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Essential EFL

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 throughout the season. Simeon Gholam is joined by Sky Sports top EFL pundits to get their thoughts and opinions on the latest action 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 You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker

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38:59

The EFL Interviews: Muldoon with a point to prove,...

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2025/03/17

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

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13:58

Championship games! Seven wonders & guess the player

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2025/03/13

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.

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33:00

The EFL Interviews: Chambers on being more than a...

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2025/03/10

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

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20:04

Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 36

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2025/03/06

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

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40:22

The EFL Interviews: Manager special! Holloway, Rowett...

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2025/03/03

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

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23:03

Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 35

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2025/02/27

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

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30:15

The EFL Interviews: Windass on wonder goals, Gotts on...

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2025/02/24

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

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35:40

Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 34

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2025/02/20

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

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32:26

The EFL Interviews: Bannan on awards, Gelhardt on...

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2025/02/17

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

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25:32

Championship Games! Quiz of the season & Team of the...

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2025/02/13

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.

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39:49

The EFL Interviews: Mason-Clark on learning, Goudmijn...

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2025/02/10

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

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18:51

Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 31

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2025/02/06

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.

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32:58

The EFL Interviews: Barnes back at Burnley, Leaburn...

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2025/02/03

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

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20:43

Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 30

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2025/01/30

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

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40:01

The EFL Interviews: Colchester's Taylor on seniority,...

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2025/01/27

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

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67:14

Young stars of the EFL!

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2025/01/23

Simeon Gholam is joined by Sky Sports experts Andy Hinchcliffe and David Stowell to pick out the best and brightest talents from across the EFL.In part one and two, Hinchliffe picks out 10 of the best players aged 21 and under from the Championship this season. Jobe Bellingham, Shea Charles, Ben Doak, Callum Doyle, Tom Fellows, Alfie Gilchrist, Willy Gnonto, Tyler Goodrham, Luca Koleosho and Chris Rigg.In parts three and four, Stowell takes over to assess the lower tiers. In League One it's Louie

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38:35

The EFL Interviews: Potts on progression, Koumas on...

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2025/01/20

On this week's episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast we hear from three young players who are really starting to make a name for themselves in the Football League.First, Simeon sits down with Portsmouth midfielder Freddie Potts who speaks about stepping up to Championship level and winning a European trophy with his parent-club, West Ham.Then it's Stoke and Wales youngster Lewis Koumas. Son of former pro Jason, Lewis is out on loan from Liverpool and getting to grips with his

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22:47

Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 27

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2025/01/16

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 27 of the Sky Bet Championship season.Running order… Burnley vs Sunderland, Cardiff vs Swansea, Millwall vs Hull, Plymouth vs QPR, Leeds vs Sheff Wed, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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39:18

The EFL Interviews: Dack on overcoming injury, Howard...

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2025/01/13

Simeon Gholam is back with three more EFL players on the latest episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.First up is Gillingham's Bradley Dack who speaks about playing regularly again having recovered from serious injuries. Then it's Wrexham's goalkeeper Mark Howard who talks about playing the position and hosting a podcast all about it! And finally we hear from Burnley's French defender Maxime Esteve about adapting to life in the north west and overcoming the language barrier

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49:43

The Championship Catch-up: Promotion, play-off and...

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2025/01/09

Simeon Gholam is joined by Don Goodman and Gary Weaver on the Championship Catch-up on the Essential EFL podcast to take an in-depth look at all the latest action from the second tier.The panel look back on all the festive action, and assess the respective promotion, play-off and relegation battles as he head into the second half of the season.

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