Paul Ince has been forced to make three changes from the defeat to Queens Park Rangers last Friday, with a virus sweeping through the camp.
Boss Ince will be missing himself, with Alex Rae on the touchline in his place, while keeper Joe Lumley is missing for the same reason.
Junior Hoilett returns from the start after Sam Hutchinson's injury against QPR.
Still a strong enough team to get a result this afternoon. URZ #readingfc https://t.co/aRhispmwdy
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Tyrese Fornah drops to the bench, with Tom Ince coming in from the start.
Bouzanis; Hoilett; Holmes; McIntyre; Yiadom; Guinness-Walker; Loum; Hendrick; Ince; Carroll; Joao
Returning John Swift only makes the bench for the Baggies under interim boss Richard Beale.
An experienced side, the likes of Jed Wallace, Jake Livermore and Martin Kelly have all played well against the Royals in previous seasons.
Palmer; Townsend; O'Shea; Livermore; Phillips; Diangana; Pieters; Kelly; Wallace; Thomas-Asante; Gardner-Hickman
Reading have not won against the West Midlands outfit since a 3-1 FA Cup win in 2016, losing 1-0 in the equivalent fixture last season in the final home game of the campaign.
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