Reading have sacked manager Paul Ince after the club dropped into the Championship relegation places on Easter Monday.
The club has appointed U21 manager and former striker Noel Hunt as interim manager until the end of the season while assistant manager Alex Rae has also departed.
A 2-1 defeat at Preston on Monday left Reading a point from safety with five games to go and winless in their last eight
Reading dropped from 18th to 20th last week after being handed an immediate six-point deduction for violating agreed budget restrictions after a previous breach of the EFL's profitability and sustainability rules.
Hunt's first game in charge is at home to already-promoted Burnley on Saturday and he will be assisted by director of player development Eddie Niedzwiecki and first-team coach James Oliver-Pearce.
Reading's head of football operations Mark Bowen said: "I would like to thank Paul and Alex for their efforts throughout what has admittedly been a frustrating and exceptionally challenging season so far. We would like to wish them well in their future endeavours.
