Daily Mail Journalist reacts angrily to Everton’s 10-point Premier League reduction

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Everton’s 10-point deduction is an ‘absolute disgrace’.

That’s according to Daily Mail journalist Dominic King, who was left gobsmacked by such a significant deduction for the Toffees.

Everton were left ‘shocked’ and ‘disappointed’ today after it was confirmed that the club had been hit with an immediate 10-point deduction for breaching financial fair play rules.

It was revealed in October that Everton had posted losses of £124.5 million over a three-year period, with the club admitting to breaching the profit and sustainability rules that stated Premier League clubs could only lose £105m over that time period.

The Premier League referred the Merseyside outfit to an independent commission back in March and the length of their punishment has now been confirmed, with Everton dropping straight down to 19th place in the table.

There has been a lot of reaction to today’s news, with Simon Jordan already admitting that he was expecting as few as three points to be taken from the Toffees’ tally.

Dominic King has called the deduction an ‘absolute disgrace’ and is in complete disagreement with the ten points that Everton have been docked.

Taking to X, King wrote: “10 points is an absolute disgrace. Everton are fully justified in launching an appeal and it has felt all the way through that there has been an ambition to make an example of the club.

“If 10 points is a baseline, what happens if the club facing 115 charges is deemed guilty?”

It’s a ‘disgrace’ – but will Everton manage to win their appeal?

It certainly feels like Everton have been made an example of, so now it will be incredibly interesting to see any kind of punishment Manchester City will receive. Though the Premier League will know exactly what kind of backlash will be coming their way if it isn’t even worse than their own.

Of course, the Toffees could still avoid the ten-point deduction after confirming their appeal. However, finance expert Stefan Borson has already suggested they may fail to win it and could be set for a relegation battle.

Though it is nowhere near as bad as it could be, with Everton’s recent upturn in form meaning just one win could take them back out of the bottom three.

With Luton, Sheffield United and Burnley posting only one win each this season, it would be a surprise if Sean Dyche‘s side can’t retain their top flight status yet again.