Preview: Reading v Aston Villa February 22 2008
Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor is winning his battle to be fit for the clash with Reading.
Agbonlahor was forced to pull out of the England squad against Switzerland and also missed Villa's 4-1 win over Newcastle with a hamstring injury.
But he has made good progress during Villa's mini sunshine break in Spain.
Villa boss Martin O'Neill has to decide whether to persevere with Olof Mellberg and Stiliyan Petrov who were both substituted at half-time against Kevin Keegan's side.
Reading welcome back defenders Ivar Ingimarsson (ban) and Andre Bikey (international duty).
Midfielder Emerse Fae is also back from the African Nations Cup, and winger Bobby Convey is available again following treatment overseas on his rebuilt knee.
Defender Michael Duberry (knee) is back in training but will not feature - while Brynjar Gunnarsson (groin) and Glen Little (heel) remain sidelined.
Squads:
Reading: Hahnemann, Federici, Murty, de la Cruz, Rosenior, Ingimarsson, Cisse, Sonko, Bikey, Shorey, Golbourne, Oster, Harper, Fae, Matejovsky, Hunt, Convey, Kebe, Doyle, Kitson, Lita, Long.
Aston Villa: Carson, Taylor, Mellberg, Gardner, Laursen, Davies, Knight, Bouma, Petrov, Reo-Coker, Barry, Young, Berger, Maloney, Carew, Maloney, Agbonlahor, Osbourne, Routledge.