Paul Ince has made three changes for the Easter Monday trip to Preston North End, with Mamadou Loum and Scott Dann returning from long lay-offs.
Veteran defender Dann, and Porto midfielder Loum, have both missed recent weeks for injury and suspension respectively.
Nesta Guinness-Walker has returned after Ince opts to rotate on the left.
Fan favourite Yakou Meite misses out of the squad completely, with four Academy graduates filling the bench.
Lumley; Yiadom; Dann; Holmes; Sarr; NGW; Loum; Hendrick; Casadei; Joao; Carroll
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β Reading FC (@ReadingFC) April 10, 2023
The Royals' matchday squad to take on PNE at Deepdale today.
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Ryan Lowe makes two changes for his Lilywhites team.
Alvaro Fernandez and Josh Onomah come in from the start, with in-form Tom Cannon keeping his place from the start.
π TEAM NEWS: Your #pnefc side taking on Reading this afternoon...π
β Preston North End FC (@pnefc) April 10, 2023
Two changes from Good Friday's win at QPR with Γlvaro FernΓ‘ndez and Josh Onomah both coming into the starting XI. π pic.twitter.com/AU5MTP2j2k
Ched Evans, who scored both in Preston's 2-1 win over the Royals in November, is out for the season after picking up a serious illness.Β
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