Into the bottom three without playing a game – it’s a sticky situation for Everton

Oh Everton! Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters

FEELING BLUE

Everton have been docked a full 10 (TEN!) points for contravening financial fair play regulations. That’s a Premier League record (just not one to boast about) and the first time since Portsmouth were deducted nine in 2010 that any club have been docked points at all. Having been referred to an independent commission in March for alleged breaches during the 2021-22 season, the commission upheld the charges and deducted 10 points off the Toffees’ total, dropping them from 14 points to four. Oh, Everton!