Reading are poised to confirm the dismissal of manager Jose Gomes in the next 48 hours.

Gomes will be sacked by the Championship club after fewer than 10 months in charge, with an announcement expected on Wednesday.

The former Rio Ave manager was locked in talks with Reading's board on Monday night and will pay the price for an alarming run of results, with the 1-0 defeat at Bristol City last weekend the club's fifth in the last six games.

Appointed last December, Gomes guided Reading to a 20th-place finish last season, ending the campaign just seven points above the drop zone.

Hopes were high over a promotion challenge this season but Reading are currently 22nd in the table under Gomes, with only two wins from 11 games.

Reading will now use the international break to search for a new manager, with sporting director Mark Bowen likely to prove influential.

Gomes is the third managerial departure at the club in 19 months, following Jaap Stam and Paul Clement.