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Published by Not The Top 20 Podcast
The #1 podcast about the Football League (EFL) from George Elek and Ali Maxwell. Twice nominated for the FSF Awards 'Best Podcast', since 2016 Not The Top 20 Podcast has been dedicated to providing insightful, passionate, detailed coverage of the Championship, League One and League Two, with the Monday Podcast recapping the weekend, and the Betting Show providing carefully considered picks ahead of the weekend. NTT20 Pod's success has led to over 100 TV appearances for George and Ali, on Sky Sports and EFL on Quest, plus radio appearances on BBC Radio 5 Live. A community of EFL lovers has been established through NTT20 Squad, and the launch of NTT20.COM in 2023 provided written EFL coverage to match the podcast.
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George and Ali reflect on a lively first five games of the Championship this season. Who is good? Who is not? They also recap a busy weekend with wins for Bristol City, Millwall, Preston North End, Stoke City, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, West Ham United, Norwich City & West Bromwich Albion. -- The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. Join the Derby County FM26 Challenge and track progress on the NTT20 Gaming Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/uvBjuHHHu -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We chat through big away wins for Sheffield Wednesday, Stockport, Stevenage, Oxford and Plymouth Argyle, and home victories for Reading and Bradford City. Then we zoom out, check out the league at the five game mark, and ask: who is good, and who is not? -- The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. Join the NTT20 Gaming Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/uvBjuHHHu -- EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/ntt20 Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee. -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lots of home wins this weekend: Bristol Rovers, Swindon, Fleetwood, Tranmere, Salford, Accrington and Northampton. Congrats to Gillingham, the only away winners. We take a look at the league after five games, and ask: who is good and who is not? — The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. Join the NTT20 Gaming Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/uvBjuHHHu -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Betting picks ahead of the EFL weekend: best bets, goalscorer picks, Ali's accumulator & BTTS six fold. Some big games are discussed, including West Ham v Derby, Portsmouth v Cardiff, West Brom v Watford and Millwall v Bolton. -- Sponsored by SBK. Sign up to SBK here to get £60 in Free Bets when you sign up and place your first bet of £20: https://bit.ly/4hl1a7F T&Cs apply. 18+. Please Gamble Responsibly. -- Want more EFL preview content? Sign up to NTT20.COM and read our weekend preview every Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Only one team left on maximum points in the Championship: Charlton Athletic. But there were a ton of massive wins: Swansea thumped Derby at Pride Park, and we also had: Southampton 5-1 Millwall, Wolves 4-1 Stoke, Norwich 4-1 Burnley. QPR, Lincoln and Birmingham got good away wins, and Bristol City and Middlesbrough logged home wins. -- The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. Join the Derby County FM26 Challenge and track progress on the NTT20 Gaming Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/uvBjuHHHu -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oh boy. Sheffield Wednesday 7-2 Bromley is a hell of a scoreline. Big wins for Blackpool, Stockport County and Mansfield, away wins for Barnsley, Huddersfield, while Notts County, Plymouth Argyle and Wimbledon picked up three points as well. -- The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. Join the NTT20 Gaming Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/uvBjuHHHu -- EXCLUSIVE Incogni deal: Get 60% off an annual plan at incogni.com/notthetop20, using code NOTTHETOP20, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oldham Athletic were the most impressive winners of the L2 weekend. Shrewsbury Town won the ‘Don’t Lose’ derby v Salford City. Bristol Rovers got the only away win of the weekend, while Rotherham United, Colchester United, York City and Walsall also logged home wins. — The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. Join the NTT20 Gaming Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/uvBjuHHHu -- EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/ntt20 Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee. -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Betting picks ahead of the EFL weekend: best bets, goalscorer picks, Ali's accumulator & BTTS six fold. Some big games are discussed, including Wrexham v Birmingham City, Middlesbrough v West Brom and Southampton v Millwall. -- Sponsored by SBK. Sign up to SBK here to get £60 in Free Bets when you sign up and place your first bet of £20: https://bit.ly/4hl1a7F T&Cs apply. 18+. Please Gamble Responsibly. -- Want more EFL preview content? Sign up to NTT20.COM and read our weekend preview every Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Three teams are on maximum points in the Championship: Charlton Athletic beat West Ham, West Bromwich Albion beat Burnley despite Aune Heggebo’s suspension, and Millwall thumped Norwich. Elsewhere there were wins for Wolves, Portsmouth, Southampton and Blackburn, and Dom Ballard may have scored goal of the season already… -- The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. Join the Derby County FM26 Challenge and track progress on the NTT20 Gaming Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/uvBjuHHHu -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bradford are top of League One, the only team with maximum points, after beating Sheffield Wednesday. Burton Albion beat Leicester City away from home, and Blackpool did the same against Stockport County. Leyton Orient and Oxford United got away wins and Peterborough United won for the first time since March. -- The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. Join the NTT20 Gaming Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/uvBjuHHHu -- EXCLUSIVE Incogni deal: Get 60% off an annual plan at incogni.com/notthetop20, using code NOTTHETOP20, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A nutty weekend in League Two. We start with Barnet and Crewe both on maximum points, Chesterfield beating Salford and Bristol Rovers beating Newport 5-3 with Bobby Kamwa going full Adebayor. Crawley won at Rochdale, while there were home wins for Exeter City, Colchester United and Swindon Town, and a CB performing heroics in goal. -- The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. Join the NTT20 Gaming Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/uvBjuHHHu -- EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/ntt20 Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee. -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Betting picks ahead of the EFL weekend: best bets, goalscorer picks, Ali's accumulator & BTTS six fold. -- Sponsored by SBK. Sign up to SBK here to get £60 in Free Bets when you sign up and place your first bet of £20: https://bit.ly/4hl1a7F T&Cs apply. 18+. Please Gamble Responsibly. -- Want more EFL preview content? Sign up to NTT20.COM and read our weekend preview every Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Queens Park Rangers, West Brom, Swansea City and Millwall got big away wins, while Watford, Charlton Athletic, Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough also got off to winning starts. -- The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. Join the NTT20 Gaming Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/uvBjuHHHu -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stockport County make a statement at Plymouth Argyle, with further away wins for Sheffield Wednesday, Luton Town and Bromley. Home victories came from Huddersfield Town, Bradford City, Cambridge United and Mansfield Town. -- The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. Join the NTT20 Gaming Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/uvBjuHHHu -- EXCLUSIVE Incogni deal: Get 60% off an annual plan at incogni.com/notthetop20, using code NOTTHETOP20, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
York City and Barnet log statement wins against Bristol Rovers and Salford. Walsall and Newport start the season with 3-0 wins. Other teams to get off to a winning start include Fleetwood Town, Crewe Alexandra, Oldham Athletic, Tranmere Rovers, Cheltenham Town and Grimsby Town. -- The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. Join the NTT20 Gaming Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/uvBjuHHHu -- EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/ntt20 Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee. -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Betting picks ahead of the EFL season & Opening Weekend. Outright markets, then specials, then a top goalscorer, then opening weekend picks. -- Sponsored by SBK. Sign up to SBK here to get £60 in Free Bets when you sign up and place your first bet of £20: https://bit.ly/4hl1a7F T&Cs apply. 18+. Please Gamble Responsibly. -- Ali's cross-division special: https://bit.ly/3Ufqu5n George's cross-division special: https://bit.ly/3TK3ATE -- Listen to our 1-24 EXTRA podcast, discussing our biggest disagreements: https://www.ntt20.com/countdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Predicting the 2026/27 Championship table from 24th to 1st. -- Sponsored by SBK. Sign up to SBK here to get £60 in Free Bets when you sign up and place your first bet of £20: https://bit.ly/4hl1a7F T&Cs apply. 18+. Please Gamble Responsibly. -- EXCLUSIVE Incogni deal: Get 60% off an annual plan at incogni.com/notthetop20, using code NOTTHETOP20, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. -- Listen to 1-24 EXTRA on Thursday - sign up at ntt20.com/countdown -- Tickets for Season Launch party: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wolves-v-blackburn-efl-2627-season-launch-party-hosted-by-not-the-top-20-tickets-1995669861277?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Predicting the 2026/27 League One table from 24th to 1st. -- Sponsored by SBK. Sign up to SBK here to get £60 in Free Bets when you sign up and place your first bet of £20: https://bit.ly/4hl1a7F T&Cs apply. 18+. Please Gamble Responsibly. -- EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/ntt20 Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee. -- Listen to 1-24 EXTRA on Thursday - sign up at ntt20.com/countdown -- Tickets for Season Launch party: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wolves-v-blackburn-efl-2627-season-launch-party-hosted-by-not-the-top-20-tickets-1995669861277?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Predicting the 2026/27 League Two table from 24th to 1st. -- Sponsored by SBK. Sign up to SBK here to get £60 in Free Bets when you sign up and place your first bet of £20: https://bit.ly/4hl1a7F T&Cs apply. 18+. Please Gamble Responsibly. -- EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/ntt20 Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee. -- Listen to 1-24 EXTRA on Thursday - sign up at ntt20.com/countdown -- Tickets for Season Launch party: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wolves-v-blackburn-efl-2627-season-launch-party-hosted-by-not-the-top-20-tickets-1995669861277?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Details about the 1-24s, our season launch party, and our fortnight of preview content. Plus: * Championship manager and transfer news. * What the hell is going on at Oxford? * What the hell is going on at York? - 14-day free trial for preview content here: https://www.ntt20.com/countdown - Tickets for Season Launch party, 14th August: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wolves-v-blackburn-efl-2627-season-launch-party-hosted-by-not-the-top-20-tickets-1995669861277?aff=ebdssbdestsearch - Take our fan survey: https://forms.gle/YUBCYfRvJjRZFJY46 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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