Points threat will not knock us - Morrison

West Bromwich Albion head coach James Morrison says he will not let a potential points penalty for an alleged breach of profit and sustainability rules negatively affect his players in their efforts to avoid relegation from the Championship.

Morrison has banned his squad from talking about the prospect of a sanction following a report in the Telegraph this week that the club had been charged by the English Football League for exceeding the £39m loss limit for the three seasons to 2024-25.

In response, Albion insisted they had "fully complied" with P&S rules but it is unclear exactly how many points the club could be deducted - and when - if they are found to have broken the rules.

Under EFL guidelines, any points penalties should be applied in the current season and with only four games - and 15 days - of the regular season to go, the decision's impact on the relegation picture, with Albion only two points above the drop zone, is potentially huge.

"As you can imagine, it was a little knock, but that's all it is. We can't affect that. Our jobs is the football side and we've got to concentrate on that," Morrison told BBC Radio WM.

"I've said in previous interviews that it's how we deal with the little knocks - the 20% - we can deal with majority stuff, it's just the little things, how we react to it, how we let it affect us. But this week I don't feel like it has."

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