Swansea City defender Alan Tate must serve a ban after an appeal against his sending-off at QPR was rejected, so Neil Taylor is expected to step in.Garry Monk, Scott Sinclair and Joe Allen were dropped to the bench against Barnsley and are likely to be restored.
Reading striker Simon Church is hoping for a starting place after coming off the bench to score against Hull.
Club captain Ivar Ingimarsson, who has been out with a hamstring injury, could make his long-awaited return.
MATCH PREVIEW
Swansea's win against Barnsley last time out was a much-needed boost following a disappointing run, and the perfect response to Boxing Day's 4-0 thrashing at the hands of promotion rivals QPR.
Only QPR have a better home record this season than Brendan Rodgers' side, who are third in the table and have taken an impressive 27 points from their 12 matches at the Liberty Stadium.
Reading, Rodgers' former club, are sixth and have not lost in eight matches, although they would be higher were it not for the number of draws they have had. Their 10th of the season came on Tuesday, when they drew 1-1 at Hull.
This is Reading's longest sequence without a loss since they went nine without defeat in November and December 2008. Only Leeds, who are unbeaten in 11, are currently enjoying a better run.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Swansea are unbeaten in the last four matches between these clubs.
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• Their 1-0 win at the Madejski Stadium in October means a victory over Reading on Saturday would complete Swansea's first league double against the Royals for 33 years.
• Reading's last win against City was a 1-0 victory in February 2001.
Swansea
• Twenty-nine of Swansea's 40 points have been picked up in matches in which they have kept a clean sheet.
• They have scored the opening goal in 14 Championship matches this season - more than any other team.
• Swansea have won their first match of the calendar year in both of the last two seasons.
• If selected, Nathan Dyer will be making his 150th league appearance.
Reading
• Reading have won two and drawn six since losing 3-1 at QPR on 6 November.
• Their 34 points after 23 games is 11 more than they had at the same stage of last season.
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport