ChampionshipBirmingham City face a 12 point deduction.

Garry Monk's men could be plunged into the relegation dogfight if they are punished for over-spending and signing £2million Kristian Pedersen under a 'soft embargo' in a double charge under the Financial Fair Play rules, says The Sun.

It comes just a week after Birmingham were charged by the FA for the abhorrent attack by Blues fan Paul Mitchell on Aston Villa's Jack Grealish.

But an EFL hearing later this week will only look into a financial mayhem at St Andrew's - although it could see the club, currently sitting in 13th, nosediving to just two points off the relegation zone.