West Brom will not appeal against points penalty

West Bromwich Albion finished the 2025-26 Championship season in 21st place, four points above the relegation zone [PA Media]

West Bromwich Albion will not appeal against a two-point deduction for breaching financial rules, but have reiterated their disagreement with the English Football League's sanction.

The deduction was handed down last month, 24 hours after a two-day hearing by an independent panel into a breach of profit and sustainability rules (PSR).

The news came on the eve of the club's final home game against Ipswich Town and raised the, albeit unlikely, scenario of relegation with the Baggies dropping to six points above the drop zone with two games to play.

Albion went on to officially secure their place in the Championship, finishing four points clear of the bottom three.

On Wednesday, the EFL informed Albion of the reasons for the penalty and the amount the club broke the rules by - just under £1.97m.

Championship clubs are allowed to lose £39m over a three-year period after permitted deductions.

A breach of £2m would have resulted in a four-point penalty.

• West Brom docked two points for financial breaches

Not including charity payments 'grossly unfair'

Central to Albion's objection at the time was around so-called 'in-kind' payments, which are not included in PSR calculations, to their charity The Albion Foundation.

The Baggies said at the time the Club Financial Reporting Unit (CFRU) accepted the payments of £2.1m were not part of the final PSR calculation, but the EFL said that had been "disallowed".