Everton boss Sean Dyche hopes their latest charge for breaking spending rules is ‘fast-tracked’ and ‘comes to nothing’… as Toffees manager claims ‘there’s no consistency’ in points deductions handed out to rivals

Everton boss Sean Dyche is hoping for a quick resolution to the club’s latest profit and sustainability complaint and that the case ‘comes to nothing’.

The Merseysiders, who have already been deducted six points this season, face further punishment for a second alleged breach of Premier League rules.

A hearing took place earlier this week and the club is now awaiting a verdict, which must be handed down before April 8.

Dyche said at a press conference: “They have shared the information that was asked of them. It’s still too early to get an idea and we’ll just wait and see, just like last time.

‘I’m sure everyone is hoping that it will speed up a bit, but we’ll have to wait and see.

Toffees boss Sean Dyche insists he hopes the case ultimately ‘comes to nothing’

“I don’t think anyone has any concrete evidence of how or which way these things will go, especially after the first one.

‘We can only provide the information that is appropriate. Obviously I wasn’t there, but I’m told we gave all the information we could.

“We hope they see what the club has tried to do to ensure we are in the right areas where they need us. That’s why we hope it doesn’t come to anything.’

Everton’s punishment and possible further sanction, combined with a four-point deduction for relegation rivals Nottingham Forest, has thrown the situation at the bottom of the table into disarray.

The Toffees are currently four points above Forest in 18th place, but the East Midlands outfit have an appeal pending.

There are fears that the final positions, and therefore the relegation picture, will only be resolved after the season has ended.

Because Everton initially scored ten points, that was reduced to six on appeal, and the Forest penalty a completely different figure, Dyche admits he is surprised.

“There is no consistency,” said Dyche, whose side travel to Bournemouth on Saturday hoping to end an 11-match winless run.

“I don’t know the details of ours, let alone theirs. When you’re in that room, and the way they decide things, there might be different reasons and I can only imagine there’s more depth to it.

Nottingham Forest have already appealed against the four-point deduction

“But in its simplest form, I think everyone, not just us, said, ‘What’s that like?’ Where did that come from? How does that work?’

Dyche, meanwhile, played down reports of a feud with defender Nathan Patterson during the club’s recent training camp in Portugal.

It was claimed Dyche jokingly aimed a punch at the Scot but accidentally caught him harder than he intended, sparking heated arguments.

Dyche said, “The old favorite: never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

‘There’s actually nothing in it. It was a joke. I tapped him on the head like your older brother would, but he didn’t get the joke. That’s actually it. There is nothing more.

‘But of course that wouldn’t have been sold. So when that gets out, everyone has to add layers and layers and layers to it, but it’s that simple. That was it.’