re: Everton get 10 point deduction

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But in the case what happened off the field was supposed to affect what happened on it. Part of their financial issues are from buying players they couldn’t afford hoping those players would get them better results.

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Sounds like you haven't read any of the report.

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Everton, over three years beginning with 2019-20 and ending with 2021-22, lost £124.5 million ($155 million) in relevant areas, according to an independent Premier League commission that ruled on the case. It initially used fishy accounting to try to cover up that loss and avoid punishment. The Premier League cited that "misleading information," and argued that the real reasons for the losses were "that Everton overspent on players, and that it failed to take steps to reduce expenditure."

The commission concluded: "Everton’s [financial] difficulties are not attributable to the costs of the stadium development. ... The cause of Everton’s [] difficulties was the fact that it overspent (largely on its purchase of new players and its inability to sell other players), and because it finished lower in the league than it had projected in [2021-22] (16th against the projected 6th — causing a loss of expected income of £21 million)."

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