The young defender is currently struggling with an ankle complaint that he suffered against Southampton at the weekend.
The Royals will also be without Russian frontman Pavel Pogrebnyak, who has picked up a muscular problem.
Alex McCarthy, Jimmy Kebe and Jem Karacan will also not make the trip to take on the Black Cats.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 44 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 39 |
| 5 | Stockport CountyStockport | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 36 |
| 6 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | Reading | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 31 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 30 |
| 10 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Exeter CityExeter | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 27 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 26 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 25 |
| 16 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 24 |
| 17 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 24 |
| 18 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 23 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 22 |
| 20 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 21 |
| 21 | Crawley TownCrawley | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 19 |
| 22 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 17 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 12 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 12 |
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