Nottingham Forest points penalty upheld in Premier League survival blow

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nottingham Forest’s four-point deduction for breaching the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules has been upheld following an unsuccessful appeal, leaving the club facing the threat of relegation this season. Forest admitted breaching the Premier League’s PSR rules by £34.5m over a three-year period, but argued the independent commission had not taken into consideration the “unique circumstances of the club and its mitigation” to stay under the limit. But the appeal board rejected Forest’s case, stating: “The club argued that the independent commission committed an error in not treating its sale of a high-profile player shortly after the assessment period as a mitigating factor, and that it committed a further error in electing not to suspend some or all of the points deduction it imposed. The four-point deduction will therefore remain in place.” Everton saw their 10-point penalty reduced to six points following an appeal earlier this season, while the independent commission will also hear the club’s appeal of a separate two-point penalty for breaching PSR rules.