Brian McDermott has handed a debut to Portuguese midfielder Daniel Carrico as West Bromwich Albion visit the Madejski Stadium.

The 24-year-old features alongside Jem Karacan in midfield, while Danny Guthrie will be pushed further forward to support Pavel Pogrebnyak.

Romelu Lukaku starts as the lone frontman for the Baggies, who have lost their last two league games.

Reading: Federici; Gunter, Harte, Mariappa, Pearce; Carrico, Karacan, Kebe, McAnuff; Guthrie, Pogrebnyak

West Brom: Foster; Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell; Thorne, Brunt; Dorrans, Morrison, Thomas; Lukaku

Written by
Michael Penkman