Premier League: Nottingham Forest fail to get four-point deduction overturned

The decision to deduct four points from Nottingham Forest following an admitted breach of the Premier League's rules has been upheld by an independent appeal board.

The team were docked the points in March for a breach of the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules (PSR).

At the time, the deduction put the team in the relegation zone, which they are currently just out of in 17th place, three points above the bottom three.

The Premier League said in a statement on its website: "The club argued that the independent commission committed an error in not treating its sale of a high-profile player shortly after the assessment period as a mitigating factor, and that it committed a further error in electing not to suspend some or all of the points deduction it imposed.

"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."