks at his former club Cheltenham and how they've coped on their return to the fourth tier.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek Seven

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 05:00:02 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Seven of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order…
Preamble and results review
Plymouth vs Luton
Blackburn vs QPR
Derby vs Norwich
Sheff Wed vs West Brom
Swansea vs Bristol City
Rest of the Saturday 3pms
Outro

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The EFL Interviews: Fellows talks England U21s, Barry's back at Stockport and Harris on leading the line at Oxford

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 05:00:02 +0100

West Brom's Tom Fellows, Stockport's Louie Barry and Oxford's Mark Harris feature on the latest episode of The EFL Interviews.

Simeon Gholam speaks to each of the three young forwards about their strong starts to the season and their hopes for the rest of the campaign.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek Six

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 05:00:02 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Six of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order…
Stoke vs Hull
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Norwich vs Watford
QPR vs Millwall
Preston vs Blackburn
Preamble and results review
Rest of the Saturday 3pms
Outro

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The EFL Interviews: A hat-trick of managers with Sunderland's Le Bris, Wrexham's Parkinson and Lincoln's Skubala

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:40:55 +0100

Simeon Gholam speaks to three managers on the latest episode of 'The EFL Interviews' on the Essential EFL podcast.

First up is the Championship's manager of the month for August, Sunderland's Regis Le Bris. He's followed by Phil Parkinson from Wrexham who took home the League One award. Finally, Lincoln City boss Michael Skubala speaks to Simeon after a positive start to the season for the Imps.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek Five

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:00:02 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Five of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order…
Preamble and results review
Hull vs Sheff Utd
Millwall vs Luton
Leeds vs Burnley
Oxford vs Stoke
Portsmouth vs WBA
Rest of the Saturday 3pms
Outro

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Championship Catch-up: Sunderland's flying start, Luton's lethargy and a tribute to Sol Bamba

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 13:19:06 +0100

Sky Sports EFL Editor Simeon Gholam is joined by pundits Andy Hinchcliffe and David Prutton for the Championship Catch-up.

The guests look back on the opening few weeks of the season, Sunderland's perfect start, the fate so far of the relegated trio as well as West Brom, Watford and Leeds.

Hinchcliffe and Prutton then pay a touching tribute to Sol Bamba, the EFL legend, Sky Sports pundit and former Cardiff, Middlesbrough and Leeds defender who tragically passed away earlier this month aged just 39.

The panel then assess Cardiff and Plymouth's tricky starts as they find themselves in the bottom three of the embryonic league table and how the promoted trio of Oxford, Derby and Portsmouth are getting on.

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The EFL Interviews: Kieffer Moore on settling in, Liam Kelly on taking on League Two again and Ben Woodburn on getting gametime at Salford

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:18:36 +0100

Simeon Gholam speaks to three more EFL players on the latest episode of The EFL Interviews.

Sheffield United striker Kieffer Moore talks about settling in at Bramall Lane after getting a transfer sorted ahead of the new season.

MK Dons midfielder Liam Kelly discusses what attracted him to play for the club in League Two despite winning promotion out of the division last season.

And Salford striker Ben Woodburn talks about getting regular gametime in a bid to rebuild his career after bursting onto the scene as a youngster.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek Four

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 04:50:01 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Four of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Luton vs QPR
Burnley vs Blackburn
Cardiff vs Middlesbrough
Coventry vs Norwich
Sheff Utd vs Watford (Sun 3pm)
Rest of the Saturday 3pms
Outro

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The EFL Interviews: Danny Rohl talks Sheff Wed ambitions and punditry, plus David McGoldrick on longevity and being back in Nottingham

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:31:44 +0100

Simeon Gholam speaks to Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl and Notts County striker David McGoldrick on this episode of The EFL Interviews.

Rohl talks about his side's up and down start to the Championship season and also about his role as a TV pundit during Euro 2024.

McGoldrick explains how he's enjoying being back in his home city of Nottingham and how he has managed to sustain a two decade long career which has seen him play in ever division of the EFL.

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek Three!

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 05:00:02 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Three of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Sheff Wed vs Leeds
QPR vs Plymouth
Hull vs Millwall
Bristol City vs Coventry
Swansea vs Cardiff
Rest of the Saturday 3pms
Outro

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The EFL Interviews: Liam Cullen on South Wales derby, Dan James on Leeds' hopes & Jack Marriott on joining Wrexham's Hollywood revolution

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:39:27 +0100

Simeon Gholam presents the first episode of our new series on the Essential EFL podcast - The EFL Interviews.

There's a Welsh theme to our first episode as Sim speaks to Swansea striker Liam Cullen ahead of Sunday's South Wales derby against Cardiff.

Dan James tells us how he hopes Leeds can get over their playoff final defeat to Southampton at the end of last season, and Wrexham's Jack Marriott talks about joining the Hollywood revolution at The Racecourse and of course, his opening day goal of the season contender.

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WE ARE BACK! Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 2

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 05:00:03 +0100

Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek Two

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Two of the 2024/25 Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble
Coventry vs Oxford
West Brom vs Leeds
Derby vs Middlesbrough
Portsmouth vs Luton
Sunderland vs Sheff Wed
Rest of the Sat 3pms
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Final Day!!!

Thu, 02 May 2024 04:00:05 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 46 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and season review
Promotion race! Ipswich or Leeds?
Relegation battle! Who will go down?
Play-off race! Who will complete the top six?
Rest of the final day games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 45

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:01:34 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 45 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
QPR vs Leeds
Hull vs Ipswich
Preston vs Leicester
Huddersfield vs Birmingham
Sheff Wed vs West Brom
Blackburn vs Coventry
Rest of the Sat 3pms/weekend games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 44

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 04:55:02 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 44 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Leicester vs West Brom
Cardiff vs Southampton
Huddersfield vs Swansea
QPR vs Preston
Blackburn vs Sheff Wed
Middlesbrough vs Leeds
Rest of the Sat 3pms
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 43

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:50:11 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 43 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Plymouth vs Leicester
Leeds vs Blackburn
Ipswich vs Middlesbrough
Preston vs Norwich
Birmingham vs Coventry
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke
Rest of the Sat 3pm games

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 41

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 04:00:02 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 41 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Rotherham vs Plymouth
Norwich vs Ipswich
Coventry vs Leeds
Leicester vs Birmingham
Huddersfield vs Millwall
QPR vs Sheff Wed
Rest of the Sat 3pms
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Good Friday!

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:00:02 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at the Good Friday fixtures in the latest round of Sky Bet Championship matches.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Bristol City vs Leicester
Blackburn vs Ipswich
Watford vs Leeds
Huddersfield vs Coventry
QPR vs Birmingham
Sheffield Wednesday vs Swansea
Rest of the Good Friday games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 38

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:50:56 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 38 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Swansea vs Cardiff
Birmingham vs Watford
Ipswich vs Sheffield Wednesday
Sunderland vs QPR
West Brom vs Bristol City
Leeds vs Millwall
Rest of the Sat 3pms
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 37

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:33:06 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 37 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds
Cardiff vs Ipswich
Hull vs Leicester
Millwall vs Birmingham
Southampton vs Sunderland
Huddersfield vs West Brom
Rest of the weekend games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 35

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 06:00:03 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 35 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
WBA vs Coventry
Huddersfield vs Leeds
Birmingham vs Southampton
Leicester vs QPR
Plymouth vs Ipswich
Stoke vs Middlesbrough
Rest of the Saturday games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 34

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 15:12:28 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 34 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Leeds vs Leicester
(Coventry vs Preston)
Hull vs West Brom
Ipswich vs Birmingham
QPR vs Rotherham
Sheff Wed vs Bristol City
Southampton vs Millwall
Rest of the Sat 3pm games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 33

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:08:58 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and Gary Weaver take a look ahead at Gameweek 33 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
West Brom vs Southampton
Plymouth vs Leeds
Bristol City vs QPR
Huddersfield vs Hull
Norwich vs Cardiff
Swansea vs Ipswich
Rest of the Sat 3pms
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 31

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:42:39 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 31 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham
Ipswich vs West Brom
Blackburn vs Stoke
Leeds vs Rotherham
Southampton vs Huddersfield
Coventry vs Millwall
Rest of the Sat 3pms
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 30

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:43:34 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 30 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Bristol City vs Leeds
Blackburn vs QPR
Preston vs Ipswich
Rotherham vs Southampton
West Brom vs Birmingham
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
Rest of the Sat 3pms
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 28

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:58:45 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 28 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Sunderland vs Hull
Swansea vs Southampton
Leeds vs Preston
Leicester vs Ipswich
Norwich vs West Brom
Sheff Wed vs Coventry
Rest of the Sat 3pms
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 27

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 06:00:03 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 27 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Hull vs Norwich
Coventry vs Leicester
Ipswich vs Sunderland
Birmingham vs Swansea
Southampton vs Sheff Wed
QPR vs Watford
Rest of the Sat 3pm games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 23

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:30:45 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 23 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Leeds vs Ipswich
Leicester vs Rotherham
Middlesbrough vs West Brom
Plymouth vs Birmingham
QPR vs Southampton
Sunderland vs Coventry
Rest of the weekend games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 22

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:35:24 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 22 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Ipswich vs Norwich
Bristol City vs Sunderland
Leeds vs Coventry
Sheffield Wednesday vs QPR
West Brom vs Stoke
Birmingham vs Leicester
Rest of the Sat 3pm games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 20

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:44:11 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 20 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Coventry vs Birmingham
Sunderland vs West Brom
Blackburn vs Leeds
Leicester vs Plymouth
Middlesbrough vs Ipswich
QPR vs Hull
Rest of the Sat 3pms
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 19

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:43:02 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 19 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preston vs QPR
West Brom vs Leicester
Hull vs Watford
Ipswich vs Coventry
Leeds vs Middlesbrough
Southampton vs Cardiff
Rest of the weekend games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 17

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:57:18 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 17 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Rotherham vs Leeds
West Brom vs Ipswich
Birmingham vs Sheffield Wednesday
Huddersfield vs Southampton
Leicester vs Watford
Plymouth vs Sunderland
Rest of the weekend games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 16

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:00:03 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 16 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Blackburn Rovers Preston
Sunderland Birmingham
Ipswich Swansea
Leeds Plymouth
Middlesbrough Leicester
Southampton West Brom
Rest of the Saturday games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 15

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:47:42 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 15 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Leicester vs Leeds
Birmingham vs Ipswich
Bristol City vs Sheffield Wednesday
Millwall vs Southampton
West Brom vs Hull
Norwich vs Blackburn
Rest of the weekend games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 14

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:51:49 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 14 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Southampton vs Birmingham
Ipswich vs Plymouth
Middlesbrough vs Stoke
QPR vs Leicester
Sunderland vs Norwich
Coventry vs West Brom
Rest of the weekend games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 12

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:21:50 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 12 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Rotherham vs Ipswich
Preston vs Millwall
Middlesbrough vs Birmingham
Norwich vs Leeds
Stoke vs Sunderland
Swansea vs Leicester
Rest of the Sat 3pm games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 11

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 16:42:05 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 11 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Birmingham vs West Brom
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Leeds vs Bristol City
Leicester vs Stoke
Millwall vs Hull
Sheff Wed vs Huddersfield
Rest of the Sat 3pm games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 9

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:52:50 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 9 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Sheffield Wednesday vs Sunderland
Southampton vs Leeds
Hull vs Plymouth
Norwich vs Birmingham
Watford vs Middlesbrough
Blackburn vs Leicester
Rest of the Sat 3pm games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 8

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:50:57 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 8 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Birmingham vs QPR
Leeds vs Watford
Leicester vs Bristol City
Middlesbrough vs Southampton
Stoke vs Hull
Coventry vs Huddersfield
Rest of the weekend games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 6

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 05:00:02 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 6 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Southampton vs Leicester
Cardiff vs Swansea
Norwich vs Stoke
Preston vs Plymouth
QPR vs Sunderland
Rest of the weekend games
Millwall vs Leeds
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 5

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:30:51 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 5 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Sunderland vs Southampton
Birmingham vs Millwall
Coventry vs Watford
Leeds vs Sheffield Wednesday
Leicester vs Hull
Rotherham vs Norwich
Rest of the Saturday games
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 4

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 12:11:00 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 4 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Birmingham vs Plymouth
Ipswich vs Leeds
Rotherham vs Leicester
Southampton vs QPR
West Brom vs Middlesbrough
Rest of the weekend games
Watford vs Blackburn (Sunday)
Outro

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Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 3

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:50:30 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 3 of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Leeds vs West Brom (Friday)
Plymouth vs Southampton
Leicester vs Cardiff
Middlesbrough vs Huddersfield
QPR vs Ipswich
Rest of the Saturday 3pms
Norwich vs Millwall (Sunday)
Outro

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 46: Who will make the play-offs?

Fri, 05 May 2023 14:07:45 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 46, the final round of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order…

Preamble and results review
Final Day permutations!
Middlesbrough vs Coventry
Swansea vs West Brom
Preston vs Sunderland
Millwall vs Blackburn
Rest of the final day games
Outro

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 45

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:52:44 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 45, the penultimate round of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order…
Preamble and results review
Blackpool vs Millwall
Coventry vs Birmingham
Reading vs Wigan
Sheff Utd vs Preston
Sunderland vs Watford
West Brom vs Norwich
Rest of the Saturday 3pm games
Cardiff vs Huddersfield
Outro

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 44

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:27:29 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 44 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order…

Preamble and results review

Preston vs Blackburn

Burnley vs QPR

Cardiff vs Stoke

Coventry vs Reading

Wigan vs Millwall

Rest of the Saturday 3pm games

West Brom vs Sunderland

Outro

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 42

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:42:03 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 42 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order...

Preamble and results review

Middlesbrough vs Norwich

Sheffield United vs Cardiff

Blackpool vs Wigan

Millwall vs Preston

Reading vs Burnley

Blackburn vs Hull

Rest of the Saturday 3pm games

Outro

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Championship Predictions - Good Friday!

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 13:18:30 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at the Good Friday games of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order...

Preamble and results review

Millwall vs Luton

QPR vs Preston

Sheffield United vs Wigan

Watford vs Huddersfield 1-1

Sunderland vs Hull

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

Rest of the Good Friday games

Outro

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 39

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:16:56 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 39 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order...

Preamble and results review

Burnley vs Sunderland

Preston vs Blackpool

Luton vs Watford

Cardiff vs Swansea

Huddersfield vs Middlesbrough

Norwich vs Sheffield United

Rest of the Saturday 3pms

Outro

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 38

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:30:18 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 38 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order...

Preamble and results review

Blackpool vs Coventry

Middlesbrough vs Preston

Millwall vs Huddersfield

QPR vs Birmingham

Rotherham vs Cardiff

Sunderland vs Luton

Rest of the weekend games

Outro

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 36

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:13:33 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 36 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order...

Preamble and results review

Stoke vs Blackburn

Bristol City vs Blackpool

Sheffield United vs Luton

Swansea vs Middlesbrough

West Brom vs Huddersfield

Rest of the Sat 3pms

Norwich vs Sunderland

Outro

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 35

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:14:14 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 35 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order...

Preamble and results review

Hull vs West Brom

Blackburn vs Sheff Utd

Cardiff vs Bristol City

Blackpool vs Burnley

Middlesbrough vs Reading

Millwall vs Norwich

Rest of the Sat 3pms

Outro

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 34

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:06:57 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 34 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order...

Preamble and results review

Coventry vs Sunderland

Burnley vs Huddersfield

Norwich vs Cardiff

Sheffield United vs Watford

West Brom vs Middlesbrough

Rest of the Sat 3pms

Swansea vs Rotherham (Monday night)

Outro

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 33

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:23:37 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 33 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order...

Preamble and results review

Cardiff vs Reading (Friday night)

Millwall vs Sheffield United

Huddersfield vs Birmingham

Middlesbrough vs QPR

Wigan vs Norwich

Rest of the Sat 3pm

Watford vs West Brom (Monday night)

Outro

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 31

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 14:45:36 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 31 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order...

Preamble and results review (from the start)

Birmingham vs West Brom (4m42s)

Blackpool vs Rotherham (8m57s)

Cardiff vs Middlesbrough (11m01s)

Sheffield United vs Swansea (13m0s)

Watford vs Blackburn (16m05s)

Wigan vs Huddersfield (19m29s)

Rest of the Sat 3pms (22m14s)

Outro (24m08s)

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 30

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:49:56 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 30 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order...

Preamble and results review (from the start)

West Brom vs Coventry (4min44s)

Norwich vs Burnley (7m41s)

Rotherham vs Sheffield United (10m39s)

Middlesbrough vs Blackpool (12m54s)

Millwall vs Sunderland (16m40s)

Rest of the Saturday 3pms (18m24s)

Blackburn vs Wigan (21m13s)

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 29

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:36:51 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 29 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order...

Preamble and results review (from the start)

Coventry vs Huddersfield (7min40secs)

Hull vs QPR (13min13secs)

Middlesbrough vs Watford (17min27secs)

Outro (21min29secs)

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 28

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:28:46 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 28 of the Sky Bet Championship season, predicting the results of all 12 fixtures.

Running order...

Preamble and results review (from the start)

Burnley vs West Brom (3min33s)

Sheffield United vs Hull (10min03s)

Coventry vs Norwich (12min15s)

Blackpool vs Huddersfield (14min55s)

Watford vs Rotherham (19min52s)

Rest of the Saturday 3pms (21min41s)

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough (21min12s)

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 27

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:03:02 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 27 of the Sky Bet Championship, predicting the results of all 12 fixtures.

Running order...

Preamble and results review (from the start)

Rotherham vs Blackburn (4m31s)

Burnley vs Coventry (7min40s)

Cardiff vs Wigan (11m03s)

Middlesbrough vs Millwall (14m27s)

Sheff Utd vs Stoke (17m26s)

Watford vs Blackpool (21m41s)

Rest of the Saturday 3pms (21m41s)

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Championship Predictions - Boxing Day!

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:37:35 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at the Boxing Day and December 27 games in the Sky Bet Championship, predicting the results of all 12 fixtures.

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 23

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:35:25 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 23 of the Sky Bet Championship, predicting the results of all 12 fixtures.

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 22

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:14:14 +0100

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 22 of the Sky Bet Championship season as the league returns in full following the World Cup break, predicting the results of all 12 fixtures.

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Sunderland win at Wembley! Who else will be promoted?

Mon, 23 May 2022 14:41:20 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Don Goodman and Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two in the final Sky Sports EFL Podcast of the season.

Sunderland gained promotion from League One after beating Wycombe in the play-off final, and the panel look back at their Wembley win, wrapping up the key post-match reaction on their return to the Championship.

The guests then turn their attention to the upcoming Championship play-off final (x) as Nottingham Forest take on Huddersfield, assessing their journey through the semi-finals and hearing from Nottingham Forest fan Holly Royall (Forest Forever Podcast) and Huddersfield fan Richard Kosmala (And He Takes That Chance Podcast).

Then it is the League Two play-off final, as Port Vale and Mansfield battle it out for a place in Sky Bet League One at Wembley on Saturday. Vale fan Jonny (Ale and Vale Podcast) and Mansfield fan Sam Binch (Mansfield Musings Fan Group) assess their chances.

The panel also discuss Jake Daniels, the Blackpool 17-year-old who became the first footballer in this country to come out as gay in 32 years.

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The play-offs have arrived!

Tue, 10 May 2022 17:17:18 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Daniel Mann to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel take a look back at the final day of the season, as Sheffield United and Luton sealed the final two play-off berths. They will face off against Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield respectively in the upcoming semi-finals.

There is also a round-up of the rest of the final-day action, Bournemouth’s promotion, Fulham’s title and more.

The guests then turn their attention to an incredible final day in League Two (41m53) that saw Forest Green clinch the title, Bristol Rovers secured an incredible promotion at the expense of Northampton, and the rest of the play-off ties were decided.

Then it is a review of the League One play-off semi-finals (59m30s), as Sunderland and Wycombe progressed to meet each other at Wembley, seeing off Sheffield Wednesday and MK Dons.

All that, the latest managerial moves and much, much more!

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Wigan & Rotherham promoted, Exeter also up & Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest preview

Mon, 02 May 2022 14:55:36 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Prutton and Don Goodman to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In League One (from the start) we review the final day of the season as Wigan and Rotherham secured promotion. The play-offs are also set as MK Dons face Wycombe and Sunderland play Sheffield Wednesday. Who will join Wigan and Rotherham in the Championship?

Elsewhere, there's reaction as Plymouth missed out on the play-offs and Gillingham were relegated after nine years in League One. Also, Lincoln announced the departure of Michael Appleton after their final game. What's next for Lincoln?

In the Championship (32m53s), there's a huge game coming up on Tuesday as promotion rivals Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest clash live on Sky Sports. Who has the edge going into the game at the Vitality Stadium?

And finally, in League Two (52m47s), Exeter clinched promotion last week and moved top of the table as the race for the title heats up following Forest Green's defeat to Harrogate. We get reaction to Exeter's promotion, Bristol Rovers' thrilling comeback win at Rochdale and the race for the League Two play-offs.

All that and much, much more!

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Fulham go up, Oldham go down & O’Brien’s superstitions

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 14:46:04 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Gary Weaver and Jobi McAnuff to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel take a look back at Fulham confirming their promotion, Huddersfield fan Richard Kosmala (@TakesThatChance) discusses their hopes for the rest of the season, and a round-up of the latest in the play-off race.

Elsewhere, Barnsley and Peterborough joined Derby in being relegated to League One, and we hear from Huddersfield’s Lewis O’Brien (34m23s), as he answers our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (38m49s) the panel look back at the latest twist in the promotion race, the intensifying battle for the play-off spots heading into the last week of the season and who will face the drop on final day.

And in League Two (47m18s) Forest Green clinched promotion, Salford fan Andy Thurston (@BroughtonM7) talks us through their play-off chances and Oldham fan Andy Halliwell (@oafcpodcast) discusses their drop into non-league.

All that and much, much more!

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Can the Terriers and the Hatters prep for the play-offs?

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:26:30 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Dave Edwards to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel take a look back at an enthralling Easter weekend of action, as Bournemouth tightened their grip on second spot, while Luton and Huddersfield also claimed back-to-back wins to bolster their play-off intentions.

Elsewhere, Middlesbrough’s dip continued as their top-six hopes faltered and Blackburn fan Scott Sumner (4,000 Holes Fanzine) discusses their collapse of form in 2022. Derby were relegated and Birmingham were thumped 6-1 at Blackpool as their miserable season continued.

We then hear from Luton midfielder Robert Snodgrass (32m45s), as he answers our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (37m37s) the panel dissects the latest in the play-off race as several sides jostle to finish in the top six, and Doncaster moved to the verge of relegation to the fourth tier.

And in League Two (50m46s) Forest Green are now within a point of promotion, Sutton United fan Sarah Aitchison (Her Game Too Sutton United Ambassador) talks us through their move back into the promotion frame and Scunthorpe were relegated - ending their 72-year stay in the Football League.

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Forest chasing the Cherries, crypto-Crawley & a farewell to Warnock

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:35:03 +0100

In the Championship (from the start) the panel take a look back at the latest twist in the race for promotion as Bournemouth dropped more points, while Middlesbrough also suffered a wobble and QPR’s implosion continued.

Derby fan Justin Peach (Second Tier Podcast) assesses the latest on their takeover as Chris Kirchner was named as the preferred bidder, and look back on the career of Neil Warnock as he announced his retirement.

We then hear from Nottingham Forest starlet Brennan Johnson (26m47s), as he answers our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (29m22s) the panel dissects the latest in the promotion race, as Wigan, Rotherham and MK Dons continue to vie for the top two spots, while Wycombe fan Tom Hancock discusses their play-off chances and Crewe were relegated.

And in League Two (43m43s) Crawley fan Carol Bates (Crawley Old Girls Fan Group) joins to discuss the crypto-takeover of the club, Harrogate fan Brody Pattison (Chief Brody YouTube Channel) assesses their slide and the panel look at the promotion race as head towards the end of the season.

All that and much, much more!

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The brilliance of Brennan, Swans do the double & DJ Jed Wallace

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:45:42 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Don Goodman and Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel take a look at how Fulham and Bournemouth continued on their path towards promotion, Huddersfield claimed a big win and Blackburn suffered another blow to their play-off hopes after being held late on at Coventry.

Nottingham Forest’s play-off charge continued with a thumping comprehensive win over Blackpool, Barnsley and Reading drew in a huge relegation clash, and Swansea fan Lee Staddon (@swanscastmedia) assesses an historic win at Cardiff.

We then hear from Millwall midfielder Jed Wallace (25m58s), as he answers our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle, before taking a look back at a victory for Rotherham over Sutton United in the Papa John’s Trophy final at Wembley.

In League One (30m34s) MK Dons kept up the pressure on Wigan and Rotherham at the top, AFC Wimbledon were beaten at Sheffield Wednesday in Mark Bowen’s first game in charge of the relegation strugglers, and Burton fan Jack Stout (@BrewersTV) assesses their campaign and what the future holds for the club under Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

And in League Two (50m10s) Northampton’s recent stumbles continued as they lost to fellow promotion challengers Mansfield, Salford continued their charge towards the play-offs as they beat Hartlepool, Oldham’s survival hopes were boosted by a win at fellow strugglers Stevenage and Scunthorpe fan Chris Walker (@friendsofpakati) discusses their gloomy trip towards the drop to non-league.

All that and much, much more!

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Preston looking to the future, Stoke's finances & Sutton's historic Wembley date

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:32:34 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Stowell and Jobi McAnuff to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel dissects all the most recent news and talking points from the EFL, with a full schedule ahead following the end of the March international break.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel take a look at how Preston boss Ryan Lowe will be starting to build for next season - and we hear from North End fan Bill Whisker (@ProfoundValley) - the unpredictable race for promotion and Stoke's financial situation.

In League One (26m3s) Rotherham were not in action at the weekend, with their next outing coming in the Papa John's Trophy final against Sutton at Wembley on Sunday April 3. Millers fan Matt Lax (@matt_lax) talks us through Paul Warne's men competing on two fronts.

Plymouth's automatic promotion hopes took a hit as they lost to Ipswich, who boosted their own play-off hopes as a result, while free-scoring Sheffield Wednesday climbed back into the top six and Gillingham's revival under Neil Harris continued.

And in League Two (40m10s), with the top three a little way clear of the chasing pack, Port Vale climbed to fourth after beating Sutton, who dropped to 10th. Remarkably, there are now just two points separating them.

The panel then take a look at Exeter's top three hopes, before Leyton Orient fan Keren Harrison (@KerenOrient) assesses Richie Wellens' impact at Brisbane Road and suggests the focus has now turned to next term, with a sizeable gap between the O's and the relegation zone.

All that and much, much more!

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Luton march on, Bournemouth tighten their grip & 'Snakebite' Morris takes Ten To Tackle

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:03:34 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Don Goodman and David Prutton to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel look back at another weekend of action as Bournemouth took full control of second spot after thumping Huddersfield, Luton rose to third after another win and Blackburn and QPR suffered further damaging defeats.

At the other end of the table Reading fan Becka White (@MissBeckaEllen) talks us through a huge win for the Royals in the relegation battle, as Barnsley and Derby dropped points.

Barnsley forward Carlton Morris (33m43s) then takes centre stage as he reveals all by answering our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (37m57s) there was another bump for leaders Rotherham, Plymouth fan Ryan Shiner (@AwayArmy) discusses their recent surge in form, Gillingham climbed out of the bottom four and Shrewsbury edged closer to safety.

And in League Two (49m51s) the remarkable form of Bristol Rovers continued under Joey Barton, Port Vale fan Jonny (@AleAndValePod) assesses their latest resurgence, Stevenage changed managers again as Steve Evans replaced Paul Tisdale and Mark Cooper left Barrow.

All that and much, much more!

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Dack’s back, Coventry go sky high and Morgan’s big ears

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:16:00 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Prutton and Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel look back at Fulham and West Brom battling back for points, Bradley Dack’s unfortunate return for Blackburn, QPR’s comeback win at Luton, Coventry fan David Moore (@skybluesextra) talks us through their emphatic win over Sheffield United, and a look at what’s gone wrong for Stoke this season.

Sheffield United midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White (27m31s) then takes centre stage as he reveals all by answering our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (31m06s) it was all square near the top between MK Dons and Wigan, a massive win for Sheffield Wednesday as Saido Berahino bagged a hat-trick, AFC Wimbledon Charlie Talbot (@charlietabloid) assesses whether or not they can stay up and the panel then look at Charlton’s recent struggles under Johnnie Jackson.

And in League Two (41m29s) there was another slip from leaders Forest Green, Bristol Rovers fan Charlie Hayne (@OneRoversVlogs) takes a look at whether or not they can continue their charge towards promotion, Carlisle’s good form continued under Paul Simpson and Scunthorpe carried on their drift towards relegation.

All that and much, much more!

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Huddersfield rise, Millwall on the march & Uche's autobiography

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:33:05 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Jobi McAnuff to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel look back at Huddersfield’s rise and whether they are genuine contenders for automatic promotion, a tough defeat for Blackburn at Fulham, QPR fan Charlie Wise (@TalkingRangers) reflects on their recent dip in form and a look at whether Millwall are in the hunt for the play-offs after five straight wins.

Cardiff’s Uche Ikpeazu (30m16s) then takes centre stage as he reveals all by answering our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (40m39s) Oxford fan Simon Hathaway (The Fence End Podcast) tells us whether he believes it is finally their year to get promoted after several near misses, the panel look at Ipswich’s progress under Kieran McKenna and how Portsmouth have also hit form. While Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth celebrated his 500th game in charge of the club.

And in League Two (57m38s) Tranmere have suffered a downturn, Mansfield’s momentum continued by beating Exeter, former Leyton Orient boss McAnuff assesses the problems at the club, and we hear from Barrow fan Chris Altree (The Barrow AFC Podcast) on whether he believes they can beat the drop back into non-league.

All that and much, much more!!

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The return of Sparky, top two tighten grip & Blackburn’s little magician

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:28:21 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Don Goodman and Daniel Mann to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel takes at how Fulham and Bournemouth tightened their grip on the promotion spots, while Blackburn returned to winning ways with a big victory over QPR.

At the bottom half Peterborough’s survival hopes suffered a blow as they lost to Hull in Grant McCann’s first game in charge against his old side, while Barnsley fan Joe Beardsall (@RedAllOverBFC) talks us through their recent mini revival.

Blackburn’s Tyrhys Dolan (28m29s) then takes centre stage as he reveals all by answering our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (31m45s) there was a first Sunderland win for Alex Neil, Derek Adams returned to Morecambe and began with a draw, while Gillingham fan Matt (@GillsInTheBlood) discusses their continued progress under Neil Harris.

And in League Two (43m20s) Mark Hughes made a surprise move to Bradford although he began with a defeat, Carlisle fan Lee Rooney (@BruntonBugle) assesses their first game and win under Paul Simpson and the panel round up the rest of the action near the top of the table.

All that and much, much more!

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Pauno leaves Royals, Fergie’s Posh exit & Sorba’s walk in Memphis

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 21:15:06 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Prutton and Lee Hendrie to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel look back on the managerial departures of Veljko Paunovic and Darren Ferguson from Reading and Peterborough respectively in the shakeup in the relegation battle, a big win for Huddersfield at Fulham and Sheffield United fan Ian Rands (@4BladesinthePub podcast) assesses their ominous move into the top six.

Huddersfield’s Sorba Thomas (35m31s) then takes centre stage as he reveals all by answering our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (39m40s) there was a draw between the two pacesetters in Rotherham and Wigan, MK Dons continued their promotion push with another win at Sunderland, and Ipswich fan Benjamin Bloom (Blue Monday Podcast) discusses their upturn in form under Kieran McKenna.

And in League Two (50m14s) there was a winning start for Walsall boss Michael Flynn, Bradford fan Steve Gorringe (@ShipleyBantams) reviews the departure of Derek Adams and Bristol Rovers continued their good form under Joey Barton.

All that and much, much more!

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Who will make the top six?

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 16:25:27 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel look back at a week for Derby that’s moving in the right direction, Aleksandar Mitrovic’s record-equaling goal scoring feats for Fulham and the latest in the play-off race.

We also hear from Stoke fan Ben Rowley about their slide away from the top six and whether he thinks they can turn it around, Birmingham’s recent upturn and a potential lifeline for Barnsley.

Derby’s Craig Forsyth (23m35s) then takes centre stage as he reveals all by answering our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (26m37s) the guests reflect on Sunderland’s appointment of Alex Neil, a big win for Rotherham at Sheffield Wednesday, Cheltenham’s good run and Crewe fan Stuart Price assesses whether he believes his club can still stay up.

And in League Two (40m39s) we hear from Walsall fan Roberto Petrucco on the sacking of Matt Taylor and the supporter unrest there, whether Oldham can beat the drop under John Sheridan and Leyton Orient’s recent slump in form.

All that and much, much more!!

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Bruce joins the Baggies, Boro's big win & Bournemouth get Borehamed

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:04:30 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Don Goodman and Jobi McAnuff to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) there was a big managerial change as Steve Bruce replaced Valerian Ismael at West Brom, while Blackburn missed an opportunity in the automatic promotion race as they lost at Swansea.

The guests also look back on the biggest results in the FA Cup (23m23s), as Bournemouth lost to Boreham Wood, Middlesbrough fan Jonny Bullock (@Boro_Breakdown) tells us about a special win at Manchester United, and Nottingham Forest beat Leicester.

We also hear from Birmingham striker Lyle Taylor (39m39s) as he reveals all by answering our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (46m54s) there was another defeat for Sunderland, who resigned Jermain Defoe this week, Gillingham appointed Neil Harris - who started his tenure with a win and a defeat - and there was another unsavoury incident at Rotherham during their win over Accrington.

And in League Two (1hr08m22s) Bradford slipped further away from the play-offs after a defeat at Harrogate, we hear from Exeter fan John Beera (@johnbeera) discuss their progress after a comeback win at Swindon, and ponder whether Scunthorpe are destined for relegation after a home defeat against Oldham.

All that and much, much more!

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Sharp makes history, John-gone & transfer latest

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 16:14:28 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Prutton and David Stowell to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) take a look at the latest situation with Derby, West Brom’s danger of dropping out of the top six, a winning start for Shota Arveladze at Hull City, fan unrest at Birmingham and continued poor results for Reading.

We also hear from Sheffield United’s Billy Sharp (35m08s) as he reveals all by answering our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle- fresh off becoming the highest scoring player in Championship history.

In League One (38m53s) the panel look back at Lee Johnson being sacked by Sunderland after a drubbing at Bolton, Cameron Brannagan’s penalty record for Oxford and the latest managerial movements at Gillingham.

And in League Two (57m32s) there was a big win for League Two leaders Forest Green, another impressive win for Sutton and a turning of the tide for Stevenage under Paul Tisdale.

All that and much more!

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Forest win the derby, Hull’s fresh start & Yates’ bar sport

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:22:45 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Daniel Mann to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel look back on Nottingham Forest’s win over Derby, what it meant for Steve Cooper’s side and another tumultuous week for the Rams away from the pitch. It was also a great week for Hull as their takeover was confirmed and they enjoyed two big wins over promotion-chasing opposition.

We also hear from Forest’s Ryan Yates (37m17s) as he reveals all by answering our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (41m09s) it was another good week for Wigan as they took control of the promotion race, while there were shock defeats for MK Dons and Wycombe, while Oxford beat Sheffield Wednesday in another big clash near the top.

And in League Two (49m55s) John Sheridan returned to take charge at troubled Oldham once again, for his fourth spell in charge at the club, there was more managerial upheaval at Colchester, as they began life following the sacking of Hayden Mullins with a win, and Tranmere’s surge up the table continued.

All that and much more!

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Defiant Derby, Fulham flying & Toff takes Ten To Tackle

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 15:19:33 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Don Goodman and Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) there was another big win for Derby despite the latest turmoil engulfing the club, while Luton won a thriller against Bournemouth and Fulham enjoyed another thumping victory at the top.

We also hear from Huddersfield’s Harry Toffolo (35m16s) as he reveals all by answering our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (41m00s) Wycombe rose to the top of the table, while Fleetwood shocked Rotherham to continue their good recent run under Stephen Crainey, and Charlton’s dip continued under Johnnie Jackson.

And in League Two (53m16s) leaders Forest Green were held at Northampton but maintained their charge towards promotion, and Mansfield broke into the play-offs as their fine recent run continued.

All that and much more!

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Carnage in the Cup

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:31:10 +0100

With no Championship this week the panel took a look back at the FA Cup’s biggest shocks and upsets (from the start), including incredible results for Cambridge, Nottingham Forest and Reading.

In League One (22m30s) the Sunderland missed the chance to go top after an incredible draw at Wycombe, Gillingham parted company with manager Steve Evans, and Lincoln enjoyed an important win over Oxford.

And in League Two (38m21s) Carlisle’s recent upturn continued, while Tranmere marched on in their promotion charge.

All that and much more!

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Who were the festive winners and losers in the EFL?

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:36:15 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Prutton and Andy Hinchcliffe to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel look back at all the festive action as Covid once again wreaked havoc on the schedule. Some sides didn’t play at all, while others such as Derby enjoyed a fine couple of weeks.

There is also an assessment of all the early deals done after the opening of the January transfer window, and we also hear from West Brom’s Callum Robinson (39m47s), who answered our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (44m40s) the panel take a look at a tricky period for Sheffield Wednesday, a good run for Shrewsbury and the survival hopes of Morecambe.

And in League Two (1hr02m06s) there was a great win for Swindon, more Covid difficulties for some teams, and Forest Green extended their lead at the top of the table.

All that and much more!

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Covid chaos & cryptocurrency at Christmas

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:30:00 +0100

In the Championship (from the start) the panel look back at another poor result for Bournemouth, which allowed Blackburn to close the gap on the promotion-chasers, while Middlesbrough’s good run continued under Chris Wilder and Blackpool returned to winning ways.

We also hear from Middlesbrough’s Marcus Tavernier (33m31s), who answered our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (37m54s) there was a left-field appointment by Ipswich as they brought in Kieran McKenna to replace Paul Cook, Charlton started with a defeat following the permanent appointment of Johnnie Jackson and Wigan kept up the pressure on Rotherham at the top

And in League Two (50m33s) the rise of Sutton United continued as they moved into the top three, Tranmere’s resurgence continued and Bradford rejected a crypto-currency takeover.

All that and much more!

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The gap closes on Fulham and Bournemouth

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:29:06 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Prutton and Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel look back at a back weekend at the top as Fulham and Bournemouth slipped up again, allowing the chasing pack - particularly West Brom and Blackburn - to close ever further.

There was also a triumphant return for Steve Cooper to South Wales as Nottingham Forest romped to victory at Swansea, and new Preston boss Ryan Lowe began with a win over Barnsley.

We also hear from North End midfielder Alan Browne (29m32s), who answered our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (34m37s) there was another win for Rotherham at the top, while Plymouth were beaten at Sunderland in Steven Schumacher’s first game in charge, and Bolton’s recent dip continued.

And in League Two (45m53s) there was a frantic 10-goal draw for leaders Forest Green at a near-empty Boundary Park as Oldham’s fan protests continued. While the panel assess Newport’s good form under James Rowberry, Colchester’s recent plight and indiscipline at Bristol Rovers.

All that and much more!

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Santiago's son, Ipswich chop Cook & chat with Chair

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:28:23 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Don Goodman and David Stowell to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel look back at a huge game between the two pacesetters of Fulham and Bournemouth, West Brom’s return to winning ways, Blackburn’s impressive recent form and the ominous gap forming ahead of Peterborough and Barnsley in the bottom three.

We also hear from QPR’s Ilias Chair (36m21s), who answered our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One and Two (41m57s) there was limited action over the weekend due to the FA Cup, but there were more managerial sackings as Ipswich parted company with Paul Cook and Doncaster sacked Richie Wellens, while there was one appointment in League Two as Hartlepool brought in Graeme Lee.

All that and much more!

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Heck in, Hull streaking and Godden’s deep heat ‘problem’

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:13:20 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Prutton and Jobi McAnuff to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) there is a look back at a week of upheaval for Sheffield United as they replaced Slavisa Jokanovic with Paul Heckingbottom in the dugout - and kicked off with a win against Bristol City.

The panel also reflected on dropped points for Fulham and Bournemouth ahead of their heavyweight clash this weekend and fine recent runs for Blackburn and Hull.

We also hear from Coventry striker Matty Godden (35m16s), who answered our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (44m04s) the panel take a look back at Paul Warne’s tenure in charge of Rotherham as he fires them back towards another potential promotion, a concerning slump for Plymouth, Lincoln’s labouring form and Simon Grayson’s departure from Leeds.

And in League Two (58m03s) there have been more problems at Oldham as Keith Curle became their latest manager to be sacked, while Northampton’s good run continued and Dom Telford continued his hot streak for Newport.

All that and much more!

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Derby, Reading and the damage of deductions

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:00:04 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel reflect on another week of points deductions in the second tier, and morale-boosting results for Derby and Reading after being hit with them.

They also take a look at why Sheffield United are underachieving, new contracts for Darren Ferguson at Peterborough and Neil Critchley at Blackpool, and another big win for Hull City.

We also hear from Luton striker Cameron Jerome (37m27s), who answered our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (42m53s) there is a look at the job Johnnie Jackson is doing at Charlton, Sunderland ending their run of poor form with a big win over Ipswich and Portsmouth’s reliance on Marcus Harness.

And in League Two (55m09s) there was another win for leaders Forest Green, Mansfield continued their recent resurgence and Colchester’s struggles rumbled on as they slumped closer to the relegation zone.

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Can WBA catch the top two? League One and Two review

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:57:20 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Don Goodman and Lee Hendrie to assess all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two. The panel dissects all the most recent news and talking points from the EFL, and Blackpool's Kevin Stewart takes Ten To Tackle.

The Championship (from the start) was on a rest week due to the international break, so the panel took some time to reflect on the recent form of West Brom and Sheffield United, and the appointment of Steve Morison at Cardiff until the end of the season.

We also hear from Blackpool's Kevin Stewart (26m36s), who answered our questions in Ten To Tackle.

In League One (31m30s) there was a return to the top for Plymouth, a brilliant win by MK Dons inspired by Max Watters and a battling draw for injury-hit Gillingham at Sheffield Wednesday.

And in League Two (46m36s) the panel look back at the live game between Port Vale and Bradord, James Rowberry's impressive start at the helm of Newport, and Stevenage's decision to sack Alex Revell.

All that and much more!

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Wilder for Warnock, Cardiff finally win and the return of streaky Lee

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 17:01:49 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Prutton and David Stowell to assess all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel dissects all the most recent news and talking points from the EFL, while we also hear from Middlesbrough's Matt Crooks in Ten To Tackle.

In the Championship (from the start) it’s all about Middlesbrough and the arrival of Chris Wilder in place of Neil Warnock. There was also a return to winning ways for Bournemouth and Coventry, and to a more significant extent Cardiff, and a huge win near the bottom for Hull at Barnsley.

We also hear from Matt Crooks in Ten To Tackle (37m52s), as the Boro midfielder reveals all as he answers our quickfire questions.

There was no League One or League Two at the weekend, but there was FA Cup first-round action (44m30s), where Sunderland suffered another poor defeat, and another managerial appointment to boot as the Football League’s bottom club Scunthorpe brought in Keith Hill.

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Sacking season starts as Schopp gets the chop

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:23:47 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Jobi McAnuff to assess all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel dissects all the most recent news and talking points from the EFL, while we also hear from Swansea midfielder Korey Smith in Ten To Tackle.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel look back on a big win for Fulham, Bournemouth’s continuing run at the top, Stoke’s collapse against Cardiff, Bristol City finally winning at home and Barnsley sacking Markus Schopp.

We also hear from Korey Smith in Ten To Tackle (37m30s), as the Swansea midfielder reveals all as he answers our quickfire questions.

In League One (46m12s) the panel assess the continued impressive form of leaders Plymouth, Rotherham’s thrashing of Sunderland and Crewe’s struggles at the bottom of the table.

And in League Two (55m42s) there was another managerial departure as Scunthorpe sacked Neil Cox with the club at the foot of the table, Carlisle started with a defeat under new boss Keith Millen and Stevenage’s poor run continued.

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Play-off dark horses, change at Cardiff & Cairney’s cue skills

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:11:51 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Don Goodman and Michelle Owen to assess all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel dissects all the most recent news and talking points from the EFL, while we also hear from Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney in Ten To Tackle.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel take a look Mick McCarthy’s sacking by Cardiff after their eighth-straight defeat, Bournemouth’s continued impressive form at the top of the table, and good wins for Middlesbrough, Millwall and Blackpool - who beat Preston in the first West Lancashire derby for more than a decade.

Then it is to the other end of the table and another battling draw for Derby, a good week for Peterborough and more concern for Barnsley.

We also hear from Tom Cairney in Ten To Tackle (37m30s), as the Fulham midfielder reveals all as he answers our quickfire questions.

In League One (41m14s) the panel analyse what went wrong for Nigel Adkins at Charlton and who could succeed him after their surprise win at Sunderland, the recent plight of Portsmouth, Ipswich’s upturn in form and the shock departure of Bolton captain Antoni Sarcevic to National League side Stockport.

And in League Two (58m58s) it is a look at the appointment of James Rowberry at Newport, Northampton’s good run and Hartlepool’s stunning comeback - with a bit of Jeff Stelling thrown in!

All that and much more!

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Mitro magic, Big Mick on the brink & Mowatt's lucky boxers

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:56:34 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Keith Andrews and Gary Weaver to assess all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel dissects all the most recent news and talking points from the EFL, while we also hear from West Brom midfielder Alex Mowatt in Ten To Tackle.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel take a look back at another brilliant performance from Aleksandar Mitrovic as he helped steer Fulham past QPR. There was also a big win for Sheffield United against Stoke and Bournemouth stayed top after a win at Bristol City.

Mick McCarthy is on the brink after another defeat for Cardiff - this time in the South Wales derby at Swansea, Nottingham Forest’s resurgence continued under Steve Cooper, Huddersfield moved back into the play-off places and Luton also enjoyed another impressive win.

We also hear from Alex Mowatt in Ten To Tackle (31m00s), as he West Brom midfielder reveals all as he answers our quickfire questions.

In League One (35m08s) the panel analyse the continued impressive form of Wigan, Peter Reid being brought in by Paul Cook at Ipswich, Rotherham’s thumping of Portsmouth and another good win for Cheltenham as they continued their solid start to life in the third tier..

And in League Two (49m06s) it is Port Vale after they beat Barrow, Mansfield’s poor run continued and Sam Nombe maintained his impressive goal scoring form for Exeter.

All that and much more!

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Derby weekend! Championship reflection & L1, L2 review

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:27:26 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Prutton and Jobi McAnuff to assess all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel dissects all the most recent news and talking points from the EFL, before looking ahead to a huge weekend of derby games on Sky Sports.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel look ahead to three massive derby games on Sky Sports this coming weekend, as QPR host Fulham, West Brom meet Birmingham and Swansea face Cardiff. There is also a reflection on Steve Cooper’s start at Nottingham Forest, and the impressive recent form of Blackpool.

In League One (25m25s) the panel looks back on the weekend’s action, including Plymouth’s move to the top of the table and Sheffield Wednesday’s important win over Bolton after a difficult period under Darren Moore.

And in League Two (34m36s) there was a big win for Swindon at leaders Forest Green, while at the other end Scunthorpe slumped to the bottom of the table and Carlisle’s struggles continued as they sacked manager Chris Beech.

All that and much more!

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Are Stoke contenders? Cherries on top & Cauley's Candy Shop

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:02:15 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Lee Hendrie to assess all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel dissects all the most recent news and talking points from the EFL, while we also hear from Barnsley striker Cauley Woodrow in Ten To Tackle as he answers our quickfire questions.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel discuss defeats for West Brom and Fulham, and assess where the two early frontrunners are as we head into the international break. Bournemouth now lead the way, and Stoke and Coventry claimed big wins to underline their credentials. Elsewhere, Cardiff and Middlesbrough’s struggles went on, Bristol City continued their impressive form away from home and Blackpool claimed another big win.

We also hear from Barnsley forward Cauley Woodrow in Ten To Tackle (40m10s).

In League One (47m00s) we look back at a big win for Portsmouth and Danny Cowley over Sunderland, Wycombe’s incredible 4-3 win against Morecambe and whether Doncaster can build on a surprise win over MK Dons and start to climb the table.

And in League Two (58m30s) the panel assess Michael Flynn’s departure from Newport, Forest Green’s continued dominance at the top, a satisfying win for Ben Garner and Swindon against Bristol Rovers, and Bradford beating Rochdale.

All that and much more!

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Coventry climbing, the Diaz effect and Swifty's superstitions

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:55:09 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Keith Andrews and David Stowell to assess all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel dissects all the most recent news and talking points from the EFL, while we also hear from Reading midfielder John Swift as he answers our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In the Championship (from the start) the panel discuss the brilliant form of Coventry, West Brom’s turnaround win against QPR, the problems looming for Reading, Steve Cooper’s first game in charge of Nottingham Forest and Ben Brereton Diaz’s display for Blackburn against Cardiff. We also hear from Reading midfielder John Swift in Ten To Tackle (36m45s).

In League One (43m46s) we look back at Sunderland’s good start to the season, Plymouth’s fine recent form and Cole Stockton’s performances for Morecambe.

And in League Two (58m04s) the panel analyse Hartlepool’s start after their return to the Football League and a new contract for manager Dave Challinor, Exeter’s start to their latest bid to escape League Two, and Sutton’s recent upturn after a great win over Carlisle.

All that and much more!

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Derby's deduction, Bournemouth's bounce and Will Vaulks takes Ten To Tackle

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:21:37 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Gary Weaver to assess all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel dissects all the most recent news and talking points from the EFL, while we also hear from Cardiff City midfielder as he answers our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

In the Championship (from the start) this week the focus is on Derby's administration saga, Nottingham Forest's first win after the sacking of Chris Hughton, Bournemouth going top of the table, Reading shocking Fulham, Middlesbrough's struggles, another good win for Sheffield United and Luton's capitulation against Swansea. We also hear from Cardiff midfielder Will Vaulks in Ten To Tackle (36m59s).

In League One (44m31s) it's Wigan, who replaced Sunderland at the top, MK Dons' impressive form, Portsmouth's dip and Charlton's struggles which take centre stage.

And in League Two (54m36s) it's Port Vale's win and James Wilson's goal against Harrogate, the plight of Bristol Rovers after another defeat, Mansfield falling short and a round-up of the best of the rest.

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Fulham falter, Blades sharpen & Gary Cahill takes Ten To Tackle

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:04:30 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Don Goodman and Jobi McAnuff to dissect all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel assess all the most recent EFL action, while we also hear from Bournemouth defender Gary Cahill as he answers our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

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Who won the window? Deeney, Drinkwater, Berahino & more

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 15:18:58 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Prutton and David Stowell to dissect all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel take a look back at all the recent action - including all the big results from the weekend in the third and fourth tiers, and assess all the biggest stories from the transfer window, including moves for Troy Deeney, Danny Drinkwater and Saido Berahino.

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Will anyone stop Fulham or West Brom?

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:04:43 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundits Andy Hinchcliffe and Don Goodman to dissect all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel run the rule over Fulham and West Brom and whether they are a shoo-in for automatic promotion, Huddersfield's good form, Reading's struggles and a important point for Nottingham Forest and Chris Hughton.

Attention then turns to League One and Sunderland's flying start, the latest at Wigan, Oxford, Morecambe and Shrewsbury, and then it's League Two with particular focus on Harrogate, Hartlepool and Sutton United.

We also hear from Stoke midfielder Sam Clucas as he answers our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

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Blunted Blades, Frustrated Forest

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:08:02 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Keith Andrews and commentator Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two, reflecting upon the weekend’s EFL action.

We also hear from QPR defender Rob Dickie as he answers our quickfire questions in Ten To Tackle.

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Are QPR dark horses? Derby in the dumps & Jack Marriott takes Ten To Tackle

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:34:15 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Don Goodman and commentator David Stowell to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

Championship Pt 1 (from start)

The panel look back at the live games from the weekend, after Swansea drew with Sheffield United and Peterborough came back late on to beat Derby County on Saturday.

There was a thumping victory for Fulham at Huddersfield, as they ran out 5-1 winners at the John Smith's Stadium, while West Brom got their first win in the Championship under Valerien Ismael, beating Luton 3-2.

Championship Pt 2 (from 18m33secs)

QPR underlined their status as dark horses for the play-offs this season with a 3-0 victory at Hull City, and we hear from fan Charlie Wise from the Talking Rangers podcast on their potential promotion credentials.

Neil Warnock steered Middlesbrough to a 2-1 win over Bristol City, with both goals coming from new signings in Uche Ikpeazu and Matt Crooks.

There was frustration at Birmingham as issues with the stands at St Andrew's meant they couldn't have a full house in their first home game since the return of fans, with Tom Oxland from the Blues Focus podcast filling us in on the latest views from their support on that situation.

We then hear from Peterborough striker Jack Marriott in the latest edition of Ten To Tackle, as he answers our quickfire questions on his career so far.

League One (from 34m50secs)

It's been a stellar start to the season in League One, and the panel reflect on Burton's success under Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, as they began the season with two wins on the bounce.

There was a return to Plough Lane at last for the fans of AFC Wimbledon, with Charlie Talbot from The Dons Trust describing his emotions during the occasion as they battled to a comeback draw with Bolton.

Elsewhere, MK Dons were beaten 2-1 at home by Sunderland in the first game in charge for Liam Manning since he replaced Russell Martin.

League Two (from 44m25secs)

In League Two there was a first win for new Bradford boss Derek Adams,as they beat Oldham 2-1.

The panel also look back at another win for Northampton, and the struggles of Bristol Rovers under Joey Barton. Fan Caz May from Her Game Too joins to assess the problems that have blighted the club.

Elsewhere, there was a win for Carlisle after a ten-hour coach trip to Swindon, although there is plenty of positivity in the air for the Robins after the signing of Jonny Williams.

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The EFL is back! Winners and losers from opening weekend

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:03:55 +0100

The EFL is back! The Championship, League One and League Two returned with a bang on opening weekend, and the Sky Sports EFL Podcast is back every Monday to keep you up to date with all the latest news, reaction and opinion from the experts.
Jonathan Oakes was joined by pundit Andy Hinchcliffe and commentator Gary Weaver to reflect upon the first round of games of the 2021/22 season, as they delve into the best bit from all three leagues.

In the Championship there was a barnstorming opener between two of the promotion favourites, as Bournemouth and West Brom played out an entertaining draw, while Sheffield United were shocked by Birmingham. Blues striker Lukas Jutkiewicz also joins us in our first Ten To Tackle of the season as he answers our quickfire questions.
In League One there were wins for relegated sides Rotherham and Wycombe, while Sheffield Wednesday drew with Charlton. The panel assess all the runners and riders in the third tier, while also looking at an impressive first outing for Morecambe in their first ever game at this level.
In League Two things are looking up for Swindon, Hartlepool won on their return to the EFL, and Sutton United were narrowly beaten in their first ever Football League appearance.
All that and much, much more!

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Play-off drama, agony, ecstasy & the finals!

Mon, 24 May 2021 16:07:55 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Keith Andrews, Don Goodman and Andy Hinchcliffe to look back at an incredible week of play-off semi-final drama, and ahead to the finals that are set to cap an incredible 2020/21 season.

In the Championship the panel look back on Brentford's comeback victory over Bournemouth, Swansea's resilience in seeing off Barnsley, and the upcoming battle for the final spot in next season's Premier League.

In League One it will be Blackpool versus Lincoln at Wembley, after Blackpool saw off Oxford and Lincoln overcame Sunderland.

And in the League Two final it will be Morecambe, who beat Tranmere, and Newport - who beat Forest Green in arguably the most dramatic tie of the week - meeting at Wembley.

All that and much more!

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Derby, Sheff Wed, final-day drama + play-off previews

Mon, 10 May 2021 15:24:15 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Prutton and David Stowell to look back at a dramatic final weekend in the Sky Bet EFL, as Derby stayed up at the expensive of Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship - with Rotherham and Wycombe also being relegated.

In League One, Oxford pipped Portsmouth to the final play-off spot, and in League Two Cheltenham sealed the title, while Bolton and Cambridge joined them in winning promotion.

The panel also look ahead to what is sure to be a fascinating set of play-off fixtures throughout all three leagues.

All that and much more!

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Promotions, titles, relegations & final-day drama to come

Mon, 03 May 2021 13:51:12 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Keith Andrews and Daniel Mann to discuss a frantic penultimate weekend in the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship a defeat for Derby set up a superbly-poised final week of action down at the bottom, as Rotherham and Sheffield Wednesday battle for safety, while Norwich sealed the title at the top.

Hull were crowned League One champions, while Peterborough confirmed their promotion in dramatic style, and Northampton and Rochdale were condemned to the drop.

The panel also review all the League Two action, after Cambridge and Bolton missed big chances to join Cheltenham in sealing promotion, while Southend were relegated to end their 101-year stay in the Football League.

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Watford & Hull go up! Swindon & Bristol Rovers go down

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 14:11:55 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and David Prutton to discuss a huge weekend of action across the Sky Bet EFL.

Watford joined Norwich in sealing promotion in the Championship, while the relegation battle rumbles on with Derby, Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham all in real jeopardy.

In League One Hull enjoyed promotion over the weekend, while Swindon and Bristol Rovers saw their relegations confirmed. The panel also assess all the weekend's League Two action as it hurtles towards a hectic conclusion, and we hear from Huddersfield's Fraizer Campbell in Ten To Tackle.

All that and much more!

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Norwich moving on up & Dike the Tyke takes Ten To Tackle

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:50:00 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Don Goodman and commentator Daniel Mann to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel assess Norwich's promotion, all the weekend's action and hears from Barnsley sensation Daryl Dike in Ten To Tackle, as he answers our quickfire questions.

All that and much more!

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Who will miss out on the play-offs?

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:36:52 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Keith Andrews and Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship. As Norwich and Watford edge closer to promotion, and the play-off race hots up with Bournemouth moving back into the top six at the expense of Reading.

We also hear from Watford's Troy Deeney in a special 'Twelve to Tackle' this week, as the striker discusses his best moments in the game, his heroes growing up and more.

The panel then assess all the weekend's League One and League Two action and both ends of the table.

All that and much more!

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Race for the PL, Easter frenzy & Ben Gibson takes Ten To Tackle

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:00:36 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Caroline Barker to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

With the Championship taking a breather during the international break, the panel assess all the runners and riders in the promotion and relegation battles, and look ahead to a big weekend of action over Easter.

Norwich defender Ben Gibson is the latest guest on Ten To Tackle, as he answers our quickfire questions, before an in-depth look at all the major talking points from the weekend's games in League One and League Two.

All that and much more!

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Watford tighten their grip, manager moves & Welsh bragging rights

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:48:03 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Don Goodman and David Prutton to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel take a look at the latest twists in the Championship promotion race, assess the arrival and departures of managers throughout the leagues and take a look back at all the weekend's key EFL action.

All that and much more!

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Brilliant Barnsley, PJT finals & Solanke takes Ten To Tackle

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:33:19 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by Keith Andrews and David Stowell to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One, League Two and a big weekend at Wembley as Salford and Sunderland became Papa John's Trophy champions.

The panel assess all the latest managerial movements throughout the EFL, and hear from Bournemouth's Dom Solanke as he answers our quickfire questions.

All that and much more!

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Can anyone catch Norwich? Swans, pens & Warnock

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:24:00 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Andy Hinchcliffe and commentator Daniel Mann to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel review all the weekend's action and all the battles for promotion, play-offs and relegation, while we also hear from Stoke's Danny Batth in Ten To Tackle.

All that and much more!

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Sheff Wed turn to Moore, a fresh start for Ipswich & Sergi Canos takes Ten To Tackle

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:57:11 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Don Goodman and commentator Gary Weaver to look back at all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

There was managerial upheaval again as Sheffield Wednesday appointed Darren Moore, as he left Doncaster in the process, and Paul Lambert departed from Ipswich. We also hear from Brentford's Sergi Canos in Ten To Tackle.

All that and much more!

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Cherries pick Woodgate, Worrall's Derby rivalry & Brentford's blip

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:38:35 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by presenter David Prutton and pundit Keith Andrews to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel assess all the latest in the race for the Premier League, take a look at all the weekend's action, and hear from Nottingham Forest defender Joe Worrall in Ten To Tackle ahead of the East Midlands derby on Friday night.

All that and much more!

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The Championship Tuchel, Buendia-ball & the Wyke-McGeady show

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:19:19 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Andy Hinchcliffe and commentator David Stowell to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

There was another twist in the race for the Premier League after Brentford were beaten, while Cardiff continue their resurgence under Mick McCarthy, and we hear from Coventry loanee Matty James in Ten To Tackle.

All that and much more!

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Canaries, Bees, Swans & the race for the Premier League

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:14:55 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Don Goodman and presenter Caroline Barker to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel take a look at the race for the Premier League that is heating up between Norwich, Brentford and Swansea - with the likes of Reading and a few others still chasing, while we also hear from Sunderland midfielder Max Power in Ten To Tackle.

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Ben Davies' big move, Ledson's hops & transfer latest

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 14:43:35 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Keith Andrews and commentator Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel assess all the action on the pitch at the weekend, and away from it as the January window comes to a close, rounding up all the big transfer moves in the EFL. We also hear from Preston's Ryan Ledson in Ten To Tackle.

All that and much more!

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McCarthyisms, Cantwell's odd boots and transfer latest

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:41:03 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Don Goodman and commentator Daniel Mann to discuss all the latest news from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel take a look at all the latest EFL action and transfer latest, assess the appointment of Mick McCarthy at Cardiff and we hear from Norwich's Todd Cantwell in Ten To Tackle.

All that and much more!

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Rooney takes permanent charge, Harlee's heroes & transfer latest

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:40:06 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Andy Hinchcliffe and commentator David Stowell to discuss all the latest action in the Championship, League One and League Two.

Wayne Rooney took permanent charge of Derby for the first time at the weekend, but saw them slip to defeat at home to Rotherham, while the leading pair of Norwich and Swansea enjoyed wins again, as Bournemouth slipped up at home to Luton.

The panel also assess the latest big bits of transfer business done across the EFL, while we hear from Birmingham defender Harlee Dean in Ten To Tackle as he reveals who his hero was growing up, the best player he's ever played with and more.

All that and much more!

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Cupsets, Kazim-Richards & transfer latest

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:02:06 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Keith Andrews and presenter David Prutton to take a look at all the action from the weekend - including some important results in League One and League Two and some big performances from EFL sides in the FA Cup.

We also hear from veteran Derby forward Colin Kazim-Richards as he takes on Ten To Tackle to discuss his fascinating nomadic career, while the podcast also looks at all the latest managerial departures and biggest transfer deals so far in the January window.

All that and much more!

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Covid cancellations and managerial merry-go-rounds

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:51:25 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Andy Hinchcliffe and presenter Caroline Barker to look back on the Covid-hit festive season in the Championship, League One and League Two.

There were also a raft of managerial departures and the panel take a look at the departure of Tony Pulis from Sheffield Wednesday, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink replacing Jake Buxton at Burton, and Paul Hurst coming in for Ian Holloway at Grimsby.

We also hear from Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster in Ten To Tackle, assess the form of Jamal Lowe at Swansea and the struggles of Birmingham.

All that and much more!

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Watford's new boss, Brentford's 'M' still motoring & Hanley takes Ten to Tackle

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:31:14 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Don Goodman and commentator Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

There was yet another managerial change at Watford, as Vladimir Ivic made way and Xisco Munoz came in. Norwich are turning into runaway leaders after yet another win, and Bryan Mbeumo, who looks to have returned to top form for Brentford.

We also look at whether Middlesbrough can make a promotion charge under Neil Warnock, and we hear from Norwich captain Grant Hanley in Ten To Tackle.

Attention then turns to League One as Portsmouth went top after a big win at Hull and Lincoln moved back into the top two, and great wins for Crewe and Gillingham.

Then in League Two the panel take a look at Forest Green's charge into the automatic-promotion spots, Walsall's fantastic form, Oldham and Max Watters' goalscoring prowess at Crawley.

All that and much more!

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Are the Swans contenders? Can Forest go down?

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:00:32 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Keith Andrews and commentator Daniel Mann to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

Swansea announced themselves as genuine contenders for automatic promotion with a statement win at Cardiff on Saturday, while Teemu Pukki seems to be back to his best for Norwich and Bournemouth recorded a thumping win.

At the other end of the table there seem to be real concerns for Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday - who have both failed to improve under Chris Hughton and Tony Pulis respectively, while the panel debates whether Rotherham can survive in the Championship this season.

Attention then turns to League One and a big win for Lee Johnson and Sunderland, the issues of Deja vu that seem to be emerging for Ipswich and Paul Lambert, and the effect of fans returning at Peterborough, Crewe and elsewhere.

Then in League Two we look at the fantastic form of Carlisle, a massive win for Exeter, the progression of Leyton Orient under Ross Embleton and a first home win of the season for Southend. There were also two more managerial departures as Stuart McCall left Bradford, and David Dunn left Barrow.

All that and much more!

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Will Norwich & Bournemouth bounce right back?

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:22:09 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by presenter David Prutton and pundit Andy Hinchcliffe to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

Fans have returned to some stadiums across the last week, and the panel assess the impact they had as Reading and Norwich won on Saturday, with a detailed look too at Bournemouth and Stoke.

Following that is an assessment of Sheffield Wednesday's struggle for goals under Tony Pulis, and we hear from Reading's Liam Moore as he takes on Ten To Tackle.

Attention then turns to League One, after Lee Johnson led Sunderland to defeat in his first game in charge against Wigan. While Ipswich got back to winning ways, Peterborough's poor run and Blackpool's flying form.

Then it is League Two after some dramatic wins for Port Vale and Cheltenham, the plight of Bradford and Grimsby, and then the rescue package being delivered for the EFL.

All that and much more!

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The fans will return again! More change at Sunderland, Pontus loves Aladdin

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:16:11 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Don Goodman and commentator David Stowell to discuss all the latest action from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel dissects another busy weekend of Championship action, all the latest in managerial changes throughout the leagues after Phil Parkinson left Sunderland and Shrewsbury changed manager.

There is also a look ahead to the imminent return of fans in some EFL grounds this week, and we also hear from Brentford defender Pontus Jansson in Ten To Tackle.

All that and much more!

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Benitez? Balotelli? Steve Cook!

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 13:37:34 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Keith Andrews and presenter Caroline Barker to review all the weekend's action in the Sky Bet EFL.

In the Championship there was a big comeback win for Bournemouth as they saw off Reading - who slumped to a fourth straight defeat to drop from the top of the table.

Norwich went top after sneaking past Middlesbrough, Stoke saw off Huddersfield in a seven-goal thriller, and Bristol City beat a Derby side managed in part by player-coach Wayne Rooney.

The panel also take a look at all the big moments in League One and Two, while we also hear from Bournemouth defender Steve Cook in Ten To Tackle and assess the return of five substitutions to the EFL.

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Cocu out, Rooney in? Pulis for Monk & Angus Gunn

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:51:32 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by presenter David Prutton and commentator Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

There was a rest weekend for the Championship, but the league didn't stop as Derby sacked Phillip Cocu - with Wayne Rooney one of the coaches set to take temporary charge of the club - and Sheffield Wednesday sacked Garry Monk, before replacing him with Tony Pulis.

There was also a hectic weekend of action in League One and League Two, as Bristol Rovers sacked Ben Garner following a 4-1 defeat at home to Fleetwood, John Sheridan took charge of Swindon for the first time after leaving Wigan, and there were defeats for Peterborough and Sunderland to Crewe and MK Dons respectively.

In League Two we saw Nigel Clough steer Mansfield to a first victory in his first league game in charge, Bolton get a big win over Salford, and we review the rest of the weekend's action.

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Derby takeover latest & 'Uncle' Albert Adomah

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:39:51 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Andy Hinchcliffe and commentator Daniel Mann to discuss all the latest news from the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel discuss the latest surrounding Derby's potential takeover and their on-pitch struggles, the strong performances of the three relegated sides Bournemouth, Watford and Norwich, the streakiness of Bristol City and Reading's recent collapse in form.

We also hear from Cardiff pair Sol Bamba and Sean Morrison on the strains of the schedule, and QPR midfielder Albert Adomah takes Ten To Tackle.

There is also a round-up of how the League One and League Two clubs performed in the first round of the FA Cup, and a look at the two latest managerial appointments in League Two, as Mansfield brought in Nigel Clough, and Richie Wellens left Swindon for Salford.

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Valerien steel & Pukki parties

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:14:15 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundits Keith Andrews and Don Goodman to discuss all the latest news from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In the Championship there were big wins for Coventry, Wycombe and Barnsley at the weekend, while Neil Warnock steered Middlesbrough into the top six and Teemu Pukki returned to form with two goals in Norwich's win at Bristol City. We also hear from the striker in Ten To Tackle.

There is a new leader in League One after another win for Peterborough, while Charlton and Doncaster also won, and AFC Wimbledon got a draw at MK Dons ahead of their midweek return to Plough Lane.

In League Two there was another managerial casaulty as Tranmere sacked Mike Jackson, Bolton suffered another damaging defeat and we look at two strikers still performing at opposite ends of their careers in Port Vale veteran Tom Pope and Crawley youngster Max Watters.

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The home form problem, Ivan the Fireman

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:00:02 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by presenter David Prutton and commentator Gary Weaver to dissect another hectic weekend of action, after another win for Reading, drama at Vicarage Road and a big win for Stoke against Brentford.

There is also a new man at the helm at Barnsley, as Valerian Ismael prepares to take over, and the panel also look at the teams who appear to be struggling at home this season as English football staggers on behind closed doors.

We also hear from Brentford striker Ivan Toney, who takes on Ten To Tackle, before turning attention to League One - in particular Peterborough, Portsmouth and Burton and the latest coronavirus cancellations.

Then it is on to League Two - including the form of Paul Mullin at Cambridge, Walsall's interesting unbeaten run, the struggles of Southend and more.

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Bailouts, teenage stars and Paul Warne's shed

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:58:51 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundits Andy Hinchcliffe and Keith Andrews to discuss all the latest news in the Championship, League One and League Two.

The two league leaders Bristol City and Reading were held for the first time at the weekend, while Watford returned to winning ways thanks to a remarkable goal from 19-year-old Joao Pedro and Nottingham Forest boss Chris Hughton got off to a dream start as they won at Blackburn.

The panel also take a look at the latest regarding the return of fans, EFL bailouts, and the some of the best of the rest of the action from the weekend.

Attention then turns to League One and League Two, after Ipswich kept on going, and Cambridge recorded another emphatic win, and then a look at all the biggest deals on Deadline Day 2 throughout the leagues.

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Hughton, Davies, B Teams & Big Pictures

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 12:48:04 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Don Goodman and presenter Caroline Barker to discuss all the latest news in the Championship, League One and League Two.

There was a frantic round of lower-league action during the international break, as League One and League Two took centre stage, while there was also a big managerial change in the Championship as Chris Hughton replaced Sabri Lamouchi at Nottingham Forest, and Gerhard Struber left Barnsley.

Away from the pitch, the 'B Team' debate resurfaced this week as the financial struggles in the EFL continue, while the panel also assess the potential implications of 'Project Big Picture'.

We also hear from fans of Blackpool and Forest Green, and Derby defender Curtis Davies takes Ten To Tackle!

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Rampant Royals, Rampaging Robins

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 13:00:05 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Danny Higginbotham and commentator Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.

At the weekend there was finally a first win for Derby as Wayne Rooney struck a late free-kick at Norwich - who have their own problems with their squad - while Bournemouth won again, and Reading and Bristol City maintained their perfect starts.

There was also an incredible win for Preston, a milestone for Neil Warnock, and we hear from Swansea midfielder Matt Grimes as he takes on Ten To Tackle.

Attention then turns to League One and Hull's brilliant start, an important win for Portsmouth, Lincoln and Wigan, and then League Two as Newport top the table.

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Barnsley or New York?

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:16:08 +0100

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Keith Andrews and presenter Caroline Barker on the latest Sky Sports EFL Podcast to take a look at all the latest action from the Championship, League One and League Two.

Just two teams remain with a perfect record in the Championship as Reading and Bristol City both won, while Wycombe, Nottingham Forest and Derby are at the other end of the spectrum after another defeat each.

We also hear from Cardiff defender Sean Morrison as he takes Ten To Tackle, and look back at the first derby between Watford and Luton in 16 years, before reviewing the rest of the weekend's action in the lower leagues - including the latest news around fans returning to grounds and Covid-19 tests affecting games.

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Fans return! Forest faltering & goals galore

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:02:33 +0100

The Sky Sports EFL Podcast is back to assess all the weekend's action, as fans returned to stadiums, Nottingham Forest were beaten and Sheff Wed's Cameron Dawson takes Ten To Tackle.

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Don Goodman and presenter David Prutton to look back at the impact of fans returning at Middlesbrough and Norwich, as well as five other grounds across the lower leagues. Reading and Luton lead the way after two wins from two, Nottingham Forest suffered another defeat, and Coventry got their first win of the season after beating QPR.

In League One, Lincoln continued their bright start, Sunderland saw off Oxford to get their first win of the season, and there was a high-scoring encounter between AFC Wimbledon and Plymouth as they drew 4-4.

Then in League Two, Salford thumped Grimsby, Bolton were beaten by Colchester and we round up the rest of the weekend's key moments.

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The EFL is back with a bang!

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:54:44 +0100

What a return! The Championship, League One and League Two are back in full swing, and the Sky Sports EFL Podcast is here to dissect all the key action.

Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundits Andy Hinchcliffe and Keith Andrews to look back at all the action from a highly-entertaining opening weekend, while we also hear from Birmingham midfielder Adam Clayton in Ten To Tackle.

In the Championship there were slightly unconvincing opening weekend wins for the relegated trio of Watford, Bournemouth and Norwich, while Brentford were beaten by Birmingham and there were big victories for Sheffield Wednesday and Reading.

In League One we look at Wigan's plight following their defeat to Ipswich, Charlton and Hull bouncing back from relegation with wins, and a surprise result for Accrington against Peterborough.

Then in League Two there was a huge victory for EFL new boys Harrogate at Southend, before wrapping up the rest of the action.

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League One and Two Season Preview

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 19:00:20 +0100

Jonathan Oakes was joined by Gary Weaver and David Prutton as they previewed the 2020/21 EFL League's One and Two season, discussing all the big talking points ahead of the season kick off.

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Championship Season Preview

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 18:20:06 +0100

Jonathan Oakes was joined by Gary Weaver and David Prutton as they previewed the 2020/21 EFL Championship season, discussing all the big talking points ahead of the season kick off.

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It's Brentford vs Fulham in the Championship play-off final!

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:26:09 +0100

Sky Sports EFL reporter Jonathan Oakes is joined by presenter Scott Minto and pundit Andy Hinchcliffe to look back on fantastic pair of Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-finals, as Brentford saw off Swansea and Fulham beat Cardiff.

The panel then take a look ahead to the showdown at Wembley on Tuesday, as the west London rivals for a place in the Premier League, and analyse who is in better shape to secure the all-important win in the richest game in football.

Attention then turns to the latest news elsewhere in the Championship, including the latest managerial comings and goings in the division.

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Championship Final Day review - The best league in the world

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:47:25 +0100

Sky Sports EFL reporter Jonathan Oakes is joined by presenter David Prutton and pundit Keith Andrews to discuss an incredible final day of the Championship, as Leeds lifted the trophy, West Brom secured promotion, Nottingham Forest dropped out of the top six and Luton and Barnsley secured safety in dramatic fashion.

It was also a dramatic night for Brentford, who missed a golden chance to finish second, Cardiff who moved up to fifth and secured their play-off spot, Swansea managed a huge swing to pip Forest to sixth, and Wigan who were relegated in heartbreaking fashion after their 12-point deduction.

We also hear from Nottingham Forest fan Scott Eley, Barnsley fan Joe Beardsall and West Brom fan Alex Newton on a remarkable night for their clubs - all in very different ways.

They also look ahead to the play-offs, and the latest movements in the managerial merry-go-round in the Championship.

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Wigan worries, Bees buzzing & table tightening

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 14:58:53 +0100

Sky Sports EFL reporter Jonathan Oakes is joined by pundit Andy Hinchcliffe and commentator Gary Weaver to discuss all the latest news in the Championship - including Wigan going into administration, the tightening relegation scrap and the promotion battle.

The panel assess Wigan's Stoke's troubled form, Huddersfield's big win at Birmingham and Luton and Barnsley's improved form in their fight for survival.

At the top of the table, West Brom and Fulham got back to winning ways, Brentford are on the march, Derby have risen into play-off contention and Leeds stumbled against Luton.

We also hear from Wigan fan Adam Pendlebury, Stoke fan Ben Rowley and Brentford fan Billy Grant on the latest issues impacting upon their clubs.

Attention then turns to the League Two play-off final, after Northampton thumped Exeter at Wembley, Bolton's appointment of Ian Evatt and Sol Campbell's departure from Southend.

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The Championship returns! Warnock in, Woodgate out & L2 play-offs

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:43:26 +0100

Sky Sports EFL presenter Jonathan Oakes is joined by Scott Minto and Don Goodman to discuss the first weekend back of the Championship, following a huge result for Brentford and a poor result for Leeds, which may well shake things up in the promotion race. West Brom also went top despite failing to beat Birmingham on Saturday.

The panel also discuss the managerial change at Middlesbrough - the dismissal of Jonathan Woodgate and the swift appointment of Neil Warnock, and take a look at the battle to avoid relegation, after a massive win for Charlton at Hull, and a big win for Barnsley.

Attention then turns to the League Two play-off semi-finals, after Exeter squeezed through to the final by beating Colchester in extra-time. They will face Northampton at Wembley next Monday after the Cobblers stunned Cheltenham.

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At home with... Hull: Grant McCann

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 08:25:00 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Gary Weaver and Lee Hendrie speak to Hull City boss Grant McCann about losing key players, play-off heartache, transitioning into the role of a manager and much, much more!

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League One and League Two curtailment fallout, Championship return draws closer!

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 09:47:50 +0100

Sky Sports EFL presenter Jonathan Oakes is joined by Gary Weaver and Danny Higginbotham to discuss all the latest developments in the Championship, League One and League Two.

The panel discuss the fallout from the decisive vote to curtail the League One and League Two seasons, and the impact that will have upon different clubs throughout the divisions.

They then look ahead to the imminent League One and League Two play-offs, before assessing all the latest developments in the Championship, after the schedule was released for the return from June 20.

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At home with... QPR: Mark Warburton

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 08:30:00 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Gary Weaver and Keith Andrews speak to QPR boss Mark Warburton about Ebere Eze, his life before football management, taking charge of Rangers in Scotland and much, much more!

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At home with...Blackburn: Bradley Dack and Danny Graham

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:10:00 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Gary Weaver and Keith Andrews speak to Blackburn duo Bradley Dack and Danny Graham about Sunday League, recovering from injuries, David Beckham and much, much more!

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What's next for the EFL? Championship, League One & League Two

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 09:44:54 +0100

Sky Sports EFL presenter Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Prutton and Keith Andrews to discuss all the latest developments surrounding the imminent restart of the Championship, and what the latest state of play is in League One and League Two.

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At home with... West Brom: Slaven Bilic

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:05:00 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Scott Minto and Don Goodman speak to West Brom boss Slaven Bilic about life in the Championship, pushing for promotion and his remarkable career so far. and much, much more!

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At home with... Preston: Daniel Johnson and Paul Gallagher

Thu, 28 May 2020 09:30:00 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Gary Weaver and Andy Hinchcliffe speak to Preston duo Daniel Johnson and Paul Gallagher about penalties, the play-offs, veterans and much, much more!

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EFL future stars: Joe Rodon, Grady Diangana & Bryan Mbeumo

Mon, 25 May 2020 08:00:06 +0100

Sky Sports take a look at three future stars of the English game that are currently plying their trade in the Championship.

In this episode... David Craig is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Danny Higginbotham to discuss Swansea defender Joe Rodon.

Scott Minto is then joined by Keith Andrews and Lee Hendrie to assess winger Grady Diangana, who is currently on loan at West Brom from West Ham.

Finally, David Prutton is joined by Don Goodman and Hinchcliffe to take a look at Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo.

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What's next for the EFL? Championship, League One & League Two

Fri, 22 May 2020 14:21:18 +0100

Sky Sports EFL presenter Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Don Goodman to discuss all the latest developments surrounding the potential restart of the Football League, what each division is planning to do and which clubs each potential scenario or decision could impact upon.

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At home with... Stoke: Danny Batth and Sam Vokes

Thu, 21 May 2020 08:06:02 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Jonathan Oakes and Danny Higginbotham speak Stoke City pair Danny Batth and Sam Vokes about 'bouncebackability', boss Michael O'Neill, gelling as a squad, learning from past experience and much, much more!

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At home with... Huddersfield: The Cowley brothers

Mon, 18 May 2020 09:30:09 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Jonathan Oakes and Andy Hinchcliffe speak to Huddersfield duo Danny and Nicky Cowley about rising up through the leagues, working with family and playing Championship Manager.

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At home with... Cardiff: Sol Bamba and Junior Hoilett

Thu, 14 May 2020 10:30:14 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Gary Weaver and Andy Hinchcliffe speak to Cardiff pair Sol Bamba and Junior Hoilett about regrouping after relegation, Neil Warnock's departure, playing with Mauricio Pochettino and much, much more!

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EFL future stars: Ben White, Rhian Brewster & Conor Gallagher

Mon, 11 May 2020 13:10:00 +0100

Sky Sports take a look at three future stars of the English game that are currently plying their trade in the Championship on loan from Premier League clubs.

In this episode... David Prutton is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Keith Andrews to discuss Leeds defender Ben White, who is currently on loan from Brighton.

Scott Minto is then joined by Andrews and Don Goodman to discuss Swansea striker Rhian Brewster, who is currently on loan from Liverpool.

Finally, Prutton, Andrews and Hinchcliffe discuss Swansea midfielder Conor Gallagher, who is currently on loan from Chelsea.

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EFL future stars: Ebere Eze, Jude Bellingham & Nathan Ferguson

Thu, 07 May 2020 09:30:09 +0100

Sky Sports take a look at three future stars of the English game that are currently plying their trade in the Championship.

In this episode... Scott Minto is joined by Don Goodman and Danny Higginbotham to analyse QPR's Ebere Eze.

Minto is then joined by former Birmingham boss Gary Rowett and Keith Andrews to assess Jude Bellingham.

Finally, Minto, Goodman and Higginbotham take a look at West Brom defender Nathan Ferguson.

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At home with... Fulham and Millwall: Tom Cairney and Matt Smith

Mon, 04 May 2020 10:35:02 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Jonathan Oakes and Gary Weaver speak to Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney and Millwall striker Matt Smith about friendship, the madness of the Championship, playing football with Jack Whitehall and much, much more!

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At home with... Swansea: Steve Cooper

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:40:04 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, David Craig and Andy Hinchcliffe speak to Swansea boss Steve Cooper about his first season in club management, developing young players, loan stars and much, much more!

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At home with... Brentford: Ollie Watkins and Ethan Pinnock

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:30:13 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Scott Minto and Don Goodman speak to Brentford pair Ollie Watkins and Ethan Pinnock about their rise up from the lower leagues, their Premier League dreams, Thomas Frank and much, much more!

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At home with... Charlton: Lee Bowyer

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:00:13 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Gary Weaver and Scott Minto speak to Charlton boss Lee Bowyer about the issues currently facing the club, his managerial style and influences, Lyle Taylor and much, much more!

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At Home With... Derby: Liam Rosenior and Curtis Davies

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:30:09 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Jonathan Oakes and David Prutton speak to Derby County pair Liam Rosenior and Curtis Davies about coaching versus punditry, the impact of Wayne Rooney, their hopes for the season and much, much more!

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At home with… Bristol City: Lee Johnson

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:30:15 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Gary Weaver and Keith Andrews speak to Bristol City boss Lee Johnson about his managerial philosophies, training with popstars, his hopes for the season and much, much more!

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At home with... Nottingham Forest: Matty Cash and Michael Dawson

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:30:05 +0100

In the latest of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, David Prutton and Don Goodman speak to Nottingham Forest players Matty Cash and Michael Dawson about Sabri Lamouchi, Cafu, their highlights and lowlights of the season so far and much, much more!

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At home with... Leeds United: Phillips, Ayling and Cooper

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:47:31 +0100

In the first of a series of wide-ranging chats with Championship stars, Jonathan Oakes and David Prutton speak to Leeds United players Kalvin Phillips, Liam Cooper and Luke Ayling about Marcelo Bielsa, their highlights and lowlights of the season so far, great goals, red cards, their hopes of promotion and much, much more!

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Championship Team of the Season so far - Part 2

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 11:20:32 +0100

In a special two-part Sky Sports EFL Podcast, our experts discuss their Championship Team of the Season for 2019/20 so far.

Every pundit chose their own XI and using their votes we sorted them into a definitive team. In this episode we have got Don Goodman, Andy Hinchcliffe and Scott Minto chatting to Jonathan Oakes about their choices for midfield, attack and Manager of the Season. We also reveal the definitive side.

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Championship Team of the Season so far - Part 1

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 11:19:47 +0100

In a special two-part Sky Sports EFL Podcast, our experts discuss their Championship Team of the Season for 2019/20 so far.

Every pundit chose their own XI and using their votes we sorted them into a definitive team - which you can hear in part two. In this episode we have got David Prutton, Keith Andrews and commentator Gary Weaver chatting to Jonathan Oakes about their choice for goalkeeper, plus the defence and the Manager of the Season so far.

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Forest chopped down, Owls in freefall, Nahki Wells takes Ten To tackle

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:29:20 +0100

On this week's Sky Sports EFL Podcast, Jonathan Oakes is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe as they assess the weekend's Championship action, as Leeds went top, Nottingham Forest were hammered at home by Millwall, and the tension increased in the relegation battle after Middlesbrough won at Charlton among other results.

Bristol City striker Nahki Wells then takes on Ten To Tackle as he reveals his hero growing up, an unlikely link to Barcelona and his special skills, and then on to League One, as more pressure piled up on Ipswich boss Paul Lambert, Coventry extended their lead and Peterborough beat Portsmouth.

Attention then turns to League Two after Crewe moved top, Exeter slipped up again and Colchester bolstered their play-off chances.

All that and much, much more!

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Prutton's predicted Championship table, Michael Dawson takes Ten To Tackle

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:34:28 +0100

On this week's Sky Sports EFL Podcast, we assess all the weekend's action from the Championship, including a thumping win for Leeds, a battling victory for Fulham and a shock defeat for West Brom against Wigan.

We then put the Ten To Tackle challenge to Nottingham Forest defender Michael Dawson, before his former team-mate and Sky Sports presenter David Prutton - who predicts the Championship fixtures every week - talks us through what the table would look like if all his tips came true.

Attention then turns to all the League One action, after Coventry went top following a win over Sunderland, and League Two, where we discuss another win for Cheltenham and a frustrating week for Oldham that ended in an emphatic and much-needed win at Boundary Park.

All that and much, much more!

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Are WBA and Leeds heading up? Tom Cairney chats Fulham

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 14:17:22 +0100

On this week's Sky Sports EFL Podcast, Don Goodman joins Jonathan Oakes to assess all the key talking points from the weekend in the Championship, as West Brom and Leeds began to pull away again, the play-off race got even tighter and the relegation battle took another twist.

Oakes then speaks to Tom Cairney to discuss all things Fulham, and Blackburn striker Adam Armstrong - fresh from scoring twice at Brentford - answers our questions in Ten To Tackle.

We also assess all the action from League One and League Two, after Fleetwood's good form continued, Ipswich dipped again, Northampton beat Exeter and Cambridge's recent revival went on.

All that and much, much more!

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Joe Lolley chats all things Forest, Jonny Williams takes on Ten To Tackle and weekend review

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:09:24 +0100

On this week's Sky Sports EFL Podcast, we assess all the major talking points from the Championship as Leeds bounced back, Fulham were humbled and West Brom were held by Nottingham Forest.

Forest midfielder Joe Lolley then discusses his ambitions to help the club win promotion, before attention turns to League One and League Two - including the latest managerials comings and goings after Simon Grayson was sacked by Blackpool and Graham Westley left Stevenage.

We round things off with Jonny Williams taking Ten To Tackle, as the Charlton midfielder reveals all.

All that and much, much more!

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The Championship promotion plot thickens, James Coppinger's mental health story & Martyn Waghorn's Ten To Tackle

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:05:31 +0100

On this week's Sky Sports EFL Podcast, we take a look at the latest shape of the promotion race after some big results at the weekend, including wins for West Brom, Fulham and Brentford, while Nottingham Forest got back on track with victory over Leeds.

We then speak to Derby striker Martyn Waghorn after his side won again - as he takes Ten To Tackle - and Jonathan Oakes sits down with James Coppinger to discuss his mental health story for the EFL's Heads Up awareness campaign.

Attention then turns to League One, with Rotherham, Peterborough and Portsmouth among the sides to impress, and Ipswich and Oxford slipping again; and League Two after Stuart McCall returned to Bradford with a draw, another win for Crewe, and whether Salford's January signings can fire them into the play-offs.

All that and much, much more!

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Deadline Day verdict, Rooney’s impact, Jordan Hugill takes Ten To Tackle

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 13:55:48 +0100

On this week's Sky Sports EFL Podcast, we wrap up all the latest news from the Championship, League One and League Two, including a review of the weekend's action and all the major deals done in January and on Deadline Day.

We also assess the impact of Wayne Rooney following his first goals for Derby, QPR striker Jordan Hugill takes on Ten To Tackle, and reveal the WhoScored.com Performers of the Week.

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Phil Parkinson chats all things Sunderland, Sam Vokes Ten To Tackle, transfer latest

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:15:19 +0100

On this week's Sky Sports EFL Podcast, we assess all the weekend's action, including West Brom's surprise FA Cup win at West Ham and whether that can help improve their stuttering Championship promotion push.

We then look at Stoke after their impressive recent weeks over the Baggies and Swansea, and the impact Michael O'Neill has had there, before Sam Vokes answers our questions in Ten To Tackle.

Attention then turns to League One and League Two sides, including all the weekend's FA Cup action after a bizarre 'home game' for Coventry against Birmingham, Shrewsbury's impressive draw with Liverpool, and Ipswich heading back to the top of the table.

We also have an exclusive interview with Sunderland boss Phil Parkinson following their recent upturn in fortunes.

New episodes every Monday!

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Are Leeds falling apart? Championship fans tell us their January window wishes

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:24:11 +0100

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Ian Holloway, top two stumble, Brentford's BMW

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:31:14 +0100

On this week's Sky Sports EFL Podcast we look back on the weekend's action after another stumble from the leading Championship pair of West Brom and Leeds, and ask whether Brentford or anyone else can catch them, then the bottom of the table and a difficult period for Huddersfield and Luton.

Attention then turns to League One and Sunderland's return to form as they thrashed Wycombe, some of the most interesting deals done so far in the EFL and Southend's troubles. Then it's League Two and the continuation of the Eoin Doyle saga, as he returned to Bradford after his loan spell at Swindon, and a round-up of all the other action.

The legend that is Ian Holloway then joins us on the phone to chat about his new job at Grimsby, before Brentford midfielder Christian Norgaard takes the Ten To Tackle challenge. And we round things off with the WhoScored.com Performers of the Week.

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Football Manager predicts the Championship table, festive winners and losers

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:22:02 +0100

On this week's Sky Sports EFL Podcast we chat about the action-packed festive season, and our friends at Football Manager simulate the final Championship table to see who comes out on top and who could go down.

Also, Cardiff defender Sol Bamba takes the Ten To Tackle challenge as he tells us his most embarrassing moment in football among other things, and we also recap all the action in League One and League Two.

We round things off with the WhoScored.com best performers of the festive season across all three leagues.

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Wayne Rooney exclusive: Derby hopes, Championship debut, returning to England and more

Mon, 30 Dec 2019 09:00:04 +0100

Wayne Rooney speaks exclusively to Sky Sports ahead of his upcoming debut for Derby. The former England and Manchester United captain discusses his reasons for returning to English football, his coaching and managerial ambitions and his hopes for success with the Rams.

We also chat to Derby captain Curtis Davies about Rooney has already brought to the club, and Sky Sports EFL presenter Scott Minto about his excitment to see Rooney in the Championship.

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EFL Christmas stories & Championship Team of the Decade

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 13:06:39 +0100

Listen to the brand new Sky Sports EFL Podcast, as famous names from around the EFL tell us their best Christmas stories, we pick a Championship Team of the Decade, and reveal who Sky Sports readers voted as the best young player in the Championship.

Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips chats to Jonathan Oakes about what Christmas means to him and his family, then Brentford defender Pontus Jansson discusses the differences in spending the festive season in England and in his native Sweden.

We then hear from Huddersfield's Tommy Elphick on what it's like to organise Christmas as a club captain, and what it's like to be injured at Christmas as a player.

David Prutton then reveals what it was like to be a Football League player in a slightly different era, and how his routine has changed since retiring and becoming a Sky Sports presenter, and Wycombe striker Adebayo Akinfenwa reveals his Christmas food habits.

Prutton and Don Goodman then face the impossible task of picking their Championship Team of the Decade with EFL reporter Simeon Gholam, and we announce who you voted as the Championship's best player aged 22 or under.

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Who is the best youngster in the Championship? Charlie Austin's VAR rant regrets

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:51:26 +0100

Listen to the brand new Sky Sports EFL Podcast, as we take a look back on all the weekend's action, Charlie Austin tells us why he regrets his infamous rant about VAR and we discuss the best young players in the Championship.

Don Goodman joins presenter Jonathan Oakes to look back on another entertaining round of fixtures from the Championship, as West Brom came from behind to win again, Leeds threw away a three-goal lead against Cardiff, but many of the chasing pack dropped points.

The podcast then sits down with West Brom striker Austin following his heroics against Birmingham on Saturday, as he takes the Ten To Tackle challenge, before Sky Sports pundits Keith Andrews and Jobi McAnuff tell us their picks for the best young player in the Championship.

Attention then turns to League One and League Two, after Wycombe and Swindon extended their respective leads, Mansfield sacked manager John Dempster, the 'Ginger Pele' Eoin Doyle scored yet again and Graham Westley returned to Stevenage as manager for a remarkable fourth stint.

We also have fans from Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday, Millwall, Barnsley and Swindon assessing their club's respective recent performances, and to round things off, we reveal the WhoScored.com performers of the week from the Championship, League One and League Two.

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Ollie Watkins chats all things Brentford, Patrick Bamford's 'embarrassing moment'

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 14:31:53 +0100

Listen to the brand new Sky Sports EFL Podcast, as we assess whether anyone can catch runaway Championship pair West Brom and Leeds, while we speak to Brentford star Ollie Watkins, Patrick Bamford takes Ten To Tackle, and Andy Hinchcliffe looks back on all the action in the Championship, League One and League Two.

West Brom and Leeds won again at the weekend and Hinchcliffe questions whether anyone can keep up with their pace, while the impressive performances of Matheus Pereira are also assessed. Hinchcliffe and presenter Jonathan Oakes also look at Preston's troubling results lately, and Jarrod Bowen's goal-scoring displays for Hull.

The podcast then sits down with Ollie Watkins to discuss his incredible form for Brentford this season, and Leeds striker Patrick Bamford takes on Ten To Tackle.

Attention then turns to League One and League Two. Coventry and Ipswich will meet three times in 10 days, Rochdale stunned Rotherham and Swindon are still top of the fourth tier, Scunthorpe's improvements under Paul Hurst and Cheltenham's fine form under Michael Duff.

To round things off, we reveal the WhoScored.com performers of the week from the Championship, League One and League Two.

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Nathan Jones interview on Stoke struggles, Championship review and sorry Sunderland

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:34:21 +0100

Keith Andrews joins Jonathan Oakes to look back on all the weekend's action after big wins for Leeds and Brentford, and a return to winning ways for Mark Bowen's Reading. We also have Charlton legend Chris Powell chatting about the club's takeover after owner Roland Duchatelet finally decided to agree to sell.

The podcast then sits down with Nathan Jones to discuss his difficult tenure at Stoke, which ended with his sacking last month, and whether the Potters can stay up under Michael O'Neill.

Andrews and Oakes then assess Sunderland's struggles under Phil Parkinson in League One, and Carlisle's appointment of new head coach Chris Beech.

To round things off, we reveal the WhoScored.com performers of the week from the Championship, and Sheffield Wednesday striker Steven Fletcher takes 'Ten To Tackle'.

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Kalvin Phillips chats all things Leeds and Lee Bowyer's Charlton future in doubt?

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 15:29:21 +0100

We sit down with Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips to discuss if he's really the Yorkshire Pirlo, Scott Minto joins us to discuss Lee Bowyer's future at Charlton and we check out the WhoScored performances of the week.

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Neil Harris joins us from Cardiff, Bayo Akinfenwa takes Ten To Tackle!

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:58:49 +0100

Neil Harris joins us for his first interview since becoming Cardiff manager, 'The Beast' Adebayo Akinfenwa takes on Ten To Tackle, we look at the latest goings on in Leagues One & Two and we preview this week's big Championship action.

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Gareth Ainsworth exclusive, Lewis Grabban takes Ten To Tackle, EFL review

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 14:05:25 +0100

Sky Sports' EFL expert Andy Hinchcliffe joins Jonathan Oakes to discuss Stoke's appointment of Michael O'Neill, Nottingham Forest's win over rivals Derby and the future of Neil Warnock at Cardiff. Plus, Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth explains his decision to stay at Adams Park and Forest striker Lewis Grabban takes on Ten To Tackle.

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