Everton have had their 10-point deduction for breaching the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) reduced to six points. The club were referred to an independent commission in March for alleged breaches relating to the 2021-22 season and initially deducted 10 points in November.
have had their 10-point deduction for breaching the ’s profitability and sustainability rules reduced to six points. The club for alleged breaches relating to the 2021-22 season The reduction of their points penalty will move Everton on to 25 points and up to 15th in the Premier League. The club called the decision — the biggest in the competition’s history and first relating to financial fair play regulations — “wholly disproportionate and unjust” and appealed against it two weeks later.
This has been a tough period for everyone at the club, with manager Sean Dyche recently admitting that the uncertainty may have started to affect his players. On the pitch, Everton are without a league win since December 16 against . It has felt like a club in purgatory, so Monday’s news is a welcome and much-needed boost. Everton are still likely to be in a relegation battle, but the return of four valuable points moves them up to 15th and means they are now five points clear of the drop zone.
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