Burnley have been placed under a transfer embargo by the EFL after submitting their accounts late. The runaway Championship leaders blamed the issue on changing their auditors in November.
The news came 24 hours after Vincent Kompany’s side went 13 points clear at the top with a 3-0 win over WIGAN.
Wigan have delayed paying their players’ wages and boss Shaun Maloney said: ‘It was an emotional couple of days, very difficult.’
Middlesbrough are just four points off the Championship promotion spots after fighting back to beat Swansea 3-1.
Chuba Akpom took his goal tally to 22 for the season as his penalty added to goals from Aaron Ramsey and Cameron Archer after Swansea led through Joel Piroe.