An appeal by Nottingham Forest against the four-point deduction imposed for breaching the Premier League’s financial rules would run the risk of the sanction being increased.
Forest are considering whether to lodge an appeal, after saying they were “extremely disappointed” by the four-point sanction imposed by an independent commission after they admitted a breach of financial losses.
An Appeal Board has the power to “vary any penalty imposed or order made at first instance”, Premier League rules state. Although an increase in the sanction is seen as unlikely, it is still a possibility.
It means Forest will have to weigh up if there is a risk in appealing. The club’s breach was £34.5 million above the permitted losses, 77 per cent higher than Everton’s £19.5
