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Not The Top 20 Podcast

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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 Mon

New episodes: Daily
Typical length: 37 min
Latest: 12 Oct 2026
Language: English

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12 Oct 2026 · 33 minNew

L2: Barnet, Salford, Crewe & Gillingham catch the eye

George & Ali are impressed by Barnet, who ended Bristol Rovers' home winning streak. Crewe and Walsall are still unbeaten and Gillingham recorded a big away win at Rotherham. Salford stay top, while Newport, Exeter and Port Vale earned three points. — The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. — Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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12 Oct 2026 · 46 minNew
L1: Reading & Luton's away domination; Savage's strong Posh start
George & Ali recap the League One weekend, with huge away wins for Reading, Luton, Peterborough and Oxford. Stockport, Plymouth Argyle, Doncaster, Mansfield and Stevenage logged home wins. — The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. — 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
12 Oct 2026 · 53 minNew
Ch: Burnley thump Watford; big wins for Eckert & Saints; Stoke & Swansea march on
George and Ali break down the Championship weekend. Burnley's first win of the season came in a 4-0 thrashing of Watford, alarm bells ring. Southampton beat Pompey in the Derby after a good outcome in Tonda Eckert's Spygate case. Birmingham, Stoke and Millwall recorded strong away wins, while Sheffield United, Swansea, Blackburn and Middlesbrough all won at home. -- The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
8 Oct 2026 · 38 min
Betting Show: Nick Goff joins for a full slate & 239/1 Eggman
Betting picks ahead of the EFL weekend, with Nick Goff and George Elek: best bets, goalscorer picks, two accas, George's acca swerve & a BTTS six fold. -- Sponsored by SBK. Sign up to SBK here to get £40 in Free Bets when you sign up and place your first bet of £10: 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
5 Oct 2026 · 26 min
Championship promotion predictions
Ali & George revise their pre-season promotion predictions in the Championship. The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. ー Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 Oct 2026 · 51 min
League One recap & promotion predictions
George & Matt recap the League One weekend, then Ali & George discuss who they think will finish in the top 6. — The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. — 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
5 Oct 2026 · 29 min
L2: Crewe and Chesterfield win big, plus Salford go top
George and Matt react to Chesterfield’s late show, Crewe’s big Bristol Rovers win and Salford going top of League Two. — The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. — Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 Oct 2026 · 34 min
Betting Show: NAPs, five goalscorers & 69/1 acca
Betting picks ahead of the EFL weekend: best bets, goalscorer picks, Ali's Eggman and George's acca swerve. -- Sponsored by SBK. Ali & George's NAP double boosted special here: https://bit.ly/4hISWWC Sign up to SBK here to get £40 in Free Bets when you sign up and place your first bet of £10: 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
28 Sep 2026 · 40 min
Ch: Analysing the Relegation Battle
Part one of an international break zoom out session, Ali & George revise their pre-season predictions after 8 games’ worth of Championship action. Next week: promotion predictions. — The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. — Watch our Millwall v West Ham video: https://youtu.be/syWNGI6s3M0 — Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 Sep 2026 · 39 min
L1: Who goes down in League One?
George & Ali recap wins for Burton Albion and Stockport County, and then take a look at the League One relegation picture. Four teams will go down… but who looks most vulnerable? — The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. — Watch our Millwall v West Ham video: https://youtu.be/syWNGI6s3M0 — 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
28 Sep 2026 · 32 min
L2: Salford & York’s statement wins, surprise package Cheltenham march on
George & Ali are impressed by Salford City and York City in big victories. Cheltenham Town’s amazing run continues with a win vs Chesterfield, and there are wins for Bristol Rovers, Rochdale and Newport County. — Watch our Millwall v West Ham video: https://youtu.be/syWNGI6s3M0 — The Monday Pod is sponsored by Loaded. Get more gaming for your money at Loaded.com. — Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
24 Sep 2026 · 31 min
Betting Show: How to follow a 49/1 winning Eggman...
Betting picks ahead of the EFL weekend: best bets, goalscorer picks, Ali's Eggman and George's acca swerve. -- Sponsored by SBK. Ali & George's NAP double boosted special here: https://bit.ly/4hISWWC 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
23 Sep 2026 · 24 min
Talent isn't enough: making it through Charlton’s Academy
Ali Maxwell visits Charlton Athletic’s “Sparrows Lab” to hear from Tyreece Campbell, Karlan Grant, Alan Mwamba and under-21 lead coach Chris Lock about the journey from academy hopeful to first-team footballer. An inside look at the academy that helped produce Ezri Konsa, Joe Gomez and Ademola Lookman, with lessons for anyone interested in youth development. The second of two special NTT20 episodes supporting the Raised in the EFL campaign, celebrating the role EFL academies play in developing the next generation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
21 Sep 2026 · 28 min
L2: Barnet, Grimsby, Walsall keep on rolling & are Gillingham good?
Only one away win in League Two and it’s Rotherham United at Northampton. But the unbeaten bunch keep on rolling: Barnet, Grimsby, Walsall all winning and Crewe drawing. Gillingham, Rochdale, Chesterfield and Salford all got home wins to nil, too. — 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
21 Sep 2026 · 35 min
L1: Argyle & Bradford win again, Posh sack Williams
We chat through big away wins for Plymouth Argyle at Blackpool and Bradford at Luton. Peterborough sack Luke Williams after defeat to Doncaster. Elsewhere, Wycombe, Reading, Bromley and Leyton Orient picked up victories. -- 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…
21 Sep 2026 · 58 min
Ch: Swansea, Stoke, Bolton and Wolves win B2B + our Millwall v West Ham experience
George and Ali break down the Championship weekend that included two big derbies in Millwall v West Ham and Wolves v West Brom. Swansea won at Lincoln to go top, and Bolton won a crazy game against Norwich. Stoke City, Cardiff City, Bristol City and Wrexham also picked up 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…
17 Sep 2026 · 40 min
Betting Show: Double NAP(ish) & a goals galore double
Betting picks ahead of the EFL weekend: best bets, goalscorer picks, Ali's Eggman, and acca swerve, a BTTS six fold & goals galore. -- 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
16 Sep 2026 · 46 min
How to Build a Footballer: Inside Exeter City’s Remarkable Academy
Ollie Watkins. Ethan Ampadu. Matt Grimes. How does Exeter City keep producing players who reach the top? From the “must-haves” Exeter demand of every youngster to their ambition to develop a Champions League winner, this is a guide to youth development for fans of every club. Why isn’t the best under-18 player always the best prospect? When should clubs be patient and when must they let a player go? What can non-league football teach that academy matches can’t? And is joining a Premier League club always the right move? Ali Maxwell speaks to Exeter City Academy Director Arran Pugh to explore…
14 Sep 2026 · 54 min
Ch: West Ham thrash Wrexham, Preston sack Heckingbottom & could Burnley go down?
George and Ali break down the Championship weekend that started with West Ham 6-0 Wrexham. Middlesbrough 4-3 Norwich was highly entertaining, while Swansea City, Southampton, Stoke City, Lincoln City, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers and Wolves also picked up 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…
14 Sep 2026 · 37 min
L1: Leicester tensions rise despite big win, Wycombe sack Duff
We chat through a big away win for Leicester City and Russell Martin at Stockport. Then: Stevenage beat Luton, Wycombe win their first match after sacking Michael Duff and Oxford United beat Burton. Cambridge United, Plymouth Argyle, Bradford City and Wimbledon also picked up victories. -- 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?…
14 Sep 2026 · 32 min
L2: Grimsby & York's statement wins, Barnet go top
Cheltenham Town and Chesterfield the only away winners in League Two this weekend. Grimsby Town and York City both log statement wins, with Gillingham, Port Vale and Shrewsbury Town logging 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 -- Need more quality EFL content? NTT20.COM has you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12 Sep 2026 · 17 min
Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) - EFL Young Player of the Month
Ali chats with EA Sports FC EFL Young Player of the Month winner for August, Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion). Two goals and two assists in three Championship games, to add to a brace in the Carabao Cup, got Morgan off to an incredible start to life at WBA and won him this award. He discusses his form, the qualities shown by James Morrison and the WBA coaching staff and playing squad, as well as his perspectives on his pathway to this point, from Southampton to Chelsea to Gillingham to Peterborough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10 Sep 2026 · 40 min
Betting Show: L1 NAPs, Goalscorer Trixie & 59/1 Eggman
Betting picks ahead of the EFL weekend: best bets, goalscorer picks, Ali's Eggman, George's Egglady & a 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
7 Sep 2026 · 35 min
Ch: Analysing the entire Championship after five games
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.…
7 Sep 2026 · 57 min
L1: Who looks strong after five League One games? Who is struggling?
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…
7 Sep 2026 · 35 min
L2: Bristol Rovers are good, but who else is?
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
3 Sep 2026 · 33 min
Betting Show: Cod 'n' Picks - NAPs, NB, goalscorer trixie & 39/1 acca
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
31 Aug 2026 · 50 min
Ch: Immaculate Charlton, super Swansea, dominant Southampton, Wolves, Norwich...
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…
31 Aug 2026 · 41 min
L1: Sheff Wed, Stockport, Blackpool & Mansfield all sparkle
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…
31 Aug 2026 · 36 min
L2: Oldham & Bristol Rovers look ominous, Salford lose again
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…

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Typical length: 37 min
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