With the exception of the Portsmouth administration (where the rules are clearly set out), the EPL has never resorted to points deduction as a punishment. If it didn't do so in the Tevez affair or Sunderland recently, it's not going to do so over this storm in a tea cup. It has never ordered a game to be replayed either. At worst it will be a fine, possibly for Cardiff for wasting everyones time

Agreed. Cardiff could actually come off worse from this. Look at the supposed timeline and they knew about the 'leak' well in advance of the game they now claim was unfair. They were wrong to not report this straight away. Wrong to let the game go ahead without any hint of a complaint. They seem to have thought they were going to win the match and then would be able to deal with the incident 'on the quiet' behind closed doors, as it is actually their staff who have broken the rules (as long as Moody has not offered any financial benefits). They got spanked, however, and then decided to try and come after us. In light of this I think that they will get a fine regardless, and we will only be punished if concrete evidence exists of wrongdoing and that punishment will be a fine.