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Essential EFL from Sky Sports is your one-stop shop for all the best coverage of the Championship, League One and League Two. Each week on Championship Predictions, Simeon Gholam and David Prutton look ahead to the weekend's action and predict who they think will win, lose or draw. There's also EFL Interviews, where you'll hear from the players making the headlines on the field, plus we'll regularly get the thoughts and opinions of our EFL pundits and experts.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

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

    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.

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

    4 DAYS AGO

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

    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.

    24 min
  3. Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 10

    17 OCT

    Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 10

    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

    28 min

  4. 14 OCT

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

    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.

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

    10 OCT

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

    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.

    20 min

  6. 7 OCT

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

    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.

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

    3 OCT

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

    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.

    34 min

  8. 30 SEPT

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

    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.

    29 min
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Essential EFL from Sky Sports is your one-stop shop for all the best coverage of the Championship, League One and League Two. Each week on Championship Predictions, Simeon Gholam and David Prutton look ahead to the weekend's action and predict who they think will win, lose or draw. There's also EFL Interviews, where you'll hear from the players making the headlines on the field, plus we'll regularly get the thoughts and opinions of our EFL pundits and experts.

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  • Channel
    Sky Sports
  • Creator
    Sky Sports
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2024
  • Episodes
    192
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Sky Sports
  • Show Website
    Essential EFL

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