Last Updated: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:19
Caretaker boss Brian McDermott will be without Noel Hunt, Chris Armstrong and Julian Kelly for the clash with Sheffield United.
The Royals trio are still out with injuries that have seem them miss out recently and Reading look likely to be unchanged for the team which beat Premiership Burnley in the FA Cup last weekend.
Top scorer top scorer Gylfi Sigurdsson will be checked to ensure he has suffered no ill effects after overcoming a foot injury to face the Clarets at the weekend.