Every club to have had been deducted points in the Premier League

Last week,the six-time winners of the competition were found guilty on 114 of the 115 chargesof breaching the Premier League's financial rules, including breaches of Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) - the same exact rule break of the last two sides to face points deductions. But despite it being 35 years next year since the Premier League was established, there isn't a long history of points deductions.

Every Premier League points deduction 1996/97: Middlesbrough: 3 points The first time that the Premier League dished out a points deduction came in 1996/97, when Middlesbrough were deducted three points for an unauthorised fixture cancellation against Blackburn Rovers, following a flu outbreak in the Villa camp. Despite making the finals of both cup competitions that campaign, the Teessiders struggled in the league and were relegated with 39 points - meaning that those three points would have kept them up at Coventry City's expense.

Intriguingly like Boro, Pompey reached the final of the FA Cup that season, but finished rooted to the bottom of the league table after remaining there from the second matchday onwards. The Toffees were deemed to have breached PSR in November 2023, and initially docked a record 10 points - but the club successfully appealed against the decision and saw their deduction reduced to six points.

In April of that season, however, Everton were found guilty of another rule breach, resulting in a further two-point deduction, and earned the dubious honour of being the first club in English top-flight history to have ever received two separate points deductions in a single season. It appeared to catch up with Forest, however, with the Premier League acting in January 2024 with a a four-point deduction after they were found guilty of breaching PSR.

Forest appealed to no avail - but given that the Garibaldi went onto scrape survival before qualifying for Europe, there are very few at the City Ground who regret that mad spending spree. Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023.

An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge - both past and present - Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.