EFL Unfiltered with David Prutton

This week we look ahead to The Carabao Cup Final between Aston Villa and Manchester City.

Joining Ben to preview the game is one of football's most iconic voices, Martin Tyler who will of course be commentating on the match.

Ben also spoke to several players hoping to be involved in the final, City duo Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez, and Aston Villa's Trezeguet and Frédéric Guilbert.

As well as all that, Ben speaks with a fan of each team who will be sat with each other at Sunday's final.

Former Leeds United and Barnsley manager Paul Heckingbottom, joins Ben Turner to look at the big games in the Championship this weekend, where the relegation battle is starting to heat up. Luton could make it three wins on the bounce and Barnsley are coming off the back of their surprise thrashing of Fulham, but does either team have enough in them to save their Sky Bet Championship status?

Ben and Paul preview Barnsley vs Middlesbrough, Charlton vs Luton, and Brentford vs Blackburn.

For a peak into Sky Bet Leagues One and Two, Ben is joined by former Rochdale and Tranmere star, Joe Thompson, to preview Fleetwood vs Portsmouth and Swindon vs Grimsby.

And of course there will be a look back at what were two very dramatic nights in the Leasing.com Trophy, as Portsmouth and Salford both booked a date at Wembley.

Ben Turner is joined by former Luton Town and Stoke City boss Nathan Jones, as well as Leyton Orient's Jobi McAnuff to look back on some midweek missed opportunities in the Championship. The team also preview 3 of the weekend's biggest fixtures, West Brom Vs Nottingham Forest, Leeds Vs Bristol City, and Preston Vs Millwall.

Former Rochdale midfielder, Joe Thompson tackles the big games in League's One and Two, previewing the clashes between Wycombe and Bolton, and Plymouth and Crewe.

In the latest edition of the Official EFL Podcast, Ben Turner looks ahead to the weekend's EFL fixtures with cancer survivor, former Rochdale midfielder, and Sir Tom Finney award winner, Joe Thompson.

In the Championship there's a huge clash in the race for promotion, as Nottingham Forest host Leeds United. 

Can Wigan keep up their mini revival as they host local rivals Preston North End?

And can Bristol City put pressure on the teams chasing promotion, by getting a win on Friday night against Birmingham City?

In League One there's another clash of the big fish as Sunderland host Ipswich Town.

And in League Two, Bradford will be hoping that the third time's a charm as Stuart McCall takes charge for their match against Ian Holloway's Grimsby.

In the latest edition of the Official EFL Podcast, Ben Turner looks ahead to the weekend's EFL fixtures with former Stoke City and Luton Town manager, Nathan Jones, and Colchester United Player Coach Jamal Campbell Ryce. 

In the Championship there are two big top versus bottom affairs, Leeds United Vs Wigan Athletic and West Bromwich Albion Vs Luton Town. Can the top two can hang on to the automatic promotion places? and are Luton and Wigan capable of beating the drop? Also in focus are Nathan Jones' former club Stoke City, who travel to Derby County on Friday night.

In League One there's a clash of the big fish as Portsmouth host Sunderland.

And in League Two the team take a look at promotion hopefuls Plymouth Argyle's tricky tie against Newport County.

In part two of this two part interview with Nathan "The Duke" Ellington, he opens up about the struggles in the later part of his career, the time he spent at West Brom in the Premier League, his conversion to Islam and the managers who misunderstood his faith, as well as the managers who he feels never gave him a fair chance.

In part 1 of an in depth interview with the man known as "The Duke", Nathan Ellington tells Ben Turner about his rise through the EFL, lining up against Fabrizio Ravanelli, and his prolific spell with Wigan Athletic.

In the second part of a special edition of the Official EFL Podcast, Ben Turner chats to former Luton Town and Stoke City manager Nathan Jones.

Jones talks about his time at Stoke City, what he learned from the experience, and the next step in his career. 

In the first of a two part special of the Official EFL Podcast, Ben Turner goes to meet former Luton Town and Stoke City manager Nathan Jones.

Jones talks about his love of coaching as well as his fascinating player career, which saw him play in three different countries. 

Ben Turner is joined by Leyton Orient captain Jobi McAnuff, former Birmingham and Cardiff centre back Roger Johnson and Colchester United Player Coach Jamal Campbell Ryce

The fixtures we preview in this week's episode are:

Middlesbrough v Stoke City

Cardiff City v Preston North End

Fulham v Leeds United

Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers

Forest Green Rovers v Swindon Town.