Team News: Sarr & Troost-Ekong Available For Reading

Ismaïla Sarr and William Troost-Ekong are both available for Saturday’s trip to table toppers Reading, although striker Troy Deeney could miss out, Vladimir Ivić confirmed today.

The Head Coach also revealed some unnamed players may miss this weekend’s clash with injury and updated on the pending returns of Andre Gray and Will Hughes.

“Sarr is available to play, yes. For Troost-Ekong, it’s not too soon, he is available to play, and he is one of the options for me to play on Saturday,” confirmed Ivić.

“Troy did first practise today with us, he had some problem in the last three days, and he worked alone with the medical team. We will see tomorrow, but I don’t believe he will be available for the game.”

Ivić kept his cards closer to his chest about other injuries which could keep members of his squad sidelined this weekend.

“We have some problems with some of the players who played the last game, who haven’t worked with us from the beginning of the week,” he said.

“Some of them have started to work today and yesterday. We will follow the situation until tomorrow to decide who will be available to give maximum 100 per cent, who will be in the squad and who will not be in the squad.

“I want to keep this information for us, these are internal things and we don’t want to give this away.”

Hughes and Gray, who are both yet to make an appearance this campaign due to injury, are both expected to return to full training within the next fortnight.

“I think that Gray will be good and join us, he’s worked with us from the first day and was unlucky with an injury in the friendly game,” said Ivić.

“The medical staff will decide when Andre will be able to work 100 per cent with us. I hope he will join us during the international break, maybe not in the first week but I hope in the second week, before the game against Derby. If he will be available or not for this week, I’m not sure, but for me it’s important for him to come back and work with the team.

“We are waiting for Hughes to come back now in this international break, to take part in practice with the team and slowly improve his physical shape. He’s an option that will be very good for me, when he reaches the level he has been at before his injury.”