Reading have reported no fresh injury worries ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Arsenal.
Only long-term absentees Ibrahima Sonko and Bobby Convey (both knee) will be absent from the first-team squad.
Striker Dave Kitson is set for his first Premiership start since suffering a serious knee injury on the opening day of the season, while January signing Alan Bennett is hoping to be included in the squad for the first time.
Provisional squad: Hahnemann, Murty, Ingimarsson, Bikey, Duberry, Shorey, Little, Sidwell, Harper, Hunt, Lita, Doyle, Kitson, Long, Federici, de la Cruz, Halford, Sodje, Gunnarsson, Oster, Seol, Bennett.