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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Simeon Gholam returns for a new season of the Essential EFL podcast from Sky Sports. He's joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell on this first episode of the new campaign to take a look ahead to the League One and League Two seasons.

It all starts on Friday 1st August when Luton take on AFC Wimbledon 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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The Championship Catch-up meets the League One & Two Review as Simeon Gholam and the panel look back at all three play-off finals at Wembley.

Andy Hinchcliffe and Gary Weaver are first up to deep dive into Sunderland's victory over Sheffield United in the Championship, while also looking at what's next for both clubs.

Then it is onto the other tiers, with Aaron McLean and David Stowell joining the party to assess Charlton's win over Leyton Orient, and AFC Wimbledon's triumph over Walsall.

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Simeon Gholam is with Luke Chambers at Wembley Stadium to look back at the League Two play-off final between AFC Wimbledon and Walsall.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean pitchside at Wembley immediately after full-time to look back at Charlton's victory over Leyton Orient in the League One play-off final.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Don Goodman and Andy Hinchcliffe pitchside at Wembley to look back on a dramatic Championship play-off final.

They assess Sunderland's remarkable comeback victory over Sheffield United as they sealed their return to the Premier League.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Gary Weaver to look ahead to the biggest game in football - the Championship play-off final!

The panel look ahead to the game at Wembley between Sheffield United and Sunderland, assessing the key battles, who needs the win more, and what tactics and lineups may be deployed by Chris Wilder and Regis Le Bris.

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