Reading will be without defender Michael Duberry (knee).

New signing Marek Matejovsky is not eligible to play and nor is defender Alan Bennett, who is back from a loan spell at Southampton.

Wingers John Oster (ankle) and Glen Little (heel) are still sidelined, and Ibrahima Sonko, Emerse Fae and Andre Bikey are absent on international duty.

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has to decide whether to stick with Radek Cerny in place of England goalkeeper Paul Robinson in Tuesday's FA Cup third-round replay against Reading.

Ramos insists Robinson is still very much part of the squad but left him out of the side for the Carling Cup semi-final first leg against Arsenal and Saturday's defeat at Chelsea.

Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone serves the final game of a three-game suspension and Gareth Bale (foot), Benoit Assou-Ekotto (knee) and Anthony Gardner (ankle) are also out - but Jermaine Jenas is available after serving a one-match ban.