Leicester City have been slapped with a six-point deduction after being found to have breached the Premier League's financial rules following a lengthy investigation
16:48, 05 Feb 2026
Leicester City's Silko Thomas (#39) shows his disappointment
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Leicester have been deducted six points(Image: Stephen White - CameraSport via Getty Images)
Leicester City have been slapped with a six-point deduction after being found to have breached the Premier League's financial rules.
The Foxes were deemed to have breached Profitability and Sustainability Rules for the 2023/24 season, when they were last in the Championship. When Leicester were promoted, the investigation was transferred to the Premier League.
Leicester were also accused of failing to provide their annual accounts before the December 31 deadline. And there was an additional charge after failing an “obligation to provide full, complete and prompt assistance to the Premier League”.
Harvey Barnes, Ricardo Pereira and James Maddison of Leicester look dejected after being relegated after the Premier League match between Leicester City and West Ham United at The King Power Stadium on May 28, 2023
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Leicester City were relegated from the Premier League last season(Image: Getty Images)
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A statement from the Premier League read: "During a week-long hearing in November 2025, Leicester City raised a range of legal challenges regarding the applicability of the relevant Rules and the Commission’s ability to impose a sanction on the club.
"All of which were rejected. These included a claim that the relevant rules were in breach of competition law."
"The Commission accepted the club’s submissions as to the length of the relevant assessment period and that a particular accounting policy relating to player costs should apply to reduce the club’s losses in its 2022 annual accounts.
"Having done so, it determined that the club had breached the relevant P&S threshold by £20.8million over the three-year assessment period (2022-2024).
"The Commission found that the club’s refusal to provide its annual accounts to the Premier League by the relevant deadline was a breach of Premier League Rules.
"It also dismissed a claim by the club that it had demonstrated exceptional cooperation throughout the proceedings.
"Following agreement by the parties, and consistent with the relevant guidelines, the Commission agreed that the club’s improving financial position over the relevant assessment period was a mitigating factor."
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Leicester now sit in 20th in the Championship, and they are only hovering above the relegation zone on goal difference.