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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 19 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order…
Burnley vs Middlesbrough
Leeds vs Derby
Sheff Wed vs Preston
Sunderland vs Stoke
West Brom vs Sheff Utd
Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Simeon Gholam is back with another episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast from Sky Sports.

This week he speaks to Barnsley's player-coach, Conor Hourihane as he takes his first steps in his coaching career.

Then it's Exeter goalkeeper Joe Whitworth who tells Dan Long about how he became a 'keeper and making his Premier League debut for Crystal Palace.

And the third interview in this episode is with Peterborough midfielder Kwame Poku who's brilliant form has seen him scoop TWO League One player of the month awards so far.

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Simeon Gholam and David Stowell take a look at the star players in League One and Two, and pick their XIs and managers of the season so far.

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Simeon Gholam is back with another episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast.

This week he chats with Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris about their excellent start to the season in the Championship.

Then it's Preston forward Sam Greenwood who describes his playing career so far which has included spells at Arsenal as a youngster and starting for Leeds in the Premier League.

And finally we hear from Sheffield Wednesday striker Michael Smith who talks us through his stunning goal against Portsmouth - but does he think it's the best he's ever scored?

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Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 16 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

Running order…
Plymouth vs Watford
Coventry vs Sheff Utd 
Bristol City vs Burnley 
Sheff Wed vs Cardiff
Swansea vs Leeds
Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Curtis Davies and David Stowell on the League One & Two review on the Sky SportsEssential EFL podcast.

The panel take a look at Stockport's win over Wrexham, including a stunning goal from Louie Barry, and why the result was so good for the top two of Wycombe and Birmingham - despite neither palying at the weekend.

They also look at Barnsley failing to add pressure after a draw on Saturday, and Shrewsbury's appointment of Gareth Ainsworth.

In League Two  the panel assess Ian Holloway's return to the EFL and his start at Swindon, the surge of MK Dons under Scott Lindsay, Crewe moving up to second. Also, Port Vale sneaking away at the top and AFC Wimbledon's win at Barrow. 

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Simeon Gholam is back with another episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast. This week he speaks to three players from Leagues One and Two.

First up is Chesterfield's Will Grigg who chats about their return to the Football League and their high expectations now they're back in League Two.

Then it's Exeter's Ed Francis. A product of the Manchester City academy, Ed tells Simeon about his journey to Exeter via a spell at non-league Gateshead.

And finally we hear from Newport County defender Cameron Evans, who has had an 'interesting' footballing journey so far to say the least which have included spells in the League of Ireland and even contact with clubs via Linkedin.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Jobi McAnuff and Gary Weaver for the latest Championship Catch-up on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

The panel look back at the Steel City derby as Sheffield United affirmed their promotion credentials by beating rivals Sheffield Wednesday. They also dissect the sacking of Mark Robins by Coventry and the struggles of Rob Edwards and Luton.

Attention then turns to the impressive form of Middlesbrough, QPR's worrying period and the upturn at Millwall under Neil Harris, before analysing Watford's rise into the top six under Tom Cleverley, Burnley's performances under Scott Parker and a vital win for Portsmouth.

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Simeon Gholam puts David Prutton to the trest as he tests him on his EFL wonderkids, before the pair then pick their Championship icons for a second-tier Mount Rushmore, and finally there is a Steel City quiz.

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Simeon Gholam is back with another episode of The EFL Interviews on the Essential EFL podcast from Sky Sports.

In this episode Simeon sits down to chat with three Championship players - Norwich's Borja Sainz, Middlesbrough's Aiden Morris and Plymouth's Bali Mumba.

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