Championship club West Bromwich Albion have been docked two points by the English Football League for breaking revenue and sustainability rules.
The deduction means Albion at the moment are not secure from relegation, having beforehand thought the midweek win over Watford had secured their second-tier standing.
The Baggies had been charged for exceeding the £39m loss restrict for the three seasons to 2024-25, allegations which the club denied.
But throughout a two-day listening to, an impartial club monetary evaluation panel (CFRP) discovered Albion’s losses “did exceed the upper loss threshold” and really helpful a two-point penalty.
That leaves Albion in twentieth place within the desk, six points above the relegation zone with two video games to play, needing another level to seal survival.
They host promotion-chasing Ipswich Town on Saturday earlier than visiting already-relegated Sheffield Wednesday on the ultimate day of the season.
West Brom have two weeks to attraction towards the deduction and may they achieve this, a choice on stated attraction will then not be made for as much as 28 days.
