EVERTON have been handed a second points deduction leaving them just above the relegation zone.
The Toffees have been slapped with a two-point deduction for breaking Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) last season.
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It’s the second deduction they have been hit with this season after being docked six points – ten before a successful appeal – earlier in the campaign.
The Toffees were charged by the Premier League for their fresh PSR breaches back in January and have been awaiting their punishment ever since.
And now The Athletic have reported that their wait is over after they were handed a two-point penalty – taking their total deduction this season to EIGHT POINTS.
The hit drops the Merseyside club from 15th place down to 16th – just above Nottingham Forest and the three newly promoted sides in the relegation zone.
Everton were already in a relegation scrap before their new punishment, but will now feel that survival is an uphill battle in the remaining seven games of the season.
The Premier League‘s PSR regulations allow clubs to lose £105m over a three-year accounting period and Everton have now been found to have breached that threshold for two consecutive periods.
Everton‘s six-point deduction earlier in the campaign came after they breached the allowed £105m threshold by £19.5m
The extent of their breach for this second charge has not currently been made public.
Nottingham Forest – who were charged on the same date as Everton in January – were handed a four-point deduction for their breaches of £34.5m across a three-year period.
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The Reds have confirmed they will be appealing the decision in a similar fashion to how Everton appealed their first deduction.
Everton manager Sean Dyche has already urged his team to focus on the “controllables” during their relegation dog-fight and focus on their results instead of any points deductions.
Speaking after a 1-0 win over Burnley on Saturday, he said: “I’ve reminded the players we can control the controllables.
“We’ve had another step forward to change that [by beating Burnley], I’m not saying we have every answer,
“But it is a very important victory I think that’s another step forward in the mentality to take the rest of the season on.”
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