Reading's midfield duo of Kalifa Cisse and Marek Matejovsky are fighting to get fit ahead of the trip to Ipswich Town next weekend.
Cisse has toe ligament damage, while Matejovsky has not played since coming off against Nottingham Forest.
The French midfielder is confident of a return but Matejovsky may be out of action a while longer.
Cisse told the club's official website: "The injury is getting better, I just need more treatment and I should be back in training in the next few days I hope."
Matejovsky, who is suffering from an ankle injury, added: "There's no pain anymore and the ligament didn't break, it was something inside.
"I've been working every day for three weeks in the gym, doing balance work and so on, I feel very good. I will need two or three weeks of training before I am ready."


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