West Brom hit back at decision to dock club two points for financial rule breach

West Brom hit back at decision to dock club two points for financial rule breach

West Brom have been docked two points with immediate effect after being found to have breached the EFL’s financial rules.

The deduction means West Brom are six points above the relegation zone with just two games left, and with a better goal difference than Oxford United in 22nd.

The EFL’s Club Financial Reporting Unit (CFRU) alleged the club had exceeded the permitted losses of £39 million ($52m) over the three-year period up to the end of the 2024-25 season.

West Brom’s response

West Brom, however, have released a statement saying they disagree with the decision made, insisting they “remain of the view that it has fully complied with the Profitability and Sustainability (P&S)Rules”.

“Following a two-day hearing which concluded on 23 April 2026, the EFL’s Club Financial Review Panel (CFRP) has published a decision which states that the Club has exceeded the Upper Loss Threshold for the three-year period ending 30 June 2025 and will therefore receive a two point deduction, effective immediately. At this stage, the CFRP has not published any written reasons for the decision. The Club disagrees with the CFRP’s findings and remains of the view that it has fully complied with the Profitability and Sustainability (P&S)Rules,” the club said.

“The decision does not state the amount by which the Club is said to have exceeded the Upper Loss Threshold. West Bromwich Albion has not been informed of the quantum of the breach, save that this is less than £2million. This is therefore the smallest ever breach of the P&S Rules across the EFL Championship and the Premier League.

“Proceedings were brought by the EFL’s Club Financial Reporting Unit (CFRU)following a change in the CFRU’s approach to Community Development Expenditure. In 2023/24, the CFRU accepted that the Club was entitled to include in-kind donations of the Club’s facilities, staff time and resources to its official charity partner, The Albion Foundation, in its P&S calculation. Earlier this year, the CFRU informed the club that it had changed its approach and imposed a retrospective adjustment to the Club’s P&S calculation.