Following Nottingham Forest’s indictment, Leicester City is the most recent team to be found in violation of the Premier League’s profit and sustainability regulations. The Premier League declared earlier this week that Forest would lose four points for admitting to having violated PSR by £34.5 million.

Forest’s punishment was lessened after cooperating with the case and entering an early plea; the Premier League had originally requested an eight-point loss. Rather of dropping to just three points above Sheffield United at the bottom of the table, Forest’s four-point loss caused them to just enter the relegation zone at the expense of Luton Town.

Forest issued a strongly worded statement denouncing the Premier League’s actions after making their allegation. “Nottingham Forest is extremely disappointed with the decision of the Commission to impose a sanction on the Club of four points, to be applied with immediate effect,” the response statement began.

“The Premier League’s submissions to the Commission horrified us greatly in both tone and content. This was unanticipated and damaged our faith and confidence in the Premier League after months of interaction and remarkable cooperation.

“That the Premier League sought a sanction of eight points as a starting point was utterly disproportionate when compared to the nine points that their own rules prescribe for insolvency.”

After the Premier League made another PSR announcement, Leicester released a statement of their own that followed Forest’s lead. If Leicester is promoted from the Championship this season, they may lose points in the Premier League.

“Leicester City is surprised at the actions the Premier League has taken today,” the club said in a statement. Even though LCFC is not a Premier League team at the moment, the Club is deeply saddened that the Premier League has decided to charge LCFC at this time, given the Club’s attempts to interact positively with the Premier League regarding the issues that are the focus of this charge.

“LCFC is still prepared and happy to work cooperatively with the Premier League and the EFL to ensure that any possible charges are properly resolved by the appropriate parties at the appropriate time. The Club continues to carefully consider counsel about its stance and will defend itself if needed against any illegal actions by the football authorities, should they attempt to exercise jurisdiction in areas where they are unable to, as happened earlier this year.

“Over a significant amount of time, the Club has consistently shown its dedication to the P&S regulations through its operational model, achieving compliance while pursuing sporting goals that are totally reasonable considering the Club’s track record of success in both domestic and European competition.

“We will keep fighting for every club’s right to pursue its goals as long as we are able to represent the Club’s viewpoint, especially in cases where such goals have been legitimately and fairly established via consistent athletic success.

“The Club thanks its supporters for their understanding in this matter and for their continued support for our team, whose success on the pitch during the final weeks of the season remains our primary focus.”

The clubs express their unhappiness with the Premier League’s actions in both remarks, and further statements seem to imply that they think the regulations are unjust to smaller clubs.

Everton, a Premier League team that faces relegation, was also punished points in November 2023 for violating financial regulations. The Toffees, along with Forest, were charged in January. A hearing to consider the charges is scheduled, and a decision is required to be made within seven days of the hearing’s end.

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