Everton have had their penalty for breaching Premier League financial rules reduced to six points following an appeal.
The Toffees were hit with a 10-point deduction last November after an independent commission found they had exceeded permitted losses under the league's profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) by £19.5million (€22.8m) over an assessment period ending with the 2021-22 season.
An independent appeal board has now cut that by four points, which moves the club on to 25 points in the table and up to 15th place.
The club face a second PSR complaint for breaching rules over the assessment period running to the end of last season.
The complaint was laid on 15 January and under standard directions for PSR cases agreed by top-flight clubs last summer, the commission hearing in that case must conclude no later than 12 weeks after that complaint, which would be 8 April.
Luton boss Rob Edwards insisted Everton's points deduction being reduced was "out of our hands" and called for his players to focus on their own performances if they are to stay in the Premier League.
Luton now sit four points from safety in the relegation zone, with Everton leapfrogging Nottingham Forest and Brentford.
Speaking ahead of their FA Cup fifth-round clash against Manchester City, Edwards said: "We were in the bottom three before it anyway, but now it looks like we're four points behind Nottingham Forest with a game in hand so the situation is the same from our point of view. It's good that there's a bit of clarity.
"It was going to be hard anyway. We're in a difficult league and it's been tough from day one. There are more charges, but that's completely out of our hands and control.
"What's in our control is our performances, how hard we work and I wish we can control results, but we can't. If we don't do our job then it doesn't matter anyway."
Luton have recorded three straight defeats and will need to get back to winning ways if they are to retain their Premier League status for next season.
Edwards reiterated that he does not want to rely on other clubs' punishments to keep them in the division.
"It's a unique situation isn't it and it's something none of us have really experienced before," he added.
"But it's out of our control and all we really care about is Luton and that we need to get enough points to stay in the league.
"I don't want to rely on other things and external factors which we cannot control."
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