Episodes

  • 'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!

    'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!
    Nov 4 2025
    Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Hull's Oli McBurnie, QPR's Ilias Chair, Watford's Kwadwo Baah, Ipswich's Jacob Greaves and Rotherham's Man Utd loanee Dan Gore.

    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 by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".

    For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/football

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    29 mins
  • Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 13

    Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 13
    Oct 30 2025
    Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and Gary Weaver take a look ahead at Gameweek 13 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

    Running order… Wrexham vs Coventry, Leicester vs Blackburn, Norwich vs Hull, West Brom vs Sheff Wed, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

    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 by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".

    For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/football

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    25 mins
  • League One and Two review: Will Wilshere be a success at Luton? MK moving on up

    League One and Two review: Will Wilshere be a success at Luton? MK moving on up
    Oct 23 2025
    Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and Ben Tozer on the League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

    They look at Luton's appointment of Jack Wilshere, the form of Stockport, whether Ian Evatt's arrival can turn Blackpool around and the form of MK Dons. All that and plenty more!

    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 by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".

    For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/football

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    32 mins
  • Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek TEN

    Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek TEN
    Oct 16 2025
    Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Ten of the Sky Bet Championship season.

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

    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 by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".

    For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/football

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    22 mins
  • Championship Catch-up: Lampard’s Coventry flying, match abandonments, manager movements & playoff tweaks

    Championship Catch-up: Lampard’s Coventry flying, match abandonments, manager movements & playoff tweaks
    Oct 9 2025
    Simeon Gholam is joined by Gary Weaver and Tommy Smith for the latest Championship Catch-up on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

    The panel look back on the last part of the season, as Frank Lampard’s scintillating Coventry side went top. They also discuss the top six shakeup, manager movements at Watford, the fallout of the abandonment of Blackburn vs Ipswich and a potential change to the playoff format.

    All that and much more!


    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 by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".

    For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/football

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    57 mins
  • League One and Two review: Brilliant Bantams & Shining Saddlers

    League One and Two review: Brilliant Bantams & Shining Saddlers
    Oct 2 2025
    Simeon Gholam is joined by Ben Tozer and David Stowell on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

    The panel look at the surprising top three in League One of Bradford, Stevenage and Lincoln, and then the struggles at the bottom of Rotherham, Blackpool and Wycombe.

    Onto League Two and an analysis of the form of Walsall, the upsurge of Bristol Rovers, and the poor starts made by Cheltenham and Newport. All that and much more.

    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 by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".

    For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/football

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    38 mins
  • 'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!

    'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!
    Sep 30 2025
    Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Norwich's Josh Sargent, Derby's Patrick Agyemang, QPR's Harvey Vale, Charlton's Lloyd Jones and Leicester's Jakub Stolarczyk.

    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 by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".

    For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/football

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    30 mins
  • Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek SEVEN

    Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek SEVEN
    Sep 25 2025
    Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek SEVEN of the Sky Bet Championship season.

    Running order… West Brom vs Leicester, Coventry vs Birmingham, Swansea vs Millwall, Wrexham vs Derby, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

    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 by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".

    For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/football

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    19 mins