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

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. Es...

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.  Essential EFL is a Sk...

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 Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here:  skysports.com/essential-efl You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart s...

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 Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here:  skysports.com/essential-efl You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speake...

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. Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here:  skysports.com/essential-efl You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by...

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. Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here:  skysports.com/essential-efl You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by saying "ask Glob...

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...

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 S...

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...

Simeon Gholam is with Luke Chambers at Wembley Stadium to look back at the League Two play-off final between AFC Wimbledon and Walsall. Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here:  skysports.com/essential-efl You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL". For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/football For...

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 You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL". For more EFL...

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 You can also listen to Essential EFL on...

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. List...

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. Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: ...

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 You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart spe...

Simeon Gholam and David Prutton sit down to discuss and select their 2024/25 Championship Team and Manager of the Season for Sky Sports. Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here:  skysports.com/essential-efl You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL". For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/football For...

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. Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here:  skysports.com/essential-efl You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart s...

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...

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. Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here:  skysports.com/essential-efl You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to...

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 You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart...

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. Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here:  skysports.com/essential-efl You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Essent...

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. Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here...

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 Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here:  skysports.com/essential-efl You can also listen to Essential EFL on you...

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 t...