West Bromwich Albion given two-point deduction, back in Championship relegation mix

[p]The penalty means they have dropped ‌to 20th place, six points above third-from-bottom [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/oxford-utd/vgOBT43c/"]‌Oxford United[/a] with two games left.[/p][p]A compliance report to the independent Club Financial ‌Review Panel (CFRP) said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-brom/CCBWpzjj/"]West Brom[/a] had ⁠exceeded the ‌Upper Loss Threshold of 39 million pounds ($53 ​million) over the three-year period ending in the 2024/25 season.[/p][p]West Brom ​denied the allegations.[/p][p][b]"Following a hearing on 22 and 23 April and having considered ⁠the Compliance ​Report in full alongside the Club's responses, the CFRP determined that the Club's losses did exceed the Upper Loss Threshold ‌and imposed a two-point deduction, effective immediately[/b]," a statement read.[/p][embed guid="2e5f40eb-6ce0-4df8-b496-4f0d51cc0de0" url="https://x.com/WBA/status/2047707140211847633" social-type="twitter" /][p]West Brom have 14 days to appeal after receipt of the full written reasons. If an appeal is lodged, it will be heard within 28 days of submission.[/p][p]A nine-match unbeaten run lifted the Midlands ‌club out of danger, and a ​3-0 win at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/watford/UmMRoGzp/"]Watford[/a] ‌last week had apparently taken them out of reach of Oxford before the deduction.[/p][p]West Brom host second-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ipswich/thqhB2MB/"]Ipswich Town[/a] on Saturday before ending the ⁠season against bottom ⁠club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sheffield-wed/llcCvIcG/"]Sheffield ‌Wednesday[/a].[/p]