The Game

Our weekly look at all the latest from the EFL with Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson.

Plenty of surprises in week two of the Championship. West Ham lost at home in front of sixty two thousand fans, are their players ready for a tough season in the second tier?
No wins for fancied Norwich, Birmingham or Burnley. At the top Millwall may have a new star up front in Taryk Arconte and West Brom have started where they left off last season with two impressive wins. And special mention to Blackburn Rovers after a big win over Middlesbrough,
League One Bradford win a Yorkshire derby, a miserable start for Leicester and goals galore for Luton.
In League Two favourites Salford tough start continues, But what was the game of the weekend?
Plus have we already seen the goal of the season - Dom Ballard's 18yd back heel could be it.

Did you see Gregor play football, do you have anything nice to say? Get in touch.
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The Premier League is back and if the opening weekend is anything to go by it could be an unpredictable season.
Hull shocked Man United, Brentford reminded Roberto De Zerbi of the tough job he faces at Spurs and Brighton thumped Villa.
Promoted Ipswich got a big win, Man City got a late winner and Liverpool levelled with the last kick against an impressive Newcastle.
Champions Arsenal made it look easy against Coventry plus wins for Leeds and Everton.
Gregor Robertson is joined by Gary Jacob, Alyson Rudd and James Gheerbrant

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The 2026/27 Premier League season is here. So, it is prediction time.
Who is going to win it, who is in the top four? Who's getting relegated, who could be looking over their shoulders?
Plus who will be the surprise packages, who are we most excited to see and which manager will come under pressure first?

Tom Clarke is joined Chief football correspondent for The Times and Sunday Times and football journalist of the year Jonathan Northcroft, the former Chelsea, Villa and Celtic player Tony Cascarino and journalist and former footballer Gregor Robertson.
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The Football League is back and as unpredictable as ever.

Gregor Robertson joins Tom Clarke to discuss the opening weekend in The Championship, League One and League Two after plenty of reminders of why these divisions are so hard to call.

Will Lankshear scored twice to get promotion chasing Middlesbrough off to a winning star but West Ham, Burnley and Wolves all draw. There was controversy as West Brom surprise Norwich and Southampton endured a difficult weekend as they sold their best player and lost at Watford.

Gregor has a new hero in a gold mask in League One and Tom apologises to Salford fans for jinxing their start in League Two.

Tom also has a new charity pledge to try and appease the fans who want VAR in the football league...
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Are Arsenal clear favourites to retain the title? Do Man City really need more players and are Chelsea dark horses? Just some of the questions we answer in the first of our Premier League Preview shows.
Tom Clarke, Alyson Rudd, Gregor Robertson and Pete Rutzler also look at which teams need more signings before the season starts and could some big players still be on the move.
Plus, which teams might be taking a worried look over their shoulders at the promoted clubs - Fulham, Everton, Palace, Sunderland?
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