Chimbonda facing place on Wigan bench

Unsettled defender Pascal Chimbonda could reclaim his place in the Wigan squad after a calf injury.

The Frenchman may have to settle for a spot on the bench against Reading, however, after only returning to training on Thursday.

Manager Paul Jewell looks set to name an unchanged side following the narrow defeat at Newcastle.

Provisional squad: Kirkland, Boyce, Chimbonda, Hall, De Zeeuw, Baines, Valencia, Landzaat, Scharner, McCulloch, Heskey, Camara, Kavanagh, Connolly, Pollitt, Jackson, Wright.