Nottingham Forest deducted four points for breaching Premier League profitability and sustainability rules

Nottingham Forest have been deducted four points for breaching the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR).

The deduction will see the club go from 25 points to 21, dropping them into 18th place and inside the relegation zone, below Luton Town.

A statement from the Premier League read: “An independent commission has applied an immediate four-point deduction to Nottingham Forest FC for a breach of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSRs) for the period ending season 2022/23.

“Nottingham Forest was referred to an independent commission on January 15, following an admission by the club that it had breached the relevant PSR threshold of £61 million by £34.5 million. The threshold was lower than £105 million as the club spent two seasons of the assessment period in the EFL Championship.

“The independent commission determined the sanction following a two-day hearing this month, at which the club had the opportunity to detail a range of mitigating factors. The commission found that the club had demonstrated ‘exceptional cooperation’ in its dealings with the Premier League throughout the process.”

Forest are not in league action next until March 30, when they take on Crystal Palace at the City Ground.