Essential EFL

Apr 13 2025 240 ep. 42 mins 448

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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 on Mondays and Thursdays.

Simeon Gholam and David Prutton make their picks for the weekend's matches on 'Championship Predictions'. You'll hear from players and managers on our 'EFL Interviews' episodes, plus we regularly get the thoughts and opinions of our EFL pundits and experts throughout the football season.

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The EFL Interviews: Young managers! Jackson, Nolan & Calderon

Apr 13 2025 35 mins

Simeon Gholam chats to three of the EFL's young managers on this week's episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast from Sky Sports.First up is AFC Wimbledon boss Johnni Jackson whose side are still right in the mix to win promotion from League Two.Then we head to Northampton Town to hear from Kevin Nolan. He tells Sim how working alongside David Moyes has helped pre

Championship Catch-up! The promotion pendulum swings back towards Leeds United

Apr 09 2025 17 mins

Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe to look back on another dramatic midweek in the promotion race, and ahead to another weekend of Championship action, with Leeds, Burnley and Sheffield United all live on Sky.Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-eflYou can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by saying "

The EFL Interviews: A Championship trio! Brewster, Pollock & Lowe

Apr 06 2025 38 mins

Simeon Gholam chats with three Championship players on this week's episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.First up is Sheffield United forward Rhian Brewster, then it's Watford's Mattie Pollock and we round off the episode with Stoke City striker Nathan Lowe.Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-eflYou can a

Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 40

Apr 02 2025 18 mins

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 40 of the Sky Bet Championship season.Running order… Blackburn vs Middlesbrough, Luton vs Leeds, Coventry vs Burnley, West Brom vs Sunderland, Oxford vs Sheff Utd, Rest of the Saturday 3pmsEssential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-eflYou can also listen

The EFL Interviews: League Two promotion winners! Piergianni, Sarcevic & Stevens

Mar 30 2025 36 mins

Simeon Gholam chats to three players who have all earned promotions out of League Two over the course of their careers on this week's episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.First up is Stevenage’s captain Carl Piergianni, then we hear from Bradford City’s Antoni Sarcevic and we finish the episode with AFC Wimbledon’s Matty Stevens.Essential EFL is a Sky Sp

Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 39

Mar 26 2025 20 mins

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 39 of the Sky Bet Championship season.Running order… Sheff Utd vs Coventry, Watford vs Plymouth, Hull vs Luton, Burnley vs Bristol City, Leeds vs Swansea, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

League One and Two review: The race is on as we approach the run-in

Mar 24 2025 38 mins

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 the latest in the promotion race, play-off and relegation battles across the third and fourth tier as the 2024/25 season approaches its climax.Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-efl

Championship Catch-up: Promotion, play-off and relegation battles assessed

Mar 19 2025 44 mins

Simeon Gholam is joined by Don Goodman and Jobi McAnuff on a Championship Catch-up episode of the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.The panel look back on all the latest action from the second tier, and assess the respective promotion, play-off and relegation battles as we head into the run-in.

The EFL Interviews: Muldoon with a point to prove, Abbott on development & Cheek taking his EFL opportunity

Mar 16 2025 38 mins

Simeon Gholam speaks to three more players on this week's episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.First up is Harrogate Town’s Jack Muldoon who speaks about having to prove people wrong, dealing with having Type 1 diabetes as a professional footballer and winning promotion during Covid.Then it's on to Notts County’s on-loan Tottenham midfielder George Abbott

Championship games! Seven wonders & guess the player

Mar 12 2025 13 mins

Simeon Gholam and David Prutton pick out their 'seven wonders' of the Championship, including incredible goals, moments, games, players and managers from second-tier history.Sim then puts Prutts to the test in a 'guess the player' quiz of Championship legends, past and present.