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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…
Stoke vs Hull
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough 
Norwich vs Watford 
QPR vs Millwall 
Preston vs Blackburn 
Preamble and results review
Rest of the Saturday 3pms
Outro

Simeon Gholam speaks to three managers on the latest episode of 'The EFL Interviews' on the Essential EFL podcast.

First up is the Championship's manager of the month for August, Sunderland's Regis Le Bris. He's followed by Phil Parkinson from Wrexham who took home the League One award. Finally, Lincoln City boss Michael Skubala speaks to Simeon after a positive start to the season for the Imps.

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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…
Preamble and results review
Hull vs Sheff Utd
Millwall vs Luton
Leeds vs Burnley
Oxford vs Stoke
Portsmouth vs WBA
Rest of the Saturday 3pms
Outro

Sky Sports EFL Editor Simeon Gholam is joined by pundits Andy Hinchcliffe and David Prutton for the Championship Catch-up.

The guests look back on the opening few weeks of the season, Sunderland's perfect start, the fate so far of the relegated trio as well as West Brom, Watford and Leeds.

Hinchcliffe and Prutton then pay a touching tribute to Sol Bamba, the EFL legend, Sky Sports pundit and former Cardiff, Middlesbrough and Leeds defender who tragically passed away earlier this month aged just 39.

The panel then assess Cardiff and Plymouth's tricky starts as they find themselves in the bottom three of the embryonic league table and how the promoted trio of Oxford, Derby and Portsmouth are getting on.

Simeon Gholam speaks to three more EFL players on the latest episode of The EFL Interviews.

Sheffield United striker Kieffer Moore talks about settling in at Bramall Lane after getting a transfer sorted ahead of the new season.

MK Dons midfielder Liam Kelly discusses what attracted him to play for the club in League Two despite winning promotion out of the division last season.

And Salford striker Ben Woodburn talks about getting regular gametime in a bid to rebuild his career after bursting onto the scene as a youngster.

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Four of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Luton vs QPR
Burnley vs Blackburn
Cardiff vs Middlesbrough 
Coventry vs Norwich 
Sheff Utd vs Watford (Sun 3pm)
Rest of the Saturday 3pms
Outro

Simeon Gholam speaks to Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl and Notts County striker David McGoldrick on this episode of The EFL Interviews.

Rohl talks about his side's up and down start to the Championship season and also about his role as a TV pundit during Euro 2024.

McGoldrick explains how he's enjoying being back in his home city of Nottingham and how he has managed to sustain a two decade long career which has seen him play in ever division of the EFL.

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Three of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble and results review
Sheff Wed vs Leeds
QPR vs Plymouth 
Hull vs Millwall
Bristol City vs Coventry 
Swansea vs Cardiff
Rest of the Saturday 3pms
Outro

Simeon Gholam presents the first episode of our new series on the Essential EFL podcast - The EFL Interviews.

There's a Welsh theme to our first episode as Sim speaks to Swansea striker Liam Cullen ahead of Sunday's South Wales derby against Cardiff.

Dan James tells us how he hopes Leeds can get over their playoff final defeat to Southampton at the end of last season, and Wrexham's Jack Marriott talks about joining the Hollywood revolution at The Racecourse and of course, his opening day goal of the season contender.

Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek Two

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek Two of the 2024/25 Sky Bet Championship season.
Running order…
Preamble
Coventry vs Oxford 
West Brom vs Leeds 
Derby vs Middlesbrough 
Portsmouth vs Luton 
Sunderland vs Sheff Wed 
Rest of the Sat 3pms
Outro