Matt Davies-Adams and Adrian Clarke discuss the massive Monday night match up in The Championship - Adrian was on hand to see Coventry beat Middlesbrough. 

Our friend and TalkSPORT EFL expert Ian Danter then joins to talk all things Birmingham City before previews of Blackburn v Preston and the steel city derby.

Throw in predictions, tweet of the week and the usual fun and you’ve got a pod!

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On this week's pod, Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin react to Watford's left field managerial appointment and the departure of Ryan Lowe from Wigan.

There's plenty of praise for Middlesbrough after they go top of the Championship plus previews of Portsmouth v Sheffield United, Derby v Swansea, Reading v Wycombe and Bromley v Notts County.

Add in some potential cupsets, predictions and a cracking tweet of the week and you've got a pod!

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Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin discuss the transfers that could change their new teams as well as the managerial manoeuvres at Watford and Blackburn

There are also previews of Derby V Ipswich, Wrexham v Millwall, Luton v Bradford and Harrogate v Cambridge plus predictions, tweet of the week and the usual fun

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Matt, Adrian and Sam talk all the key EFL action from the weekend, including:

Cifuentes out 

South Coast Derby

Millwall thrash Charlton 

Bamford’s barmy day 

Wrexham leave it late 

Doncaster let a three goal lead slip 

Loads of love for Bromley 

Wild out at Fleetwood 

Pato in at Colchester?!

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Matt, Adrian and Sam talk all the key EFL action from the weekend, including:

Stockport’s incredible OG
Grant abolished from Huddersfield 
Coventry back on song
Boro leave it late
Sheff U see red….twice 
Cardiff win the big one in League One
The impressive Dom Ballard
Late drama at Priestfield
The Swindon lot 
Predictions 
Tweet of the Week 

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Oxford v Bristol city - how’d Bloomfield get the job?
Coventry v Leicester 
Watford v Millwall 

Bradford v Cardiff 
Wigan v Bolton 

Chesterfield v Bromley

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On our first episode of 2026, Matt Davies-Adams asks Sam Parkin and Adrian Clarke who caught their eye over the always hectic festive period in the EFL.

We analyse Wrexham, Watford, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Blackburn and Norwich in The Championship, Lincoln, Huddersfield, Reading and Bradford in League One and Harrogate and Cambridge in League Two.

There's also our verdict on Ryan Mason's departure from West Brom plus predictions and Tweet of the Week!

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