EPISODE · Dec 23, 2019 · 38 MIN
EFL Christmas stories & Championship Team of the Decade
from Essential EFL
Listen to the brand new Sky Sports EFL Podcast, as famous names from around the EFL tell us their best Christmas stories, we pick a Championship Team of the Decade, and reveal who Sky Sports readers voted as the best young player in the Championship.Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips chats to Jonathan Oakes about what Christmas means to him and his family, then Brentford defender Pontus Jansson discusses the differences in spending the festive season in England and in his native Sweden.We then hear from Huddersfield's Tommy Elphick on what it's like to organise Christmas as a club captain, and what it's like to be injured at Christmas as a player. David Prutton then reveals what it was like to be a Football League player in a slightly different era, and how his routine has changed since retiring and becoming a Sky Sports presenter, and Wycombe striker Adebayo Akinfenwa reveals his Christmas food habits.Prutton and Don Goodman then face the impossible task of picking their Championship Team of the Decade with EFL reporter Simeon Gholam, and we announce who you voted as the Championship's best player aged 22 or under.Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-eflYou can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/footballFor advertising opportunities email: [email protected]
What this episode covers
Listen to the brand new Sky Sports EFL Podcast, as famous names from around the EFL tell us their best Christmas stories, we pick a Championship Team of the Decade, and reveal who Sky Sports readers voted as the best young player in the Championship.Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips chats to Jonathan Oakes about what Christmas means to him and his family, then Brentford defender Pontus Jansson discusses the differences in spending the festive season in England and in his native Sweden.We then hear from Huddersfield's Tommy Elphick on what it's like to organise Christmas as a club captain, and what it's like to be injured at Christmas as a player. David Prutton then reveals what it was like to be a Football League player in a slightly different era, and how his routine has changed since retiring and becoming a Sky Sports presenter, and Wycombe striker Adebayo Akinfenwa reveals his Christmas food habits.Prutton and Don Goodman then face the impossible task of picking their Championship Team of the Decade with EFL reporter Simeon Gholam, and we announce who you voted as the Championship's best player aged 22 or under.Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-eflYou can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential EFL".For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/footballFor advertising opportunities email: [email protected]
NOW PLAYING
EFL Christmas stories & Championship Team of the Decade
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Jun 20, 2026 ·2m
Jun 15, 2026 ·3m
Jun 14, 2026 ·2m
Jun 13, 2026 ·4m
Jun 12, 2026 ·4m
Jun 11, 2026 ·2m