the battle to start down the left hand side? |
Joe also told the club website that Gavin Williams will continue on the right-hand side, despite questions about his fitness levels. The only undecided position in the boss' mind is down the left, where he has a choice of Darren Currie, Ian Westlake or Matt Richards.
Richards has been in impressive form of late and Westlake is still working back to full match fitness, after being replaced at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday. However, ITFM feels that Royle will go with Darren Currie tonight, who has been preferred at Portman Road of late and left on the bench for away games.
The only players Town are without tonight are Adam Proudlock, who sustained a knee injury in the Reserves game against Tottenham and Owen Garvan, who has an ankle injury and is expected to return in a few weeks.
The club are also without Dean McDonald, who is currently on loan at Hartlepool, where he made his debut as a substitute at the weekend.
Reading are on the verge of making a club record of 19 games unbeaten if they avoid defeat at Portman Road tonight. They will be without the services of influential striker Dave Kitson, however, who suffered a head injury in training after the weekend. Highly rated midfielder Steve Sidwell will be available though.
Former Reading frontman Nicky Forster is set to lead the Ipswich attack alongside Sam Parkin, still looking for his first Portman Road goal.
Richard Naylor will be looking to put in a performance in the same ilk as the one at the Ricoh Arena, which earnt him a place in the Championship Team of the Week.
Squad: Price, Supple, McEveley, Sito, Wilnis, Naylor, De Vos, Magilton, Horlock, Juan, Richards, Westlake, Currie, Williams, Parkin, Forster, Bowditch.