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Essential EFL

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Essential EFL from Sky Sports is the football podcast you need for in-depth coverage of the Championship, League One and League Two, with episodes released throughout the season. Simeon Gholam is joined by Sky Sports top EFL pundits to get their thoughts and opinions on the latest action and you'll regularly hear from players and managers too.-•You can watch the EFL action live on Sky Sports. If you're not already a Sky customer, you can stream Sky Sports on your terms with a NOW membership. Sign up to NOW here: www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports? DCMP=ilc_skysports_podcastlink•Listen t...

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Championship Predictions - Gameweek 44 20.04.2023 22:47

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

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 42 13.04.2023 22:23

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

Championship Predictions - Good Friday! 05.04.2023 23:43

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

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 39 30.03.2023 29:39

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

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 38 16.03.2023 19:29

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

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 36 09.03.2023 18:10

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

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 35 02.03.2023 25:32

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

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 34 23.02.2023 25:38

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

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 33 16.02.2023 23:25

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 Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to...

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 31 09.02.2023 24:43

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...

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 30 02.02.2023 25:36

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 (2...

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 29 26.01.2023 22:28

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

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 28 19.01.2023 23:50

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...

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 27 12.01.2023 25:03

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 o...

Championship Predictions - Boxing Day! 23.12.2022 25:51

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. 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...

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 23 15.12.2022 30:26

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. 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.c...

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 22 08.12.2022 31:06

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. 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 Pl...

Sunderland win at Wembley! Who else will be promoted? 23.05.2022 1:06:13

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 gu...

The play-offs have arrived! 10.05.2022 1:21:11

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-fin...

Wigan & Rotherham promoted, Exeter also up & Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest preview 02.05.2022 1:01:12

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? Elsewher...

Fulham go up, Oldham go down & O’Brien’s superstitions 25.04.2022 1:06:47

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, B...

Can the Terriers and the Hatters prep for the play-offs? 19.04.2022 1:02:18

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. Else...

Forest chasing the Cherries, crypto-Crawley & a farewell to Warnock 11.04.2022 58:31

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...

The brilliance of Brennan, Swans do the double & DJ Jed Wallace 04.04.2022 1:03:58

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. Notting...

Preston looking to the future, Stoke's finances & Sutton's historic Wembley date 28.03.2022 55:48

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...