Beware Darius could be the cry to York City's rearguard when Reading come to call.

The Royals will have to break up their near £1million strike-force of Nicky Forster and Jamie Cureton with Forster suspended tomorrow, but that will mean 20-year-old Darius Henderson posing a big threat.

A former Leeds United junior, Henderson was a teenage contemporary of current Elland Road hero Alan Smith.

However, when the Doncaster-born striker was released by United a few years ago he went to Reading. This season he has made a major impact.

Even though he is largely used from the substitutes' bench, Henderson is the Royals' current top scorer, his strike in the midweek LDV Vans Trophy defeat at Barnet putting him into double figures.

Updated: 12:36 Friday, December 07, 2001