Sky Sports Championship Predictions

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Each week Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton look ahead to the weekend's Championship action and predict who they think will win, lose or draw.

  • 1 hour 20 seconds
    Championship Catch-up: Boro buoyant & concerns for Coventry

    Simeon Gholam, Curtis Davies and Andy Hinchcliffe take a look at all the latest action from the Championship.

    The panel assess Middlesbrough's march to the top, Coventry's concerning dip, Millwall's march, the race for sixth place and potential changes to the play-off format.

    Then attention turns to Watford's appointment of Ed Still, and the struggles of Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City and West Brom.

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    12 February 2026, 6:00 am
  • 21 minutes 21 seconds
    Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 31

    Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 31 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

    Running order… Charlton vs QPR, Derby vs Ipswich, Norwich vs Blackburn, Southampton vs Watford, Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough, Rest of the Saturday games.

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    5 February 2026, 6:00 am
  • 24 minutes 14 seconds
    Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 30
    Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and Tommy Smith take a look ahead at Gameweek 30 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

    Running order… Bristol City vs Derby, Stoke vs Southampton, Leicester vs Charlton, Sheffield Wednesday vs Wrexham, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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    29 January 2026, 6:00 am
  • 40 minutes 25 seconds
    League One and Two review: Runaway leaders & new managers
    Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

    The panel look at Lincoln City's impressive recent run and their place in the League One promotion race, Huddersfield's appointment of Liam Manning, Peterborough's surge and whether Jon Brady can save Port Vale.

    Then it's onto League Two and the flying form of Bromley, whether MK Dons can kick on, whether Steve Evans can keep Bristol Rovers in the EFL and Barrow hiring Paul Gallagher.

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    22 January 2026, 6:00 am
  • 29 minutes 40 seconds
    'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!
    Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Stoke's Sorba Thomas, Birmingham's Kai Wagner, Coventry's Ellis Simms, Swansea's Ethan Galbraith and Norwich's Harry Darling.

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    20 January 2026, 6:00 am
  • 16 minutes 4 seconds
    Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 27
    Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 27 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

    Running order… West Brom vs Middlesbrough, Coventry vs Leicester, Ipswich vs Blackburn, Watford vs Millwall, Rest of the Saturday games

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    15 January 2026, 6:00 am
  • 46 minutes 57 seconds
    Championship Catch-up: Festive season wrapped!
    Simeon Gholam is joined by Jobi McAnuff and Tommy Smith to look back on all the festive action from the Championship.

    The panel assess Coventry's wobble, how the promotion race has unfolded, Ryan Mason's sacking by West Brom, Leicester and Southampton's struggles and the relegation battle.

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    8 January 2026, 6:00 am
  • 41 minutes 10 seconds
    Championship Catch-up: How will the promotion race unfold over Christmas?
    Simeon Gholam is joined by Don Goodman and Andy Hinchcliffe to look ahead to how the promotion race in the Championship may unfold over a hectic Christmas fixture list.

    The panel assess whether anyone can catch Coventry, who is in the race for automatic promotion and who could boost their challenge for a play-off spot.

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    23 December 2025, 6:00 am
  • 17 minutes 47 seconds
    Sky Sports Championship Predictions: Gameweek 22
    Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Gameweek 22 of the Sky Bet Championship season.

    Running order… Swansea vs Wrexham, Southampton vs Coventry, Blackburn vs Millwall, Preston vs Norwich, Rest of the Saturday 3pms

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    18 December 2025, 6:00 am
  • 28 minutes 8 seconds
    League One and Two review: Can Bradford go back-to-back? Bristol Rovers in the mire
    Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and David Stowell on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

    The panel look at Bradford's ambitions to achieve back-to-back promotion's, Doncaster's dip, Peterborough improving under Luke Wiliams and Exeter's bid to stay up.

    Then it's onto League Two and Cambridge's march up the table under Neil Harris, Fleetwood's ambitions this season, the miserable slump of Bristol Rovers and then Tranmere Rovers' solid recent form.

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    11 December 2025, 6:00 am
  • 30 minutes 26 seconds
    'Five in Five' EFL Stories: Five interviews, five players, five minutes!
    Simeon Gholam is joined by five different EFL players for five minutes apiece, as he speaks to Leicester's Jordan James, Stoke's Million Manhoef, Derby's Bobby Clark, Bradford's Josh Neufville and Colchester's Charlton loanee Micah Mbick.

    Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-efl

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    9 December 2025, 6:00 am
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