Everton slam £35m Burnley compensation ruling as 'dangerous and unworkable', lodge appeal against decision after PSR breach
Updated 10/06/2026 at 17:28 GMT+1
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Everton have described a ruling ordering the club to pay compensation to Burnley over their Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) breach as "dangerous and unworkable".
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The case concerns the 2021/22 season, during which Everton were found to have breached Profit and Sustainability Regulations (PSR) over a three-year assessment period.
The Toffees have reportedly been asked to pay Burnley a total of £26 million in damages as well as an additional £9 million in interest.
It is the latest blow in a series of disappointing rulings for the club, who were deducted 10 points, subsequently reduced to six, during the 2023/24 campaign.
They were then deducted a further two points that same season for breaching the Premier League profitability and sustainability rules.
Everton's statement confirmed that they would appeal the decision.
"Everton Football Club is surprised and angered by the decision of a Premier League Independent Disciplinary Commission to order a compensation payment to Burnley Football Club in relation to Everton’s PSR breach in June 2022," read a club statement.
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"Everton has appealed the decision and is clear in its belief the ruling is fundamentally flawed in both law and fact.
"The club does not recognise the findings of the panel in determining Burnley’s relegation from the Premier League in May 2022 was caused by a sporting advantage gained by Everton due to a breach of Profit & Sustainability Rules, for which a substantive sporting sanction has already been received.
"This ruling sets a dangerous and unworkable precedent for English football, given it is constructed on a principle that a club can be in breach of financial rules at any point in a financial year.
"Everton believes the panel’s ruling misrepresents the clear evidence presented by its legal representatives and that an appeal will be successful.
"The club is confident of its ongoing PSR compliance and has also obtained confirmation from the Premier League of its clear position that this ruling should not be the cause of any future PSR sanction."
Burnley's case argued that Everton's PSR breach during the 2021/22 campaign impacted their chances of remaining in the top flight of English football.
The Clarets finished 18th in the table that term, three points off Leeds United and four behind The Toffees, who escaped relegation in 16th place.
Burnley put forward the argument that they could have remained in the Premier League if Everton's points deductions were applied during the 2021/22 season.
The club statement insists that Everton's ownership want to take their side back to the pinnacle of English football.
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"Evertonians can be assured that ownership are focused, with strengthened resolve, on delivering their vision of returning Everton to the top echelon of English football," the statement added.
"No further comment will be made on this matter until the appeal process has been successfully concluded."
Nottingham Forest were also deducted points during the 2023/24 campaign, receiving a four-point deduction in March 2024 for also breaching PSR rules.
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