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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 every Thursday 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. - •You can watch the EFL action live on Sky Sports. If you're not already a Sky customer, you can stream Sky Sports on your terms with a NOW membership. Sign up to NOW here: www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_podcastlink •Listen to every episode of Essential EFL here: www.skysports.com/podcasts/36578/11933949/essential-efl-a-sky-sports-efl-podcast •You can listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by asking it to "play Essential EFL". •For all the latest EFL news, head to www.skysports.com/football •For advertising opportunities email: skysportspodcasts@sky.uk
Unknown Host hosts Essential EFL, a news show with 315 episodes published.
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 i
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 M
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. - •You can watch the EFL action live on Sky Spo
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. - •You can watch the EFL action live on S
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. - •You can watch the EFL action
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 'S
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. •
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
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
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 deb
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
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, Co
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.
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 v
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 Bristo
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, C
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 th
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, S
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 s
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
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Essential EFL is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under News (soccer) and has published 315 episodes.
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