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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… 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 to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/footballFor advertising opportunities email: skysportspodcasts@sky.uk

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 Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-eflYou can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/footballFor advertising opportunities email: skysportspodcasts@sky.uk

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

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-eflYou can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/footballFor advertising opportunities email: skysportspodcasts@sky.uk

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.

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 who tells Sim how he's adapting to senior football and what it was like to come through the Spurs academy.And we finish with Bromley’s Michael Cheek who's finally getting his chance in the EFL after a long career in non-league.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 "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/footballFor advertising opportunities email: skysportspodcasts@sky.uk

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.

Simeon Gholam speaks to three Championship players on this week's episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.First up is Calum Chambers who joined Cardiff City at the start of the season. He tells Sim why he wanted the move and how he’s trying to show people he’s more than just a right back!Then we head to Swansea to hear from Ben Cabango who was named the club’s new captain after long-time skipper Matt Grimes left for Coventry in January.And finally it’s Millwall’s Tristan Crama. The Frenchman chats to Sim about moving to England during Covid and how he’s trying to take every chance to test himself at the highest level he can.

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 36 of the Sky Bet Championship season.Running order… Norwich vs Oxford, Coventry vs Stoke, Watford vs Millwall, Portsmouth vs LeedsRest of the Saturday 3pms

Simeon Gholam chats with three managers on the latest episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.First up is Swindon Town boss Ian Holloway, who has guided his team away from the threat of relegation out of the Football League after a really difficult start to life at the County Ground.Then we head to Oxford United to hear how Gary Rowett's first couple of months in charge have gone for him and his team as they bid to keep their place in the Championship.And finally Sim chats with Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens who tells us why his job is made even more difficult by the size of some of the other teams in League One this season.

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and Gary Weaver take a look ahead at Gameweek 35 of the Sky Bet Championship season.Running order… Sheff Wed vs Sunderland, Leeds vs West Brom, Blackburn vs Norwich, Oxford vs Coventry, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

Simeon Gholam speaks to three more players on this episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.First up is Sheffield Wednesday's Josh Windass who talks about his side's tendancy to score great goals this season and why he doesn't enjoy evening kick offs.Then we head to Barrow and hear from Robbie Gotts. He tells Sim why he thinks Barrow have found this season trickier than in recent years and talks about his development as a youngster at Leeds United.And finally Sim speaks to Ethon Archer. The Cheltenham midfielder explains his journey into the Football League having played for a number of clubs at Steps 4 and 5 of the non-league pyramid.

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and Gary Weaver take a look ahead at Gameweek 34 of the Sky Bet Championship season.Running order… Bristol City vs Middlesbrough, Burnley vs Sheff Wed, Derby vs Millwall, Plymouth vs Cardiff, Sunderland vs Hull, Watford vs Luton, Sheff Utd vs Leeds, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

Simeon Gholam speaks to three more EFL players on the latest episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.First up is Sheffield Wednesday's Barry Bannan who speaks about why he and his teammates seem to be scoring so many goal of the season contenders!Then it's Hull City's forward Joe Gelhardt who's on loan from Leeds United. He tells Sim about the move and why he hopes it'll help him progress his career.And finally we hear from Mansfield Town defender Alfie Kilgour who tells Sim about his road to recovery from an achilles injury which had kept him out of action for fourteen months.

Simeon Gholam puts David Prutton to the test in a quiz of the 2024/25 Championship season so far, before the pair then pick out their best XI and a manager from the campaign.

Simeon Gholam is back on the Essential EFL podcast for another episode of The EFL Interviews where we hear from the players lighting up the Football League.On this episode we hear from Coventry forward Ephron Mason-Clark who talks about how he's learning from other players to develop his own game.Then it's onto Derby County and their Dutch midfielder Kenzo Goudmijn. He tells Sim about adapting to live in the UK after his summer move to the East Midlands.And finally, Cambridge forward Elias Kachunga speaks to Sim about how he's determined to score the goals to keep the U's in League One at the end of the season.

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 31 of the Sky Bet Championship season.Running order… Sunderland vs Watford, West Brom vs Sheff Wed, Norwich vs Derby, Sheff Utd vs Portsmouth, Bristol City vs Swansea.

Hear from three more players on the latest episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast from Sky Sports.This week, Simeon chats with Ashley Barnes who's returned to Burnley to help with their Championship promotion push. Then, it's Charlton's Miles Leaburn who's back amongst the goals after returning from a long-term injury. And finally we hear from Port Vale teenager Jack Shorrock. His brilliant volley against Crewe earned him the League Two goal of the month award for November. You can watch it here...

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 30 of the Sky Bet Championship season.Running order… Blackburn vs Preston, Plymouth vs West Brom, Oxford vs Bristol City, Watford vs Norwich, Middlesbrough vs Sunderland, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

Simeon Gholam returns with another episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.On this week's episode he speaks to three players at very different stages of their careers...First up is Colchester striker Lyle Taylor who is closing in on 400 EFL appearances. Then we hear from Crawley Town's Toby Mullarkey who explains how he combines his playing career with work as a qualified personal trainer. And we round off the episode at Accrington Stanley where Sim spoke to youngster Sonny Aljofree about taking his first steps in senior football.