Each club that has suffered a Premier League points deduction is awaiting the verdict of Manchester City.

Just two Premier League clubs had ever been subject to a points deduction prior to Friday’s league announcement concerning Everton.

The Premier League was sent into disbelief on Friday when it was disclosed that Everton, which had been found culpable of violating Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, would bededuct ten points.

At present, the Toffees are positioned 14th in the standings with 14 points accumulated after 12 games.

Should they accrue a deduction while lying level on points with bottom-place Burnley, they would be relegated to 19th.

At present, every focus is on the ongoing FFP investigation into Manchester City.

The Citizens were accused with allegedly violating the league’s financial regulations more than a hundred times between 2009 and 2018 earlier this year.

As the investigation continues, the reigning Premier League champions have vehemently denied the allegations.

The precise penalty that City would incur in the event of being found culpable of breaches is yet to be determined; a deduction of points is one possibility.

Having said that, football.london has examined each and every other occasion a Premier League club has been penalized with points prior to the most recent incident involving Everton.

The town of Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough suffered its inaugural points deduction in the history of the Premier League during the 1996/97 season. However, The Teesiders’ punishment had nothing to do with money.

 

Indeed, they were disciplined for their inability to assemble a team in opposition to Blackburn Rovers, as a significant portion of their roster was sidelined by an infection.

‘Five of the seventeen available players for Boro were goalkeepers, and the remaining five had not made their debuts prior to the match.The city of Portsmouth.

Portsmouth was the sole other Premier League team to incur a points deduction throughout the 2009/10 season.

Due to insolvency caused by £65 million in obligations, Pompey were docked a cumulative sum of nine points.

Portsmouth had already fallen to the bottom of the standings prior to the penalty, and ultimately finished sixteen points outside of safety.

Since then, they have not returned to the top division and are presently engaged in activities in League One.

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The independent comission has suggested that Premier League clubs could face sporting sanctions in future, if found guilty of financial breaches.

Liverpool will be paying close attention to the punishments that could be handed out to their Premier League rivals in the future.

Fresh from local rivals Everton being docked 10 points for a single breach of the league’s profit and sustainability rules, the punishment dealt to the Toffees was unprecedented in the English top flight.

For context, Portsmouth were deducted nine points for entering administration, back in 2010.

It is for this reason that Liverpool will be keeping an eye on the charges surrounding Manchester City, with the two clubs regularly involved in narrow title races.

In February, reigning champions City were presented with a total of 115 charges by the Premier League, relating to alleged financial breaches between 2009 and 2018.

The Manchester club have denied every accusation, but the points deduction given to Everton highlights the potential severity of the case.

Chelsea are another club that are currently under investigation after the new ownership uncovered potential financial breaches.

The west London side have already reached a settlement with UEFA over these issues but, unlike the European governing body, the Premier League does not have a statute of limitations and the independent commission is still conducting their investigation into these alleged breaches.

The independent comission’s summary of the case against Everton has outlined that a fine is not a sufficient penalty, when dealing with Premier League clubs.

This suggests that further sporting sanctions, including points deductions, are to be expected, if other teams are found guilty of financial breaches.

In the summary of Everton’s points deduction, the independent commission said: “We have no doubt that the circumstances of this case are such that only a sporting sanction in the form of a points deduction would be appropriate.

A financial penalty for a club that enjoys the support of a wealthy owner is not a sufficient penalty.

“We agree with the Premier League that the requirements of punishment, deterrence, vindication of compliant clubs, and the protection of the integrity of the sport demand a sporting sanction in the form of a points deduction. The issue is not the form of sanction, but its extent.”