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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 Predictions - Gameweek 45

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

Apr 27, 202325 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 44

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

Apr 20, 202323 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 42

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

Apr 13, 202322 min

Championship Predictions - Good Friday!

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...

Apr 05, 202324 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 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...

Mar 30, 202330 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 38

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...

Mar 16, 202319 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 36

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...

Mar 09, 202318 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 35

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

Mar 02, 202326 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 34

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

Feb 23, 202326 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 33

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

Feb 16, 202323 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 31

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)...

Feb 09, 202325 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 30

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)...

Feb 02, 202326 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 29

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)

Jan 26, 202322 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 28

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)...

Jan 19, 202324 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 27

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)...

Jan 12, 202325 min

Championship Predictions - Boxing Day!

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.

Dec 23, 202226 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 23

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.

Dec 15, 202230 min

Championship Predictions - Gameweek 22

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.

Dec 08, 202231 min

Sunderland win at Wembley! Who else will be promoted?

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 ...

May 23, 20221 hr 6 min

The play-offs have arrived!

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...

May 10, 20221 hr 21 min

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

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...

May 02, 20221 hr 1 min

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

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 Huddersfiel...

Apr 25, 20221 hr 7 min

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

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 ...

Apr 19, 20221 hr 2 min

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

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)...

Apr 11, 202259 min

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

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 an...

Apr 04, 20221 hr 4 min

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

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 unpredic...

Mar 28, 202256 min

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

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 ...

Mar 21, 20221 hr 3 min

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

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 midfield...

Mar 14, 202258 min

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

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 ...

Mar 07, 20221 hr 15 min

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

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 ...

Feb 28, 20221 hr
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