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Derby County close to agreeing EFL points deduction for breaking financial fair play rules

Derby currently 16th in the Championship on seven points; a nine-point deduction would drop them to the Championship bottom and on minus-two points; the EFL say discussions are still ongoing and 'no decision has yet been reached'

Derby County boss Wayne Rooney (PA)
Image: Derby have picked up seven points from their opening seven games of the Championship season

Derby County are close to agreeing a points deduction with the EFL for breaching financial fair play rules.

Should a final agreement be reached it will see a reduced penalty from that which would otherwise have been enforced, but a reported nine-point deduction would immediately confine them to the bottom of the second tier on minus-two points.

Rule 85 in the EFL regulations allows a club to accept a reduced punishment so as to avoid the time and cost of the case being heard by a future formal disciplinary commission.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between West Brom and Derby.

Reports on Wednesday night claimed a further three-point suspension will be suspended pending future compliance.

The EFL released a statement on Thursday to confirm discussions are still ongoing over the potential points deduction and "no decision has yet been reached".

It was under Rule 85 in July Derby accepted a suspended three-point deduction for failing to pay their players last December.

The club are already operating under a strict transfer embargo, which limited their hunt for new players in the summer to free transfers and loans on maximum six-month contracts.

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Derby were initially charged in January 2020 over breaches of spending rules and subsequently cleared, but the EFL's appeal over their accounting policies resulted in a £100,000 fine in June.

Under manager Wayne Rooney, Derby are currently 16th on seven points after seven games that have included one win and four draws, having avoided relegation to League One on the final day of last season.

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