Reading have no new injury worries ahead of Saturday's visit of fellow Premier League strugglers Birmingham to The Madejski.That leaves manager Steve Coppell still without three of his most experienced players, although midfielder Emerse Fae has played a reserve match since being sidelined by malaria.

Defender Graeme Murty (knee), midfielder Brynjar Gunnarsson (groin) and winger Glen Little (heel and hamstring) remain unavailable.

Reading (from): Hahnemann, Federici, Rosenior, de la Cruz, Ingimarsson, Bikey, Sonko, Cisse, Shorey, Oster, Kebe, Harper, Matejovsky, Hunt, Convey, Doyle, Kitson, Long, Fae.

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