Sports News | Everton Drops Appeal Against Premier League Points Deduction After Staving off Relegation
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Everton has dropped an appeal against a two-point reduction for breaching the Premier League's spending rules, having successfully staved off the threat of relegation.
Liverpool (England), May 10 (AP) Everton has dropped an appeal against a two-point reduction for breaching the Premier League's spending rules, having successfully staved off the threat of relegation.
The club said Friday it will not proceed with a scheduled hearing to contest the punishment handed down by an independent regulatory commission last month.
Everton said it "will conclude the 2023-24 Premier League season with the two-point deduction remaining in place.”
The relegation-threatened club was docked two points last week for overspending in three years up to the end of the 2022-23 season.
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It was a second deduction this season, with Everton having already had six points removed — reduced from 10 following an appeal — for breaching spending limits from 2019-20 to the 2021-22 season.
The deductions had put Everton in danger of relegation. But, Sean Dyche's team secured another year in the top-flight thanks to three straight wins last month, including against archrival Liverpool.
The team is in 15th place with two games remaining, 11 points above the relegation zone. (AP)
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