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 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Stockport CountyStockport | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 24 |
| 8 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | Reading | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Exeter CityExeter | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 12 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 21 |
| 13 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 16 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 16 |
| 19 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 14 |
| 21 | Crawley TownCrawley | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 12 |
| 22 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 10 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 8 |
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