No new worries for Coppell

Reading have no new injury worries ahead of tomorrow’s visit of fellow Barclays Premier League strugglers Birmingham.

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.

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