Reading will give a late fitness test to defender Michael Duberry (knee) ahead of Saturday's trip to Aston Villa.Utility man Brynjar Gunnarsson is back from a ban and 19-year-old defender Alex Pearce stands by for his Premier League debut.

Ibrahima Sonko, Andre Bikey and Emerse Fae are all away on African Nations Cup duty and wingers John Oster (ankle) and Glen Little (heel) remain on the sidelines.

Reading (from): Hahnemann, Federici, Murty, Rosenior, Ingimarsson, Duberry, Pearce, Gunnarsson, Shorey, de la Cruz, Hunt, Harper, Cisse, Convey, Doyle, Kitson, Lita, Long, Cox, Golbourne, Henry.

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