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Wednesday 19 September 2018 19:02, UK
Reading should have summer signing Saeid Ezatolahi available to face Norwich in the Sky Bet Championship on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports (kick-off 8pm).
The on-loan Rostov midfielder joined last month and got his visa in France last week. Jordan Obita (knee) and Gareth McCleary (ankle) are long-term injury absentees.
Adrian Popa (ankle) and Dave Edwards (knee) are also unavailable for boss Paul Clement.
Norwich continue to be without skipper Grant Hanley, who is sidelined with a quad injury. The defender could be out for up to two months and Christoph Zimmerman is likely to keep his spot after replacing Hanley for the 1-0 win over Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Kenny McLean (knee) and Louis Thompson (hamstring) will be back by the end of the month. Carlton Morris (knee) and Matt Jarvis (ankle) remain out for the Canaries.
Opta stats
Reading have lost each of their last three league matches against Norwich, conceding 12 goals.
Both teams have found the net in each of the last seven league meetings between Reading and Norwich, with a total of 29 goals scored.
Reading's five points from their opening seven league games is their lowest points return at this stage in the second tier since the 1997-89 campaign (4), a season they went on to finish bottom and be relegated.
Norwich have not won any of their last 11 league games away from home (D7 L4), their longest such run since August 2014 (a run of 12).
Reading manager Paul Clement has not won any of his previous seven matches in all competitions played on a Wednesday, drawing two and losing the other five.
Norwich striker Nelson Oliveira has scored four goals in three league games against Reading, including one in a 7-1 victory over the Royals back in April 2017.
Prutton's prediction
David Prutton predicts: 1-0 (8/1 with Sky Bet)
