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Everton's second hearing on PSR breach 'to be heard next week'

Everton's second hearing on PSR breach 'to be heard next week'
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The hearing for Everton's second breach of Profitability and Sustainability rules is set to be heard over a three-day period starting March 25, according to a report.

The hearing for the case regarding Everton's second Profitability and Sustainability rule breach has been scheduled for next week.

A decision was made to hand Nottingham Forest a four-point penalty on Monday, after they had been found in breach of the rules over the same period.

However, despite being charged at the same time by the Premier League back in January, Everton's case was not heard alongside Forest's case.

It has now been announced by the Daily Mail that over the three days from March 25-27, Everton's case will go before the commission.

The report states that the Premier League have committed to revealing Everton's punishment before April 8, so that any potential appeals have time to be considered before the end of the season.

With Forest said to be considering an appeal against their deduction, the deadline on a decision comes five days after the end of the season, which could see the relegation picture decided off the field in a courtroom.

Everton reluctantly pleaded guilty to overspending over the same period as Forest, and will expect to have two points taken off any potential deduction due to their cooperation, as was the case with their relegation rivals.

Everton fans with banners inside the stadium before the match on November 26, 2023© Reuters

There has been anger in some quarters that Forest received a lighter penalty despite overstepping the limits by almost 80% more than what Everton did.

Everton's six-point penalty - reduced from 10 - saw them punished for going over the threshold by £19.5m, while Forest received a deduction of only four points for a breach of £34.5m.

The report states that the Premier League are desperate to avoid a scenario which will see the final standings change following the end of the season, and want the appeals sorted out before mid-May.

Forest's appeal cannot be heard until Everton's punishment is decided, which will be April 8 at the latest, leaving the Premier League with roughly six weeks to sort out potentially two appeals before the end of the campaign.

Everton are expecting a much more lenient penalty, if any, considering that the six-point penalty that has already been handed out to them covers most of the period that the second charge is for.

That deduction leaves Everton deep in relegation trouble, and any more penalties will only sink the Toffees even further, after Forest were also plunged into the relegation zone on Monday after the punishment was handed out.

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