Nottingham Forest 'extremely disappointed' after four-point deduction

Nottingham Forest have been deducted four points for breaching Premier League financial rules, a verdict that left the English club "extremely disappointed".

The deduction drops Forest into the Premier League’s relegation zone, leaving them 18th with nine games to play and a point from safety.

Forest are considering their options, including an appeal.

The Premier League said Forest admitted breaching profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) by £34.5 million above their permitted threshold of £61 million.

Clubs are usually allowed maximum losses of £105 million over a three-year assessment period but this is reduced by £22 million per season for any seasons within the period spent in the second-tier Championship. Forest were promoted to the Premier League in 2022 after a 23-year absence from England's top flight.

Forest are unhappy about the Premier’s League’s submission to the independent commission, which imposed the sanction, and claim trust in the governing body has now been eroded after it initially pushed for an eight-point deduction.

A club statement read: “Nottingham Forest is extremely disappointed with the decision of the Commission to impose a sanction on the Club of four points, to be applied with immediate effect.

“We were extremely dismayed by the tone and content of the Premier League’s submissions before the commission.

“After months of engagement with the Premier League, and exceptional cooperation throughout, this was unexpected and has harmed the trust and confidence we had in the Premier League.

“That the Premier League sought a sanction of eight points as a starting point was utterly disproportionate when compared to the nine points that their own rules prescribe for insolvency.”

The commission