West Brom given immediate two-point PSR deduction as relegation fears resurface | OneFootball

West Bromwich Albion have been docked two points with immediate effect for a PSR breach, cutting James Morrison’s side’s cushion to six points with two matches left.

The club said in a statement that a two-day hearing concluded on 23 April and the EFL’s Club Financial Review Panel ruled Albion had exceeded the Upper Loss Threshold for the three years to 30 June 2025. They dispute the findings and insist they have complied with PSR. The decision did not state the overspend, which is under £2m, and they called it the smallest breach across the Championship and Premier League.

Albion attribute the breach to a recent change in how community development costs, including facilities, staff time and resources for The Albion Foundation, are treated in PSR calculations. They are considering an appeal.

Morrison’s nine-match unbeaten run had lifted the Baggies clear of danger and Tuesday’s win over Watford made it eight points with two to play. The sanction drags them back, and they have dropped two places, ahead of Saturday’s home game against Ipswich. Oxford, in the final relegation spot, are within six and would need two wins, two Albion defeats and a six-goal swing.

The decision arrived within 24 hours of the hearing, believed to be the quickest of its kind. Comparable cases often take weeks, with Leicester City’s verdict taking 64 days. Albion filed their accounts by 31 December and were charged at the end of March.

Source: ExpressAndStar.com