When Everton will find out about second PSR charge after Nottingham Forest points deduction

Everton may have to wait a little longer to discover their punishment for breaking financial regulations despite Nottingham Forest being handed a four-point deduction on Monday.

Both clubs were charged with breaching the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules on January 15. It represented a second charge for Everton after they were docked 10 points earlier in the season.

The penalty was then reduced to six points after appeal. Forest on the other hand were given a four-point deduction after a decision was reached following a two-day hearing earlier this month by an independent commission.

Forest now sit in the bottom three, just one point from 17th-placed Luton Town and four from the Toffees. Forest will have the opportunity to appeal their recent points deduction, which leaves the relegation picture increasingly uncertain.

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The Blues are also due to have a hearing for a second set of charges for an alleged breach. Although a hearing for their second charge is reportedly scheduled in the coming days, the club are unlikely to know the punishment this week.

A decision must be provided within seven days of the conclusion of that hearing, while the latest a verdict can be handed out is April 8. That's because the entire process must conclude within 12 weeks of the initial charge, which was delivered on January 15.

The Premier League have put in place a backstop date of May 24, just five days after the final round of fixtures, for the situation to be concluded for both Everton and Forest.

This means that there is the