League One top scorer likely to miss Reading visit to Oxford United

Marriott is set to miss 'a number of weeks' with an ankle injury after a knock against Wycombe Wanderers.

The injury means the striker will likely miss the Royals' visit to Oxford on November 4 after he did not feature in last weekend's 1-1 draw with Bradford City.

The 32-year-old is the League One top scorer with eight goals in eight games and will be a big loss for Leam Richardson's team over the next few weeks.

Richardson told BBC Radio Berkshire: "He had a scan late last week which wasn't great.

"It's not great news as he's going to be out for a number of weeks, that being said somebody's disappointment is another person's opportunity.

"We have a squad to make sure that we can cope and deal with situations like this and that's what we'll try to do.

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"It won't be months and months but I think he'll be out for longer than a couple of weeks."

Marriott joins former West Bromwich Albion and Bristol City midfielder George Earthy on Reading's injury list.

The 22-year-old is also set to be out for a 'number of weeks' after being absent against Wycombe.

Richardson said: "George is going to be out for a number of weeks, so we’re still waiting on that one.

"I think he’s torn the plantar fascia, in the medical term, so that’ll be a number of weeks, which is disappointing."