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.

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Simeon Gholam is joined by Ryan Lowe on this week's episode of Essential EFL.

We take a look at Lowe's recent managerial career, including his spells at Wigan and Preston, and ask him what's next.

David Stowell then joins as we look at some of the latest news in the EFL, including Graham Alexander's move from Bradford to Preston, Plymouth Argyle's start to the season under Tom Cleverley and the League Two promotion race.

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Sim is joined by Andy Hinchcliffe and Billy Sharp on this week's episode of Essential EFL.

They take a look at the start of the Championship season with Swansea City leading the way as we head into the first international break. Can the Swans maintain their good form?

Plus, are there signs that West Ham and Wolves have found their groove? Can Will Lankshear fire Middlesbrough to promotion? And what has gone wrong at Burnley with the Clarets currently sitting bottom of the pile?

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

They discuss the big news from the Championship and take a look at why Burnley and Preston find themselves at the bottom of the division.

They also chat about West Ham's thumping 6-0 win over Wrexham and why the result might be a 'reality check' for the Welsh side.

Plus, Prutts makes his predictions for the Championship matches you'll be able to watch live on Sky Sports this weekend.

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Sim is joined by Ben Tozer and David Stowell to take a look at the latest news and talking points from League One on this episode of the Essential EFL podcast.

They discuss Leicester City's nightmare start to life in the third tier - can Russell Martin's possession-based style of play get them back into the Championship?

Ben and David also share their thoughts on the first managerial sacking of the season with Michael Duff departing Wycombe Wanderers.

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Sim is joined by former EFL striker Sam Parkin and commentator David Stowell to take a look at how the League Two season has begun.

With four games gone there are no 100% records, but a host of teams will be pleased with the starts they have made including early league leaders Bristol Rovers.

On the other hand some sides have struggled to get going with concern growing at Port Vale and Gillingham, and a much-needed win at Salford.

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