The Premier League are pushing to impose a hefty points deduction on Everton that could see them catapult into the relegation zone.
Sean Dyche‘s Toffees currently sit 14th in the table hand have won three of their last five games.
They secured a huge win against Crystal Palace in their last game before the international break.
It means that they now face an uphill task to stay in the division. The Toffees narrowly avoided relegation last season after defeating Bournemouth on the final game.
Mail Sport breaks down why Everton could face a points deduction.
The Premier League have recommended that Everton are given a 12-point deduction
The Toffees have picked up some form recently but the potential points deduction will derail their season
The Daily Telegraph reported that the league has asked the independent commission to impose a major sanction against the club and could face a 12 point deduction.
That will only apply if they are found guilty of breaching the Premier League’s financial rules back in 2021-22.
The club’s case is currently being heard by an independent commission after they posted staggering financial losses of almost £372million over a three-year period, more than £250m above what the Premier League’s guidelines permits.
It is understood the commission commands final say on the punishment, which could be a points deduction up to 12 – that would put them on minus five points as the table stands – a fine or a transfer embargo.
Both parties have a right to appeal the verdict.
The League is likely to suggest the most punitive option which is a points deduction of up to 12, but mitigating factors could reduce this.
Any deduction might not necessarily come into place this season, with the timing of any punishment at the discretion of the commission.
The more realistic punishment might be a lower points deduction, with some of those possibly suspended.
The Toffees defeated Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace in their last Premier League game
A points deduction will mean that the side will plummet into the relegation zone
Mail Sport reported back in October that Burnley and Leeds – who were all been narrowly relegated in the last two seasons- have pressured the Premier League to issue a strong punishment.
Following the major news line that they have been deducted 10 points for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules, the club have confirmed that they will appeal the verdict.
They strongly deny they did not breach PSR and their financial losses were due to the building of a new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock and whether the interest payments on that development were permissible.
Everton issued a statement claiming that they are stunned by the deduction: ‘Everton Football Club is both shocked and disappointed by the ruling of the Premier League’s Commission.
Manager Sean Dyche has had the verdict looming over him and the players for some time
‘The Club believes that the Commission has imposed a wholly disproportionate and unjust sporting sanction. The Club has already communicated its intention to appeal the decision to the Premier League. The appeal process will now commence and the Club’s case will be heard by an Appeal Board appointed pursuant to the Premier League’s rules in due course.
‘Everton maintains that it has been open and transparent in the information it has provided to the Premier League and that it has always respected the integrity of the process. The Club does not recognise the finding that it failed to act with the utmost good faith and it does not understand this to have been an allegation made by the Premier League during the course of proceedings. Both the harshness and severity of the sanction imposed by the Commission are neither a fair nor a reasonable reflection of the evidence submitted.
‘The Club will also monitor with great interest the decisions made in any other cases concerning the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules.
‘Everton cannot comment on this matter any further until the appeal process has concluded.
