Overview
- The six-point deduction takes immediate effect and leaves Wednesday on -10, bottom of the Championship and 27 points from safety.
- The EFL cited multiple breaches of payment obligations, including unpaid player wages in March, May and June, plus missed staff and tax payments.
- Former owner Dejphon Chansiri is prohibited from being an owner or director of any EFL club for three years under an agreed sanction ratified by a commission chair.
- The club had already received an automatic 12-point penalty on October 24 after entering administration, bringing the total deduction to 18 points.
- Administrators are advancing a sale process, with a reported soft deadline for offers after 12 parties showed £50m proof of funds, and media reports name Mike Ashley and US groups among interested bidders.