Nottingham Forest has been given a four-point penalty for violating Premier League financial standards, according to reports on Monday. The Premier League penalized Forest and Everton with violating the league’s profitability and sustainability standards in January. If confirmed, Forest’s points deduction would put them in the relegation zone. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, now in 17th place with 25 points, would have only 21 points. This would put them in 18th position, one point below Luton, who would move out of the bottom three as a result of Forest’s deduction.Everton were docked 10 points in November, although this was reduced to six on appeal. The Goodison Park club is currently waiting to see if they would receive another points penalty for their second charge.
Premier League clubs can lose £105 million ($133.5 million) over three seasons, but because Forest spent two years of the evaluation period in the Championship, their maximum loss was limited to £61 million, according to sources.
Forest may appeal the sanction, with the Premier League earlier stating that the process should “conclude no later than and if possible some time before 24 May,” five days after the last weekend of the top-flight season.
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