READING FC manager Ruben Selles admitted that he is hoping to have club captain Andy Yiadom and Sam Smith back available for Saturday’s trip to Portsmouth.
The Royals had victory snatched away from them in the dying embers of their Tuesday night contest at Fleetwood Town after they conceded a 95th minute goal which cancelled out Lewis Wing’s stunning opener.
The Royals were without Yiadom and Smith who were both rested after being at risk of picking up injuries, but Selles is hoping they will be back for the weekend’s trip to the league leaders.
Selles said: “Andy Yiadom and Sam Smith, both after the last game had some fatigue and risk of injury.
“For Yids, it was his knee. After a couple of games he needs to rest for a little bit.
“We were not able to use them for today, but hopefully that rest is enough for them to be with us on Saturday.
“Mobility was not quite there but it was not a big thing. We expect the inflammation for Sam and Yids to go down and be ready for the weekend.”
Selles was left frustrated with his team’s performance as they failed to see out a win over Fleetwood.
He continued: “We didn’t start well, the first 35 minutes we didn’t control the game the way that we wanted. They were on top of the game.
“After half-time, we controlled the game and had chances, two one versus one with the goalkeeper where we needed to put the ball in the net.
“At the end we concede a goal we should never concede. Frustrated at the end and we need to perform better.
“A lot happened in the second action. A bad clearance and a bad recovery.
“I just think we should close the game before the final 10-15 minutes, we had the chance to do it.
“Kelvin with a long one on one, Femi also had the chance to go one versus one, but decided to take the chance early and didn’t keep the ball properly.
“For me they’re clear. For me it was about scoring the first one, score the second one and kill the game.”
