The Championship returns with a blockbuster weekend!

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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