Nottingham Forest 11/8 to be relegated from Premier League following points deduction

Following their four-point deduction for breaching Premier League spending limits, we have priced up Nottingham Forest at 11/8 to be relegated to the Championship at the end of the season.

Forest have spent over £250 million on a total of 43 players since their long-awaited return to the Premier League at the start of last season.

The club was charged with being in breach of the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules after sustaining losses above the permitted thresholds for the assessment period prior to the end of the 2022/23 season.

The news follows Everton's point deduction earlier this season where they were docked 10 points in November for rule breaches, which was subsequently reduced to six points following an appeal process in February.

Prior to their points deduction, Forest sat in 17th place on 25 points with a three-point cushion between themselves and the relegation zone, and they were priced at 9/4 to be relegated.

Now sitting in 18th place on 21 points, Nuno Espirito Santo's side are now a point from safety and their relegation odds have shortened to 11/8.

Nottingham Forest relegation odds

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The points deduction coincides with a poor run of league form that has seen Forest pick up just one point from their last four Premier League matches.

After losing 4-2 at Aston Villa on 24th February, Forest then suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Liverpool following Darwin Nunez's 99th minute winner, before losing 1-0 away at Brighton.

A 1-1 draw at relegation rivals Luton initially helped the East Midlands side maintain their three-point gap from Rob Edwards' side, but Luke Berry's 89th minute equaliser for the Hatters now looks even more crucial, with Luton moving out of the relegation zone and one point clear of Nottm Forest.

Matt Gibbs

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