Lucas Joao has been left out of the starting squad for the first Championship match of the season.
Paul Ince's Reading face Blackpool in the curtain-raiser, and the Angola international missed out after sustaining an injury in pre-season against West Ham United.
Returning Shane Long, who missed a period through injury himself, is deemed fit enough for a place on the bench.
New signing Sam Hutchinson, who was a key part of the solid back three Ince had createde over the warm-up games, drops out of the squad completely.
In other news, Jeff Hendrick, Tyrese Fornah, Nesta Guinness-Walker and Joe Lumley make their competitive debuts after joining in the summer.
The full team is: Lumley; Yiadom; McIntyre; Holmes; Guinness-Walker; Hendrick; Fornah; Hoilett; Ejaria; Ince; Meite
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