Preston looking to the future, Stoke's finances & Sutton's historic Wembley date

Jonathan Oakes is joined by David Stowell and Jobi McAnuff to discuss all the latest from the Championship, League One and League Two.The panel dissects all the most recent news and talking points from the EFL, with a full schedule ahead following the end of the March international break.In the Championship (from the start) the panel take a look at how Preston boss Ryan Lowe will be starting to build for next season - and we hear from North End fan Bill Whisker (@ProfoundValley) - the unpredictable race for promotion and Stoke's financial situation.In League One (26m3s) Rotherham were not in action at the weekend, with their next outing coming in the Papa John's Trophy final against Sutton at Wembley on Sunday April 3. Millers fan Matt Lax (@matt_lax) talks us through Paul Warne's men competing on two fronts.Plymouth's automatic promotion hopes took a hit as they lost to Ipswich, who boosted their own play-off hopes as a result, while free-scoring Sheffield Wednesday climbed back into the top six and Gillingham's revival under Neil Harris continued.And in League Two (40m10s), with the top three a little way clear of the chasing pack, Port Vale climbed to fourth after beating Sutton, who dropped to 10th. Remarkably, there are now just two points separating them.The panel then take a look at Exeter's top three hopes, before Leyton Orient fan Keren Harrison (@KerenOrient) assesses Richie Wellens' impact at Brisbane Road and suggests the focus has now turned to next term, with a sizeable gap between the O's and the relegation zone.All that and much, much more!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]