How Manchester City’s 114 charges could affect West Brom

West Brom will have a close eye on Manchester City's situation.

The Etihad Stadium side were found guilty of 114 of the 115 charges levelled against them, as the verdict from the independent commission leaked.

Clubs are now expected to launch legal battles to try and recover funds that they lost out on as a result of the rule-breaking.

While others will be looking at league titles, missing out on Europe, the Black Country side may have their own grievances.

The B71 outfit can point to City's financial breaches as part of one of their recent relegations from the top division.

West Brom News looks at how the Championship side could be impacted by the potential punishment and legal action.

How did Manchester City impact West Brom's relegation?

In the 2017-18 season, Albion suffered a miserable relegation from the Premier League.

They finished bottom of the table, with 31 points, five points away from safety.

The Baggies faced City twice, losing 3-2 at The Hawthorns with a 3-0 defeat on the road.

If Pep Guardiola's side had not been able to recruit freely by not following the financial rules, who knows what would have happened.

The Throstles may well have won both of those matches, and gained six points, keeping them in the top-flight.

How much could West Brom be entitled to?

At the time that the Baggies were relegated in 2018, Deloitte Sports Business Group estimated it would cost them around £50million in distributions from the Premier League.

That relates to broadcast deals and prize money, and match day revenue, sponsorships and other financial opportunities may have also have been missed out on, so they may be entitled to a lot.

It would probably be difficult for the Baggies to get that much back in compensation, but they are surely due some kind of money back as results against the Citizens helped get them relegated.

A piece from the Guardian's Jonathan Wilson on Sunday claimed that relegated sides may argue that City played a role in them dropping down to the second-tier, and if anyone can, it is Albion.

Whether the West Midlands outfit end up with any money remains to be seen, but they should be trying to get a piece of that action.