Bikey not back for Royals

Reading are still set to be without Andre Bikey for the Barclays Premier League clash away to Everton despite his bizarre sending-off on international duty for Cameroon.

Bikey was dismissed for pushing a medic who was on the field treating team-mate Rigobert Song during the African Nations Cup semi-final clash with Ghana. However, he is expected to remain with the squad who play in Sunday’s final, while Ivory Coast international Emerse Fae will remain in Ghana as his team play in the third-place play-off.