Latest Leicester City news from LeicestershireLive as Nottingham Forest have been charged with breaching the FFP rules
Nottingham Forest have announced they have launched an appeal against their punishment for breaching financial regulations as Leicester City watch on with interest.
City’s East Midlands neighbours were docked four points for breaking the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) back in January. Forest dropped into the relegation zone after receiving their punishment, and are one point below Luton Town.
It’s a situation that City will be watching very closely, following the news that the club were charged with allegedly breaching PSR on Thursday. Leicester were later hit with an EFL transfer embargo in relation to alleged breaches of its financial rules.
City are also facing a possible points deduction at the start of next season should they earn promotion back to the Premier League. Forest, on the other hand, had one week to lodge an appeal following the receipt of the decision of the independent commission which had reduced the initial sanction by two points due to their ‘exceptional co-operation.’
A statement by Forest on Monday, said: “Nottingham Forest can confirm that it has today lodged an appeal against the four point sanction imposed by the Commission in relation to the Club’s breach of the Premier League’s Profit & Sustainability Rules (PSR). The club will not be making any further statement at this time.”
A Premier League statement added: “Nottingham Forest Football Club has appealed the decision of an independent Commission to impose a four-point deduction on the club, after its admission of a breach of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules. The club lodged the appeal to the Chair of the Judicial Panel today, who will now appoint an Appeal Board to hear the case.”
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