Monday briefing: Sheffield Wednesday placed in administration: Get 12-point deduction

Sheffield Wednesday have been placed in administration and hit with an automatic 12-point deduction by the EFL.

Wednesday, who are now bottom of the Championship table with -6 points, have been embroiled in financial turmoil recently, with the Yorkshire side failing to pay players on time for five of the last six months.

The club’s owner, Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri, has now opted to place Wednesday in administration, with Sheffield-based Begbies Traynor’s Julian Pitts, Kris