Portsmouth relegation rivals Sheffield Wednesday dealt another huge Championship blow by EFL with future set to become clear
The stricken Championship outfit have been hit with another points deduction as their future looks set to become clearer this week.
Sheffield Wednesday have been slapped with another Championship points deduction by the EFL - with their likely future owner to become apparent this week.
The Owls have been given another six-point hit, as they look to find a pathway to a secure future amid their financial woes.
Sheffield Wednesday hit with new Championship points deduction
The rock-bottom side were handed a 12-point hit on October 24, as is standard when sides file for administration. Now the EFL have released a statement confirming an additional deduction for ‘multiple breaches of EFL regulations’, by former owner Dejphon Chansiri.
A statement from the EFL read: ‘Sheffield Wednesday FC are to be deducted six points with immediate effect for multiple breaches of EFL regulations relating to payment obligations, with the club's former owner, Mr Dejphon Chansiri, prohibited from being an owner or director of any EFL club for a period of three years.
‘The sanctions on both the club and Mr Chansiri can be confirmed after the parties reached an agreement on the appropriate sanction which was subsequently ratified by the chair of the appointed independent disciplinary commission.’
The new deduction means Henrik Pedersen’s side are marooned even further adrift at the bottom of the Championship on -10 points.
The Owls have picked up a single victory this season against Pompey at Fratton Park in September, with five draws seeing them earn eight points from their 18 fixtures to date.
The good news for the club is their points deductions are being applied now, which allows them to move towards the prospect of a clean slate when they drop into League One - as appears inevitable.
Sheffield Wednesday filed for administration, after being hit with a winding-up petition by HMRC over an unpaid £1m tax bill. That saw their assets frozen and an administrator appointed.
Owls administrators poised to name preferred bidders amid £30m interest
There is said to a host of interested parties keen to assume control at Hillsborough, with a £30m figure named by insolvency firm Begbies Traynor who are running the club.
Former Newcastle owner, Mike Ashley, and US businessman John McEvoy are said to be among those keen on taking over. Join administrator, Paul Stanley, told The Athletic last weekend they would like to name a preferred bidder this week.
He said: ‘There’s been five offers and there’s another who’s given us an indicative offer. They haven’t formalised it yet, but we’re expecting that in the next couple of days. We had a soft deadline of last Friday as a way of trying to get people to the table to see how many there were. We’re not rigid on that, so if someone wants to make an offer at any point, they can.
‘We wanted, ideally, to go exclusive with someone by December 5, but I think the fact that there are five, possibly six, people who all need to come and visit the stadium, ask questions of the lawyers and us, that’s probably going to get pushed out another week or so.”
Derby County were the last EFL club to enter administration in 2021 - and were hit with a 12-point deduction.
Pompey, of course, have found themselves facing a similar plight at three points in the club’s 126-year history.