Reading hit by spate of injuries for Chelsea trip

Reading will be without striker Shane Long (ban), midfielder Brynjar Gunnarsson (groin) and defender Michael Duberry (knee) for Wednesday night’s trip to Chelsea.

New signing Jimmy Kebe will not feature either as he is struggling with a hamstring problem, but fellow winger John Oster has recovered from an ankle injury.

Newcomer Marek Matejovsky could make his first start, but the Royals are still without Glen Little (heel) and Ibrahima Sonko, Andre Bikey and Emerse Fae (all international duty).

Provisional squad: Hahnemann, Federici, Murty, Rosenior, de la Cruz, Ingimarsson, Cisse, Shorey, Oster, Matejovsky, Harper, Hunt, Convey, Doyle, Kitson, Lita, Pearce, Henry, Bennett, Cox.