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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 each week. 

Simeon Gholam is joined by Sky Sports top EFL pundits to get their thoughts and opinions throughout the season and you'll regularly hear from players and managers too.

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

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Episodes

Championship Team of the Season so far - Part 2

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.

Apr 06, 202053 min

Championship Team of the Season so far - Part 1

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.

Apr 06, 202042 min

Forest chopped down, Owls in freefall, Nahki Wells takes Ten To tackle

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 p...

Mar 09, 202050 min

Prutton's predicted Championship table, Michael Dawson takes Ten To Tackle

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. Attenti...

Mar 02, 20201 hr 4 min

Are WBA and Leeds heading up? Tom Cairney chats Fulham

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...

Feb 24, 202042 min

Joe Lolley chats all things Forest, Jonny Williams takes on Ten To Tackle and weekend review

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 Willi...

Feb 17, 202045 min

The Championship promotion plot thickens, James Coppinger's mental health story & Martyn Waghorn's Ten To Tackle

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 tu...

Feb 10, 202059 min

Deadline Day verdict, Rooney’s impact, Jordan Hugill takes Ten To Tackle

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.

Feb 03, 202051 min

Phil Parkinson chats all things Sunderland, Sam Vokes Ten To Tackle, transfer latest

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 a...

Jan 27, 202052 min

Ian Holloway, top two stumble, Brentford's BMW

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 co...

Jan 13, 202052 min

Football Manager predicts the Championship table, festive winners and losers

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 ac...

Jan 06, 202051 min

Wayne Rooney exclusive: Derby hopes, Championship debut, returning to England and more

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.

Dec 30, 201922 min

EFL Christmas stories & Championship Team of the Decade

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 h...

Dec 23, 201938 min

Who is the best youngster in the Championship? Charlie Austin's VAR rant regrets

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 ...

Dec 16, 201939 min

Ollie Watkins chats all things Brentford, Patrick Bamford's 'embarrassing moment'

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 assesse...

Dec 09, 201952 min

Nathan Jones interview on Stoke struggles, Championship review and sorry Sunderland

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. A...

Dec 02, 201949 min

Gareth Ainsworth exclusive, Lewis Grabban takes Ten To Tackle, EFL review

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.

Nov 11, 201953 min
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