# League One & Two review: Are Cardiff and Lincoln destined for the Championship?

An episode of [Essential EFL](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/569447563), 26 Feb 2026, 38 min.

Audio: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4ee1c2ce-f034-4a6b-8131-86cc02618ea8.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=fce8d89b-50e9-401b-a255-2ed08b711b44&aw_0_1st.episodeid=4ee1c2ce-f034-4a6b-8131-86cc02618ea8

Simeon Gholam is joined by Aaron McLean and Ben Tozer on League One and Two review on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast. The panel assess whether League One pacesetters Cardiff City and Lincoln City are destined for promotion to the Championship, Plymouth's remarkable turnaround under Tom Cleverley and the impact of Gary Caldwell's move from Exeter City to Wigan Athletic. Then it's onto League Two and Cambridge United's rise under Neil Harris, Shrewsbury's improvement under Gavin Cowan, Barrow's appointment of Dino Maamria and what's next for Fleetwood Town. Essential EFL is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/essential-efl You can also listen to Essential EFL on your smart speaker by asking it to "play Essential EFL". For more EFL news, head to skysports.com/football For advertising opportunities email: skysportspodcasts@sky.uk

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