Team news for the Seagulls meeting

Royals boss Steve Clarke has made two changes to his starting XI for the fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Into the starting line-up come left-back Andrew Taylor and right-winger Garath McCleary, while Anton Ferdinand is available once more from the bench.

Reading starting XI: Al-Habsi, Gunter, Taylor, Hector, McShane (c), Norwood, Williams, McCleary, Blackman, Sa, Vydra.
Subs: Bond, Obita, Ferdinand, Hurtado, Piazon, Fernandez, Liburd.