Birmingham City have been handed an immediate nine-point deduction by the EFL for breaching Profitability and Sustainability rules, Sky Sports News understands. Birmingham are understood to have exceeded the £39m allowable losses over a three-year period (up to the end of the financial year, 2018). Prior to the deduction, Birmingham were 13th in the Championship table with 50 points. A nine-point deduction will drop Birmingham to 18th in the Championship tableAny punishment would be the first under the EFL's new Profitability and Sustainability rules that were introduced at the start of the 2016/17 season. It would be seen as a landmark ruling and one that will set a precedent for any future punishments for other clubs who fall foul of the EFL's financial rules.

Source: Sky sports March 22, 2019 11:18 UTC