Forest's four-point deduction upheld by Premier League

Nottingham Forest were unsuccessful in their appeal to overturn a four-point deduction for violating the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules (PSR) in the 2022-23 season, the league announced on Tuesday.

Forest filed the appeal after a deduction in March put them in danger of relegation. They are now 17th in the table with 29 points, three points ahead of the bottom three, with two matches remaining.

"An independent Appeal Board has upheld the decision of a Commission to deduct four points from Nottingham Forest following an admitted breach of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules," the league said in a statement.

Forest admitted to exceeding their maximum loss threshold of 61 million pounds ($76.51 million) by 34.5 million, according to the Premier League.

England's top-flight clubs can lose 105 million pounds over three seasons. Forest, on the other hand, spent two years of its assessment period in the second-tier Championship, limiting their potential loss to 61 million pounds.

Forest contended that the commission should have considered the sale of attacker Brennan Johnson after the assessment period as a "mitigating factor" and suspended some or all of the points deducted.

"Each of these grounds was rejected by the Appeal Board, which found the Independent Commission was entitled to immediately impose the sanction it did. The four-point deduction will therefore remain in place," the Premier League said.

Forest host Chelsea on Saturday and finish their season at Burnley on May 19.

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