Preview: Reading - Fulham

A win is absolutely necessary for Fulham if they are to stand any chance of Premiership survival, and Steve Coppell promised earlier in the week that Reading wil do all they can to pick up a victory,

Veterans Glen Little (heel) and Graeme Murty (knee) are both available again but unlikely to start, and that also applies to utility man Brynjar Gunnarsson, who is back in training following groin surgery.

Winger Jimmy Kebe (knee) remains unavailable but midfielder Stephen Hunt will play despite a hamstring niggle.

Goalkeeper Antti Niemi is still sidelined with a shoulder injury but should be back in training next week and the same applies to striker Jari Litmanen, who has a groin problem.

Teams

Reading (from): Hahnemann, Federici, Rosenior, de la Cruz, Ingimarsson, Bikey, Sonko, Duberry, Shorey, Oster, Matejovsky, Harper, Hunt, Convey, Kitson, Doyle, Long, Murty, Little, Gunnarsson.

Fulham (from): Keller, Warner, Stalteri, Bocanegra, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Andreasen, Healy, Murphy, Bullard, McBride, Kamara, Bouazza, Dempsey, Volz, Kamara, Nevland.