Murty worry for Royals

Reading defender Graeme Murty is a doubt for tomorrow’s visit of Portsmouth in the Barclays Premiership because of a toe injury.

Record signing Greg Halford stands by for a debut, although Ulises de la Cruz and Brynjar Gunnarsson are also in contention.

Striker Kevin Doyle is back to full fitness following a spell out with a hamstring injury but Ibrahima Sonko and Bobby Convey are both out for the season following knee operations.

Provisional squad: Hahnemann, Murty, Halford, de la Cruz, Gunnarsson, Bikey, Ingimarsson, Shorey, Little, Sidwell, Harper, Hunt, Lita, Kitson, Doyle, Long, Federici, Duberry, Sodje, Bennett, Oster, Seol.