{"id":4200,"date":"2026-02-05T18:04:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/leicester-handed-points-deduction-and-plunged-into-immediate-danger-of-relegation\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:04:57","slug":"leicester-handed-points-deduction-and-plunged-into-immediate-danger-of-relegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/leicester-handed-points-deduction-and-plunged-into-immediate-danger-of-relegation\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester handed points deduction and plunged into immediate danger of relegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Leicester City have been immediately deducted six points, throwing them into danger of relegation from the Championship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/football\/team\/113089\/leicester-city\/\">The Foxes<\/a> have been punished after being found to have <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3749505\/leicester-points-dediction-psr-breaches\/\">breached the Premier League\u2019s financial rules<\/a> for the 2023\/24 season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3749558\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/general-view-outside-stadium-ahead-1035701080.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/general-view-outside-stadium-ahead-1035701080.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/general-view-outside-stadium-ahead-1035701080.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/general-view-outside-stadium-ahead-1035701080.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/general-view-outside-stadium-ahead-1035701080.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/general-view-outside-stadium-ahead-1035701080.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/general-view-outside-stadium-ahead-1035701080.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/general-view-outside-stadium-ahead-1035701080.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/general-view-outside-stadium-ahead-1035701080.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/general-view-outside-stadium-ahead-1035701080.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/general-view-outside-stadium-ahead-1035701080.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/general-view-outside-stadium-ahead-1035701080.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1\" alt=\"Leicester's King Power Stadium\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-3749558\" width=\"960\" height=\"593\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leicester have dropped down to 20th in the Championship<\/figcaption><figcredit>Getty<\/figcredit><\/figure>\n<p>The deduction sees the former <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/premier-league\/\">Premier League<\/a> champions, who are <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3933296\/leicester-city-marti-cifuentes-vacancy-gary-rowett-lee-carsley\/\">currently without a manager<\/a>, instantly drop into relegation trouble.<\/p>\n<p>They are now 20 in the Championship and only outside of the relegation zone on goal difference, with 16 league games to go.<\/p>\n<p>An EFL statement, released on Thursday afternoon, reads: \u201cThe EFL notes the decision of the independent Disciplinary Commission, appointed under Premier League Rules, which has confirmed that Leicester City FC breached the Profit &amp; Sustainability Rules in the three-year reporting period ending with Season 2023\/24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn consideration of all relevant factors, the Commission has recommended a deduction of six points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe EFL Board has met to consider the decision and determined that the sanction should be applied to the Championship table with immediate effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Premier League said: \u201cAn independent Commission has recommended that an immediate six-point deduction be imposed on Leicester City FC in the Championship, having found them to be in breach of the EFL Profit and Sustainability Rules (P&amp;S Rules) for Season 2023\/24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon Leicester City\u2019s promotion to the Premier League in 2024, the EFL\u2019s investigation into the club\u2019s alleged breaches of the P&amp;S Rules transferred to the Premier League. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing an Arbitration Tribunal\u2019s decision in March 2025 that confirmed the Premier League had jurisdiction, Leicester City were referred to an independent Commission in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring a week-long hearing in November 2025, Leicester City raised a range of legal challenges regarding the applicability of the relevant Rules and the Commission\u2019s ability to impose a sanction on the club, all of which were rejected. These included a claim that the relevant rules were in breach of competition law.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3963864\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/crop-3749557.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/crop-3749557.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/crop-3749557.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/crop-3749557.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/crop-3749557.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, 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Stadium\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-3963864\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leicester breached PSR rules for the season of 2023\/24<\/figcaption><figcredit>Getty<\/figcredit><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Commission accepted the club\u2019s submissions as to the length of the relevant assessment period and that a particular accounting policy relating to player costs should apply to reduce the club\u2019s losses in its 2022 annual accounts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving done so, it determined that the club had breached the relevant P&amp;S threshold by \u00a320.8 million over the three-year assessment period (2022-2024).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commission found that the club\u2019s refusal to provide its annual accounts to the Premier League by the relevant deadline was a breach of Premier League Rules. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also dismissed a claim by the club that it had demonstrated exceptional cooperation throughout the proceedings. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing agreement by the parties, and consistent with the relevant guidelines, the Commission agreed that the club\u2019s improving financial position over the relevant assessment period was a mitigating factor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder EFL Regulations, as Leicester City is currently a Championship club, the EFL Board today ratified the Commission\u2019s recommendation of an immediate points deduction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leicester and the Premier League can decide to appeal the sanction.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3935029\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ccd9ab5f-46c8-4f8e-bfc9-0f51ae6cadcc.jpg?strip=all&w=960&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, 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recently spoke about the impending deduction<\/figcaption><figcredit>Getty<\/figcredit><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leicester\u2019s nightmare continues<\/h2>\n<p>Leicester have been awaiting this deduction for months after their <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3220548\/leicester-city-psr-charges-points-deduction\/\">charges were confirmed in May<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>They won an appeal against another alleged breach of PSR rules in September 2024, but <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3938492\/leicester-city-owner-financial-concerns-potential-points-deduction\/\">they have been punished now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It means the Foxes are now on the brink of potential relegation from the Championship to League One. <\/p>\n<p>30 games into the season in the second tier, they have won just 10 matches and lost 12, sitting 17th before the deduction.<\/p>\n<p>That form saw Marti Cifuentes being sacked last month, with club legend Andy King now in charge on an interim basis.<\/p>\n<p>But they have now dropped even further to 20th in the table, level on 32 points with West Brom and Blackburn.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester could be <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3883333\/leicester-city-relegation-fears-championship-league-one\/\">facing a drop to League One<\/a>, 10 years on from winning the Premier League in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leicester City have been immediately deducted six points, throwing them into danger of relegation from the Championship. 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