Every Premier League club that has suffered a points deduction as Arsenal await the verdict of Manchester City.

Just two Premier League clubs had ever been subject to a points deduction prior to Friday’s league announcement concerning Everton.

The Premier League was sent into disbelief on Friday when it was disclosed that Everton, which had been found culpable of violating Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, would bededuct ten points. At present, the Toffees are positioned 14th in the standings with 14 points accumulated after 12 games. Should they accrue a deduction while lying level on points with bottom-place Burnley, they would be relegated to 19th.

At present, every focus is on the ongoing FFP investigation into Manchester City. The Citizens were accused with allegedly violating the league’s financial regulations more than a hundred times between 2009 and 2018 earlier this year.

As the investigation continues, the reigning Premier League champions have vehemently denied the allegations. The precise penalty that City would incur in the event of being found culpable of breaches is yet to be determined; a deduction of points is one possibility.

Having said that, football.london has examined each and every other occasion a Premier League club has been penalized with points prior to the most recent incident involving Everton.

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough suffered its inaugural points deduction in the history of the Premier League during the 1996/97 season. However, The Teesiders’ punishment had nothing to do with money.

Indeed, they were disciplined for their inability to assemble a team in opposition to Blackburn Rovers, as a significant portion of their roster was sidelined by an infection. ‘Five of the seventeen available players for Boro were goalkeepers, and the remaining five had not made their debuts prior to the match.

As a result of the three-point deduction and postponement of the fixture, they were ultimately relegated by two points that season.

Portsmouth

Portsmouth was the sole other Premier League team to incur a points deduction throughout the 2009/10 season. Due to insolvency caused by £65 million in obligations, Pompey were docked a cumulative sum of nine points.

Portsmouth had already fallen to the bottom of the standings prior to the penalty, and ultimately finished sixteen points outside of safety. Since then, they have not returned to the top division and are presently engaged in activities in League One.