Paul Ince makes one change for the clash with Sunderland as Mamadou Loum returns from injury.
Shane Long and Ovie Ejaira remain on the injury bench, while Yakou Meite returns to the squad for the first time since the opening defeat day defeat to Blackpool.
The Royals will be looking to make it five wins from five on home turf, and could rise as high as second in the Championship with the three points.
Lumley; Yiadom; McIntyre; Holmes; Hutchinson; Rahman; Loum; Fornah; Hendrick; Ince; Joao
Tony Mowbray makes just one change for the Black Cats, Aji Alese coming in from the start in Berkshire.
Patterson; Gooch; O'Nien; Batth; Alese; Evans; Neil; Pritchard; Clarke; Simms
Missing key striker Ross Stewart through injury, the pressure falls on Simms to put the ball in the net.
Sunderland are riding high in eighth on their second tier return, Mowbray takes over less than 10 games in after Alex Neil walked away to join Stoke City.
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