Everton lodge appeal against Premier League points deduction

Everton have filed an appeal against their 10-point deduction by the Premier League, the club announced on Friday.

The Merseyside club had points stripped with immediate effect last month after being found guilty of breaching profitability and sustainability rules relating to losses.

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“Everton Football Club has today lodged with the Chairman of the Premier League Judicial Committee its appeal against the decision of a Premier League committee to impose a 10-point deduction on the club,” Everton said in a statement.

“An appeal panel will now be appointed to hear the matter.”

Earlier this month, the Premier League said Everton had admitted breaching profitability and sustainability rules during a hearing.

The resulting penalty was the largest of its kind since the creation of the Premier League.

The deduction, which saw Everton move from 14th in the table to the relegation zone with four points, was branded “totally disproportionate and unfair” by the club.

Everton fans protested the deduction during last week’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester United, with thousands of supporters holding up bright pink signs at Goodison Park reading “Corrupt” under Everton’s lion-head logo. the Premier League before the presentation of the teams.

Last week, Everton supporters group The 1878s unfurled a banner reading “Premier League = Corrupt” above the Etihad Stadium during Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool.

Everton travel to face Nottingham Forest on Saturday.