Everton feel ‘vindicated’ after successful appeal, but a precedent has been established and wishes will be verified later….
A general view of Goodison Park, home of Everton Football Club. Everton’s 10-point deduction for breaching profitability and sustainability rules has been reduced to six following an appeal, the Premier League has announced. Photo: PA
Deep into added time on Saturday, Lewis Dunk deducted two points from Everton with a headed equaliser for Brighton. On Monday lunchtime, the Premier League’s second independent commission restored four. Such is the strange reality of Everton in 2023-24, when the four pivotal dates may not involve Merseyside derbies or the first and final day.
Their fate will be determined in part by private hearings, independent commissions and expensive lawyers. They first had 10 points deduced for breaching Profitability and Sustainability Rules. That has now been reduced to six on appeal. They have a second charge and potentially a second appeal. There is an asterisk next to the league table, which suddenly showed Everton above Nottingham Forest and Brentford, but the equation can change again.
