Reading will be without key player Andy Yiadom over Christmas after the defender was ruled out for up to seven weeks with a knee injury.

It's a massive blow for the Royals who were hoping to have the majority of their side fully fit and ready for the busy Christmas schedule that the Championship contains.

Yiadom will miss all of the games in December and the majority of the matches in January. Chris Gunter is set to be his replacement in the side after the Welshman started in the 1-1 draw at Barnsley on Wednesday night.

There is another option in Teddy Howe who was in the squad for the trip to Barnsley, but it would be unlikely to see him start due to his lack of experience at this level.

Here's how Reading supporters reacted to the news that Yiadom was set to be out for seven weeks...

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