Paul Lambert has named an unchanged side for the this afternoon's match. Keeping faith with the side that drew 0-0 with Nottingham Forest on Monday.

New Reading boss Brian McDermott has made two changes from their midweek loss at Hull City. Hal Robson-Kanu and Stephen Quinn coming in for Andrew Taylor and Anton Ferdinand.

READING: Bond, Gunter, McShane (c), Norwood, Vydra, Hector, Robson-Kanu, McCleary, Blackman, Williams, Quinn, 

Subs: Al Habsi (GK), Sa, Piazon, John, Fernandez, Keown, Cooper.

ROVERS: Steele, Henley, Duffy, Hanley (c), Olsson, Conway, Akpan, Guthrie, Marshall, Koita, Rhodes.

Subs: Eastwood, Spurr, Kilgallon, Brown, Lawrence, Williamson, Taylor.