LONDON :Nottingham Forest were plunged into the Premier League relegation zone on Monday after having four points deducted for breaking financial rules last season.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - August 28, 2022 General view of a corner flag being collected after the match Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine/File Photo
The Premier League said an independent commission had applied the immediate deduction after a two-day hearing"for a breach of the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules for the period ending Season 2022/23." Premier League clubs are allowed to lose 105 million pounds over three seasons but two years of Forest's assessment period were spent in the second tier Championship, meaning they could lose only a maximum of 61 million.