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For only the third time in Premier League history (after [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in [[1996–97 FA Premier League|1996–97]] and [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] in [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10]]), a Premier League team were deducted points; on 17 November 2023, [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] had 10 points deducted from their total for a breach of the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules (PSR). The deduction was the biggest to be handed out in Premier League history and was subject to appeal.<ref name="everton points deduction"/> On 26 February 2024, following their appeal, it was announced that the deduction had been reduced to six points.<ref name="everton appeal outcome"/> On 8 April 2024, the club were deducted two additional points for further PSR breaches, which the club initially appealed, but later withdrew.<ref name="everton second points deduction"/><ref name="everton second appeal">{{Cite news |title=Everton lodge appeal against second points deduction |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68818485 |access-date=2024-04-15 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="everton second appeal withdrawn">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-10 |title=Everton withdraw appeal against two-point Premier League deduction |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c88zn10ngj7o |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> In total, the club have been deducted eight points this season.
On 30 September 2023, in the game between [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], Premier League's video assistant referee ([[Video assistant referee|VAR]]), [[Darren England]], failed to intervene on a decision that disallowed [[Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)|Luis Díaz]]'s legitimate goal. Liverpool lost the game 2–1 and [[Professional Game Match Officials Limited|PGMOL]] admitted the offside ruling as a "significant human error". It was revealed that England and the assistant VAR, Dan Cook, took an eight-hour long flight back from the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] a day before. A group of PGMOL officials were in UAE to take charge of a match between [[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]] and [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]]. It led to questions over PGMOL's decision of allowing the leading match officials to take lucrative assignments in the [[UAE Pro League]] although the Emirates owns the Premier League club, Manchester City.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kay |first=Oliver |title=Premier League referees freelancing in the UAE and Saudi? Webb has got himself in a tangle |url=https://theathletic.com/4922732/2023/10/03/referees-var-diaz-liverpool/ |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=[[The Athletic]]|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|location=[[London]] |language=en}}</ref>
On 5 December 2023, [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] became the first club to sack their manager, dismissing [[Paul Heckingbottom]] after their 5–0 defeat to fellow newly-promoted side [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]. He was replaced by [[Chris Wilder]], marking his return to the club since the [[2020–21 Premier League season|2020–21 season]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Fisher | first=Ben | title=Sheffield United owner says Wilder is perfect fit as Heckingbottom sacked | newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=[[London]] | date=5 December 2023 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/05/chris-wilder-sheffield-united-sack-paul-heckingbottom | access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref> At that time, Sheffield United were bottom of the league, having amassed only five points in 14 games.<ref>{{cite news | last=Summerscales | first=Robert | title=Paul Heckingbottom Fired As Sheffield United Bring Back Former Manager Chris Wilder | work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|location=[[New York City|New York]] | date=5 December 2023| url=https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/sheffield-united-fire-paul-heckingbottom-chris-wilder-returns | access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref>
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