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Sim is joined by Ben Tozer and David Stowell to take a look at the latest news and talking points from League One on this episode of the Essential EFL podcast.

They discuss Leicester City's nightmare start to life in the third tier - can Russell Martin's possession-based style of play get them back into the Championship?

Ben and David also share their thoughts on the first managerial sacking of the season with Michael Duff departing Wycombe Wanderers.

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Sim is joined by former EFL striker Sam Parkin and commentator David Stowell to take a look at how the League Two season has begun.

With four games gone there are no 100% records, but a host of teams will be pleased with the starts they have made including early league leaders Bristol Rovers.

On the other hand some sides have struggled to get going with concern growing at Port Vale and Gillingham, and a much-needed win at Salford.

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Sim is back with David Prutton on this week's episode of the Essential EFL podcast.

They discuss Millwall's excellent start to the season and whether West Ham and Leicester City should be concerned by their openings to the new campaign.

Plus, Prutts makes his predictions for the four Championship games you can watch live on Sky Sports this weekend: Wrexham vs Birmingham City, Middlesbrough vs West Bromwich Albion, Derby County vs Swansea City and Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Stoke City.

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Sim is joined by David Prutton for the first time this season on the latest episode of the Essential EFL podcast.

They take a look back at the opening round of Championship fixtures and predict what will happen in the four games you can watch live on Sky Sports this weekend: Lincoln City vs Portsmouth, Birmingham City vs Bristol City, Millwall vs Norwich City and West Bromwich Albion vs Burnley.

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Simeon is back with the Essential EFL podcast's season preview for the 2026-27 campaign.

In the first half of the episode he's joined by Curtis Davies and Luke Chambers to take a look at the teams who could be fighting it out to win promotion to the Premier League.

Then in the second half of the pod, Ben Tozer and David Stowell join Sim to run the rule over Leagues One and Two where there are already plenty of storylines!

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Sky Sports EFL pundits to look back at three dramatic play-off finals.

Andy Hinchcliffe and Gary Weaver join to discuss the Championship play-off final, as Hull City beat Middlesbrough.

Aaron McLean and David Stowell then takeover to look at League One and Two, as Bolton saw off Stockport, and Notts County won out against Salford.

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Simeon Gholam is joined pitchside by Aaron McLean at Wembley for an immediate review of the League Two play-off final, as Notts County beat Salford 3-0 to reach League One.

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Simeon Gholam is joined pitchside by Andy Hinchcliffe at Wembley for an immediate review of the League One play-off final, as Bolton beat Stockport 4-1 to reach the Championship.

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Simeon Gholam is joined pitchside by Don Goodman at Wembley for an immediate review of the Championship play-off final, as Hull beat Middlesbrough 1-0 to win and reach the Premier League.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Luke Chambers and Gary Weaver to look ahead to the Championship play-off final between Hull and Middlesbrough.

They assess the strangest build-up to a play-off final in history following the 'Spygate' drama and Southampton's expulsion, before looking ahead to the clash at Wembley.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and Ben Tozer to review the League One and Two play-offs.

The panel look back at the semi-finals, and then ahead to the finals at Wembley and try to predict who will be promoted.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Tommy Smith to look back at two dramatic play-off semi-finals.

They assess Southampton's win over Middlesbrough, then Hull's victory against Millwall, what it all means for the finalists and what's next for the beaten sides.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell to look ahead to the League One and Two play-off semi-finals.

The panel starts by looking ahead to the League One semi-finals: Stevenage vs Stockport & Bolton vs Bradford, before turning attention to League Two: Grimsby vs Salford & Chesterfield vs Notts County.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Don Goodman and Andy Hinchcliffe to preview the Championship play-off semi-finals.

The panel looks ahead at all the talking points for Hull vs Millwall and Middlesbrough vs Southampton, and debate who will reach Wembley.

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Simeon is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe, David Prutton (briefly), Aaron McLean and David Stowell to preview the final day of the EFL's regular season.

They discuss who will seal the final automatic promotion spot out of the Championship and which team will claim the final playoff berth.

In League One there are playoff spots up for grabs and relegation to be avoided. And in League Two the title is on the line, there's a shootout for a playoff place and a huge battle to secure safety.

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and Gary Weaver take a look ahead at Gameweek 45 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Leicester vs Millwall, West Brom vs Ipswich, Charlton vs Hull, Middlesbrough vs Watford, Coventry vs Wrexham

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Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Derby's Ben Brereton Diaz, Portsmouth's Terry Devlin, Preston's Jamal Lewis, Watford's Imran Louza and Stoke's Steven Nzonzi.

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and Tommy Smith take a look ahead at Gameweek 43 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Blackburn vs Coventry, Portsmouth vs Leicester, Derby vs Oxford, Millwall vs QPR, Ipswich vs Middlesbrough, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 42 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… West Brom vs Millwall, Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich vs Ipswich, QPR vs Bristol City, Birmingham vs Wrexham, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 40 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Middlesbrough vs Millwall, Leicester vs Preston, Norwich vs Portsmouth, Oxford vs Hull, Coventry vs Derby, Rest of the Good Friday 3pms

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Tommy Smith to take a look at all the latest action from the Championship.

They assess Coventry's march towards the Premier League, and the sides vying for promotion and the play-offs.

Attention then turns to the bottom of the table and the sides at risk of dropping into League One.

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 39 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Preston vs Stoke, Ipswich vs Millwall, Blackburn vs Middlesbrough, Derby vs Birmingham, Swansea vs Coventry, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel assess Northampton Town's sacking of Kevin Nolan, Leyton Orient's struggles this season, Exeter bringing in Matt Taylor until the end of the season and who can still make the play-offs in League One.

Then it's onto League Two and Tranmere's managerial change bringing in Pete Wild, Walsall sacking Mat Sadler, Notts County's push towards the promotion places, Barnet's impressive return to the EFL this season and who can still make...

Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Middlesbrough's Tommy Conway, Preston's Daniel Jebbison, Blackpool's Ashley Fletcher, Leyton Orient's Dominic Ballard and MK Dons' Rushian Hepburn-Murphy.

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 36 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Preston vs Oxford, Blackburn vs Portsmouth, Hull vs Millwall, QPR vs Middlesbrough, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and Ben Tozer on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel assess whether League One pacesetters Cardiff City and Lincoln City are destined for promotion to the Championship, Plymouth's remarkable turnaround under Tom Cleverley and the impact of Gary Caldwell's move from Exeter City to Wigan Athletic.

Then it's onto League Two and Cambridge United's rise under Neil Harris, Shrewsbury's improvement under Gavin Cowan, Barrow's appointment of Dino Maamria and what's next for Fleetwood Town.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Millwall's Jake Cooper, QPR's Nicolas Madsen, Sheffield Wednesday's Charlie McNeill, Bristol City's Emil Riis and Swansea City's Josh Tymon.

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 33 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Blackburn vs Preston, West Brom vs Coventry, Hull vs QPR, Stoke vs Leicester, Swansea vs Bristol City, Sheff Utd vs Sheff Wed, Rest of the Saturday 3pms...

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Simeon Gholam, Curtis Davies and Andy Hinchcliffe take a look at all the latest action from the Championship.

The panel assess Middlesbrough's march to the top, Coventry's concerning dip, Millwall's march, the race for sixth place and potential changes to the play-off format.

Then attention turns to Watford's appointment of Ed Still, and the struggles of Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City and West Brom.

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 31 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Charlton vs QPR, Derby vs Ipswich, Norwich vs Blackburn, Southampton vs Watford, Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough, Rest of the Saturday games.

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and Tommy Smith take a look ahead at Gameweek 30 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Bristol City vs Derby, Stoke vs Southampton, Leicester vs Charlton, Sheffield Wednesday vs Wrexham, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look at Lincoln City's impressive recent run and their place in the League One promotion race, Huddersfield's appointment of Liam Manning, Peterborough's surge and whether Jon Brady can save Port Vale.

Then it's onto League Two and the flying form of Bromley, whether MK Dons can kick on, whether Steve Evans can keep Bristol Rovers in the EFL and Barrow hiring Paul Gallagher.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Stoke's Sorba Thomas, Birmingham's Kai Wagner, Coventry's Ellis Simms, Swansea's Ethan Galbraith and Norwich's Harry Darling.

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 27 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… West Brom vs Middlesbrough, Coventry vs Leicester, Ipswich vs Blackburn, Watford vs Millwall, Rest of the Saturday games

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Jobi McAnuff and Tommy Smith to look back on all the festive action from the Championship.

The panel assess Coventry's wobble, how the promotion race has unfolded, Ryan Mason's sacking by West Brom, Leicester and Southampton's struggles and the relegation battle.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Don Goodman and Andy Hinchcliffe to look ahead to how the promotion race in the Championship may unfold over a hectic Christmas fixture list.

The panel assess whether anyone can catch Coventry, who is in the race for automatic promotion and who could boost their challenge for a play-off spot.

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 22 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Swansea vs Wrexham, Southampton vs Coventry, Blackburn vs Millwall, Preston vs Norwich, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look at Bradford's ambitions to achieve back-to-back promotion's, Doncaster's dip, Peterborough improving under Luke Wiliams and Exeter's bid to stay up.

Then it's onto League Two and Cambridge's march up the table under Neil Harris, Fleetwood's ambitions this season, the miserable slump of Bristol Rovers and then Tranmere Rovers' solid recent form.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Leicester's Jordan James, Stoke's Million Manhoef, Derby's Bobby Clark, Bradford's Josh Neufville and Colchester's Charlton loanee Micah Mbick.

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 19 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Hull vs Middlesbrough, Derby vs Leicester, Charlton vs Portsmouth, Watford vs Norwich, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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