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Hull City won the play-offs last season after finishing sixth in the Championship.

Graham Westley: Championship play-off expansion to eighth adds a new intrigue

Graham Westley examines the impact of the Championship play-off expansion and asks how finishing eighth could change the way clubs approach the season.

Chris Dunlavy: Identity crisis puts Burnley in the mire

Chris Dunlavy examines Burnley’s identity crisis under Nicky Hayen and questions whether the Clarets’ financial pressures are now holding them back on and off the pitch.

Chris Dunlavy: Slow start has put Preston in great peril

Chris Dunlavy examines Preston North End’s worrying start to the Championship season and asks whether their commitment to sustainability is finally becoming incompatible with life in the second...

Simon Grayson: It can be so tough to shake Premier League relegation hangover

West Ham and Burnley have both struggled to hit top form on their return to the Championship. The Hammers’ 4-2 win over Wolves last Tuesday evening was their...

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KIM NOT HAPPY WITH DISPLAY

LESSONS: Hellberg MIDDLESBROUGH manager Kim Hellberg was frustrated that his side lost control of a match in which they led 1-0. They may have then fought back from...

Davies feels for his keeper Beadle

By Brian Dick OOPS: Birmingham City goalkeeper James Beadle can’t claim the ball in the lead-up to Middlesbrough’s late leveller PICTURES: Alamy CHRIS Davies described Middlesbrough’s late equaliser...

SHAW’S NOT DISPIRITED

ROAR PASSION: Moussa Yeo celebrates Swansea’s win PICTURES: Alamy DESPITE their encouraging start to life in the Championship, Lincoln City are still winless at home, but head coach...

EUSTAQUIO SENDS THE SWANS TO TOP SPOT

By Matt Wright VITOR Matos was keeping a cool head after his Swansea City side ground out a win at Lincoln City to take them top of the...

League OneMore League One

Millwall’s Tamika Mkandawire and West Ham United’s Julien Faubert battle for the ball at The Den in 2011

EFL Five Talking Points: Millwall-West Ham derby returns – York City’s surprise League Two start

The Millwall-West Ham derby takes centre stage in the EFL this weekend, while York City’s flying start and a pair of managerial pressure points provide plenty of other...

The latest FLP Podcast sees Matt Badcock, Chris Dunlavy and John Lyons discuss Paul Heckingbottom’s Preston exit, West Ham’s flying form and Cyle Larin’s goalscoring run for Southampton.

The FLP Podcast: What’s gone wrong at Preston? West Ham flying & Southampton’s Cyle Larin on fire

The latest FLP Podcast sees Matt Badcock, Chris Dunlavy and John Lyons discuss Paul Heckingbottom’s Preston exit, West Ham’s flying form and Cyle Larin’s goalscoring run for Southampton.

Plymouth Argyle ace Bim Pepple has got big ambitions after ‘bittersweet’ World Cup snub

Plymouth Argyle striker Bim Pepple is using his ‘bittersweet’ World Cup disappointment as motivation after coming agonisingly close to making Canada’s squad.

Interim Wycombe Wanderers boss Tom Hounsell

Tom Hounsell steps up for Wycombe Wanderers after Michael Duff is ditched

Tom Hounsell will get the chance to make the Wycombe Wanderers job his own after Michael Duff became the first managerial casualty of the EFL season.

League TwoMore League Two

Brennan’s Bees sting again to fry up the Cods

By Mitul Samji BARNET 3 Tshimanga 10 (pen), Lakin 60, Kanu 62 BARNET: Cox 7, Senior 7, Collinge 7, Williams 7, Crichlow8, Comley 7, Gallagher 7 (Ofoborh 72,...

COWLEY’S LEFT SCOWLING AFTER FOUL FINISH SEES SUB SENT OFF

By Jon Waldron DANNY COWLEY did not hide his frustrations after sub Jaden Williams was sent-off in his side’s draw with Cheltenham. The Us soared in front in...

YOUNG KENDALL IS MINT FOR GILLS

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Markanday secures win as Spireites finish well

By Nick Johnson CHESTERFIELD’s assistant manager Danny Webb praised the “grit and determination” shown by the squad after a hard-fought win over York. Lee Bonis and Dilan Markanday...

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‘EMBARRASSED’ JONES LAMENTS A BAD DAY OUT

NATHAN Jones has admitted Charlton’s second defeat in the first eight games of the season has hit him hard. The visiting boss had been highly encouraged by the...

SO SHOT-SHY OWLS LACK A CUTTING EDGE

LEAGUE ONE SHEFFIELD WED 0 ENRIK Pedersen expressed the need for his Sheffield Wednesday team to create more chances after they were held to a goalless draw by...

FREE WILL IS SO KEANE TO SHINE

By Dave Flett EXPERIENCE: Will Keane celebrates scoring for Reading against Northampton last season and, right, in his early days with Manchester United PICTURE: Alamy FREE agent Will...

MY TOP THREE

LUKE Varney rose from a humble start at Non-League Quorn to play for Blackpool in the Premier League. He retired in 2022 after scoring 104 goals in 521...

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