Sim is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe on this week's episode of Essential EFL to take a look at the big talking points in the Championship.

They discuss West Ham and Birmingham's form towards the top of the table - could both sides find themselves back in the Premier League next season?

They also chat about the recent struggles at Derby and Preston and analyse whether either team can turn things around and move out of the bottom three.

Plus, Hinchy makes his predictions for the four games you can watch live on Sky Sports over the weekend - Bolton vs Middlesbrough, Charlton vs Norwich, Portsmouth vs Millwall and Sheffield United vs Derby.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Ben Tozer and Sam Parkin to look at all the latest news and talking points from League One and Two on this episode of the Essential EFL podcast.

They discuss Robbie Savage winning his first game in charge of Peterborough at Leicester City, which has led to more problems for Russell Martin, Bradford City's appointment of Michael Duff, Wycombe giving the job permanently to Tom Hounsell, Sheffield Wednesday's recent dip in form and a poor start to the season for MK Dons.

Attention then turns to League Two and Salford City's rapid rise to the top, Crewe Alexandra's unbeaten start and the struggles of the bottom two of Northampton Town and Crawley Town

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Sim is joined by David Prutton on this week's episode of the Essential EFL podcast.

The pair look ahead to the big return of the Championship after the international break, and Prutts makes his predictions for some big derbies, including West Brom vs Birmingham and Southampton vs Portsmouth.

•You can watch the EFL action live on Sky Sports. If you're not already a Sky customer, you can stream Sky Sports on your terms with a NOW membership. Sign up to NOW here: www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_podcastlink

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