Reading's Steve Coppell has revealed that Glen Little is rated as 50/50 to play in the crucial match at Derby County. The winger missed Saturday's home encounter against Tottenham Hotspur with a calf problem, but is hoping to be fit.

Little has struggled for a year with a troublesome Achilles problem before sustaining his calf injury and Coppell told the club's official website: "He's probably got a 50/50 chance of being available.

"What a lot to ask of someone who's played 30 minutes in over a year. It's been a cruel blow to have lost him for more than 12 months. It could be that this is the most telling input he could have. He might not be fit to start, he might be fit to play a part."