Sheffield Wednesday have been slapped with a new six-point points deduction, leaving them on a tally of minus 10 at the foot of the Championship.
The Owls had already been handed a 12-point deduction back in October after the club filed for administration, leaving the club facing an uphill battle to avoid relegation.
The task has grown further after the EFL confirmed a six-point deduction over multiple breaches of payment obligations.
Sheffield Wednesday now have minus 10 points following the latest deduction, leaving the club 27 points adrift of safety.
'Sheffield Wednesday FC are to be deducted six points with immediate effect for multiple breaches of EFL regulations relating to payment obligations, with the club's former owner, Mr Dejphon Chansiri, prohibited from being an owner or director of any EFL club for a period of three years,' an EFL statement read.
'The sanctions on both the club and Mr Chansiri can be confirmed after the parties reached an agreement on the appropriate sanction which was subsequently ratified by the chair of the appointed independent disciplinary commission.'