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 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 23 | 51 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 51 |
| 4 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 47 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 42 |
| 6 | Reading | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 41 |
| 7 | Stockport CountyStockport | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 37 |
| 9 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 37 |
| 10 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 34 |
| 12 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 31 |
| 15 | Exeter CityExeter | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 31 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 30 |
| 17 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 27 |
| 18 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 26 |
| 19 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 25 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 25 |
| 21 | Crawley TownCrawley | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 20 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 17 |
| 23 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 43 | -21 | 17 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 14 |
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