72+ EFL Pod: Fearing for Leicester & WBA spa days
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🗓️ 18 March 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson discuss the top stories from the EFL. Is it advantage Ipswich in the automatic promotion race? Is relegation a realistic prospect for Leicester? Hear from Kieran McKenna, Gary Rowett, Neil Harris and Cambridge director of football Mark Bonner joins the pod LIVE with the League Two promotion race tightening up. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.
01:45 Best EFL ‘Juniors’, 03:25 Watford beat Wrexham as both chase play-offs, 05:55 Who is in play-off contention? 07:25 Cov and Boro drop points – advantage Ipswich? 10:10 Kieran McKenna on the pressure of the run-in, 11:10 Ipswich-Millwall preview, 13:15 Jobi goes for proper pie and mash, 15:10 Leicester in real relegation danger, 23:40 West Brom spa day does the trick, 28:35 Rotherham sack Hamshaw, 30:35 Mark Bonner joins the pod LIVE, 40:25 72PLUS 72MINUS.
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 1745 Barcelona v Newcastle, Wed 1900 Chelsea v Brighton in WSL on Sports Extra, Wed 2000 Liverpool v Galatasaray, Thu 2000 Aston Villa v Lille, Sat 1200 Man City v Spurs in WSL on Sports Extra, Sat 1500 Fulham v Burnley, Sat 1730 Everton v Chelsea, Sun 1415 Spurs v Nottingham Forest, Sun 1415 Aston Villa v West Ham on Sports Extra, Sun 1630 League Cup Final - Arsenal v Man City.
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| 0:10.0 | Your day. Morning! |
| 0:11.9 | What a line-up. |
| 0:13.3 | Oh, thanks very much. We do get some great guests on the show. |
| 0:16.1 | The crowd is loving this. |
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| 0:20.2 | From morning chaos to match day commentary. |
| 0:23.6 | And everything in between. |
| 0:25.0 | BBC sounds packed with personality. |
| 0:29.1 | 72 plus the EFL podcast with Aaron Paul and Joby McEnuff. |
| 0:36.4 | Hello everybody. |
| 0:37.4 | Welcome on to 72 plus the EFL pod from Five Livesport as ever this week. |
| 0:43.2 | Joby McEnough with us and Jobes, there's been a big celebration this week in the McEnough household. |
| 0:49.7 | There has indeed my old man has turned the ripe old age of 90 years old. |
| 0:55.4 | So, yeah, still going strong. |
| 0:57.7 | Plenty of good food and a little touch of Jamaican rum is the secret to long life and longevity. |
| 1:04.0 | So, yeah, plenty of celebrations. |
| 1:05.3 | I've also had my mother-in-law's 75th over the weekend. |
| 1:08.3 | So a busy household, but a very wholesome and really enjoyable weekend. |
| 1:13.2 | A lot of cake knocking around. Too much. |
| 1:16.6 | I remember you sitting in the stand of a game with him actually as once, and I think he tried |
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