The deduction, announced last Monday, put the team in the relegation zone, in eighteenth place, one point from safety with nine games to go.

The club narrowly avoided relegation last year.

A statement read: "Nottingham Forest can confirm that it has today lodged an appeal against the four-point sanction imposed by the Commission in relation to the club's breach of the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules (PSR).

"The club will not be making any further statement at this time."

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