Stephen Hunt replacing the injured Luke Hyam is Mick McCarthy’s only change as the Blues face Reading at Portman Road. Prospective new loan signing Frazer Richardson has been spotted at the ground with his move from Middlesbrough expected to be confirmed on Monday.
Town look set to start in a 4-4-2 formation with skipper Carlos Edwards starting on the right and Hunt on the left with Ryan Tunnicliffe switching into the middle alongside Cole Skuse. Reading, who beat Bolton 7-1 last week, are unchanged for the third successive game.
Town: Gerken, Chambers, Berra, Smith, Cresswell, Edwards (c), Skuse, Tunnicliffe, Hunt, Murphy, McGoldrick. Subs: Loach, Mings, Tabb, Anderson, Wordsworth, Nouble, Taylor.
Reading: McCarthy, Gunter, Obita, Pearce, Gorkss, Williams, Akpan, McCleary, McAnuff (c), Pogrebnyak, Le Fondre. Subs: Federici, Cummings, Kelly, Hector, J Taylor, Blackman, Drenthe. Referee; Andrew Madley (West Yorkshire).