Boshit with points deducted for FFP violation and drops to the bottom three

NOTTINGHAM FOREST has been hit with a four-point deduction for breaching profit and sustainability rules, according to reports.

The sanction pushes the club into the relegation zone.

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Forest were 17th with 25 points and have now dropped to 18th with 21 points, according to The Guardian.

They were charged in January with breaching the Premier League’s PSR rules in the 2022/2023 season.

Under Financial Fair Play rules, clubs cannot lose more than £105 million over three seasons.

This year is Forest’s second in the top flight but they have not escaped punishment after being measured against both Prem and EFL regulations.

While in the Championship they were not allowed to lose more than £61 million per year.

Since their promotion through the 2022 play-off final, they have split the money between 42 players.

They have broken their transfer record three times for Taiwo Awoniyi, Morgan Gibbs-White and Ibrahim Sangare.

In their case against the independent panel, Forest are said to have argued that they had only broken the rules for two months when they filled their accounts between June 30 and September 1.

They had only received the first installment of the £47.5 million owed by Tottenham from the sale of Brennan Johnson in a deal completed on 1 September.

Forest are likely to appeal and have 14 days to present their case.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are the second team to receive a deduction, after Everton gained six points.

They had originally taken ten off their total, but this was reduced after a successful appeal.

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