No fresh concerns for Royals

20 November 2009 10:14
The Royals have not won a Championship fixture in front of their own fans at the Madejski Stadium since January - a run of 17 games.[LNB]Rodgers will be without striker Shane Long, who is nursing an ankle injury which forced him to miss the Republic of Ireland's World Cup drama in Paris.[LNB]That means Simon Church - fresh from scoring his first goal for Wales against Scotland last weekend - will partner Grzegorz Rasiak in attack against Ian Holloway's Seasiders on Saturday.[LNB]Noel Hunt could be out for the rest of the season after knee surgery and full-backs Chris Armstrong (knee) and Julian Kelly (shoulder) are also sidelined.[LNB][LNB]

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