Everton files an appeal to challenge the 10-point penalty.
The 10-point deduction was meted out by an independent commission and imposed on Everton with immediate effect for a breach of the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules; prior to their points loss, Everton were 14th, eight points above the bottom three.
On November 17, an impartial panel penalized the Toffees for violating the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR). They were given a 14-day window to file an appeal.
After the appeal is filed, the matter will be reviewed by an impartial appeals commission made up of members who were not on the initial commission panel.
The appeal will be decided upon before the current season ends.
Everton Football Club has today lodged with the Chair of the Premier League’s Judicial Panel its appeal of the decision by a Premier League Commission to impose a 10-point deduction on the Club. An Appeal Board will now be appointed to hear the case.
— Everton (@Everton) December 1, 2023
“Both the harshness and severity of the sanction imposed are neither a fair nor a reasonable reflection of the evidence submitted,” the club stated.
The Premier League claims that Everton acknowledged breaking the league’s sustainability and profitability regulations throughout a five-day hearing.
Everton declared that they were “shocked and disappointed” by the decision and that they would file an appeal after being immediately placed in the relegation zone.
The inquiry found that “Everton’s PSR calculation for the relevant period resulted in a loss of £124.5m, as contended by the Premier League, which exceeded the threshold of £105m permitted under the PSRs.”
Everton was eight points above the bottom three in the league standings before their points loss, having just missed out on promotion to the Championship the previous season. They presently sit 19th in the standings, five points behind 17th-place Luton.
In the history of the Premier League, just three clubs have had points deducted from them. Three points were taken away from Middlesbrough for missing a match against Blackburn in the 1996–97 season, and nine points were taken away from Portsmouth following their administration in March 2010.
Due to financial issues that were discovered several seasons prior, Tottenham was docked 12 points prior to the 1994–1995 season; however, the punishment was later lifted.
