Town boss Mick McCarthy has named an unchanged side for this evening’s live Sky game at Reading (KO 8pm).
New signings Tom Lawrence and Leon Best are included among the subs, along with Conor Grant, who is back after his groin injury.
Reading: Al-Habsi, Gunter, Blackett, Moore, McShane (c), Van den Berg, Evans, Williams, McCleary, Beerens, Kermorgant. Subs: Jaakkola, Swift, Mendes, Obita, Harriott, Quinn, Watson.
Town: Bialkowski, Chambers (c), Smith, Berra, Knudsen, Skuse, Douglas, Bru, Ward, Sears, Pitman. Subs: Gerken, Webster, Bishop, Grant, Lawrence, Varney, Best. Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire).