Simeon Gholam is joined by Luke Chambers and Curtis Davies to look back on all the latest from the Championship.

The panel assess Rob Edwards' departure from Middlesbrough, as well as Norwich, Swansea and Southampton all sacking their managers, while also taking a look at the impressive form of Coventry and Derby, as well as Ipswich's upturn.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Dave Edwards and David Stowell on the League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look at the appointments of Leam Richardson and Luke Williams at Reading and Peterborough respectively. While also assessing the poor form of Plymouth Argyle and the brilliance of Amario Cozier-Duberry at Bolton.

Attention then turns to League Two and Shrewsbury's struggling season so far, as well as Notts County's improvements, Bristol Rovers' mixed form and Colchester's upturn.

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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.

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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

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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! 

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Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Oxford's Will Lankshear, Leicester's Abdul Fatawu, Derby's Carlton Morris, Ipswich's Cedric Kipre and Norwich's Liam Gibbs.

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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

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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!


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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.

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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.

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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

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Six of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Middlesbrough vs West Brom, Leicester vs Coventry, Birmingham vs Swansea, QPR vs Stoke, Millwall vs Watford, Rest of the weekend games

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Five of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Ipswich vs Sheff Utd, Charlton vs Millwall, Oxford vs Leicester, Preston vs Middlesbrough, Southampton vs Portsmouth, Rest of the Saturday 3pms. 


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Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell to look back at the opening stages of the League One and Two seasons.

The panel assess all the sides starring and struggling in both tiers, including Cardiff City flying high in League One as well as Doncaster's excellent start. And then unbeaten Gillingham, Ian Holloway's Swindon and Walsall who have bounced back from heartbreak in May.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Jobi McAnuff to look back on the first part of a thrilling 2025/26 Championship season.

The panel take a look at good starts for Middlesbrough, West Brom, Stoke, Leicester and Coventry, difficult beginnings for the two Sheffield clubs and Ipswich, a mixed bag at Southampton, Norwich keeping hold of Josh Sargent and plenty more. 

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek FOUR  of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Leicester vs Birmingham, Middlesbrough vs Sheff Utd, QPR vs Charlton, Stoke vs West Brom, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Three of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order… Derby vs Bristol City, Charlton vs Leicester, Hull vs Blackburn, Swansea vs Watford, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes each.

He speaks to Wigan Athletic's Paul Mullin, Stockport County's Malik Mothersille, Bolton Wanderers' John McAtee, Grimsby Town's Jaze Kabia and Walsall's Aden Flint.

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Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Two of the Championship season.

Running order… Wrexham vs West Brom, Derby vs Coventry, Portsmouth vs Norwich, Ipswich vs Southampton, rest of the weekend games.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Luke Chambers on the Essential EFL podcast to look ahead to the new Championship season.

The guests look at the prospective fate of the three relegated clubs in Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton, if Sheffield United can recover from Wembley heartache and how the three promoted clubs of Birmingham City, Wrexham and Charlton may get on.

The panel then turns its attention to the current plight of Sheffield Wednesday and whether there are any dark horses in the league that could surprise the second tier.

It all starts on Friday August 8 when Birmingham City host Ipswich live on Sky Sports. Every game over the opening weekend is also available to watch, either via Sky Sports+ or on the Sky Sports app.

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