Injury news

Chris Armstrong (knee) - His treatment is ongoing.

Noel Hunt (knee) - He is continuing to recover from knee surgery.

Marek Matejovsky (abdomen) - He should be back in contention soon.

Gylfi Sigurdsson (foot) - He'll be back in contention very soon.


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Disciplinary details

1 red card and 6 bookings - Matt Mills (misses Plymouth H)
1 red card and 2 bookings - Ivar Ingimarsson, Zurab Khizanishvili 
1 red card - Simon Church, Shane Long

5 bookings - Brian Howard
4 bookings - Scott Davies, Andy Griffin, Brynjar Gunnarsson, Alex Pearce
3 bookings - Jem Karacan, Marek Matejovsky
2 bookings - Ryan Bertrand, Kalifa Cisse, Jimmy Kebe, Zurab Khizanishvili, Jobi McAnuff
1 booking - Grzegorz Rasiak

Ban details
Cautions

When a player receives five cautions he receives a one-match ban that starts immediately. After 31st December the player will be warned upon reaching five bookings.

When a player receives ten cautions he receives a two-match ban that starts immediately. After 11th April 2010, the player will be warned upon reaching ten bookings.

When a player receives fifteen cautions he receives a three-match ban that starts immediately.

Dismissals
If a player is sent off for two yellow cards, he is suspended for the next match.

If sent off for denying a goal or obvious goalscoring opportunity, he is suspended for the next match.

If sent off for offensive or insulting language/gestures, he is suspended for two games, starting with the next match.

If sent off for violent conduct, serious foul play or spitting, he is suspended for three games, starting with the next match.

If sent off for the second time in the season, a further one game ban is added, and for each subsequent sending off a further game is added.

FastTrack
The FA may decide to charge a player with misconduct for the following offences on the pitchwhich were not seen at the time by Match Officials, but were caught on video: serious foul play, violent conduct, spitting at an opponent or offensive, insulting or abusive language/gestures. If found guilty a 3 match suspension will apply from the next match after the offence has occurred.


Treatment from the professionals
Members of the Reading FC physiotherapy team are closely linked with One Physiotherapy, offering treatment from the professionals - go to www.onephysiotherapy.co.uk for more details.