Reading manager Brian McDermott has decided to make wholesale changes from the side that was defeated 3-1 by Tottenham Hotspur on New Year's Day for today's FA Cup clash away to Crawley Town.

Only Adam Federici, Alex Pearce, Ian Harte and Jem Karacan keep their places in the side, with Noel Hunt starting up front alongside Adam Le Fondre.

For the hosts Crawley, new signing Lateef Elford-Alliyu does make the squad but is only named on the bench. As such, it is an unchanged side for Richie Barker.

Crawley: P.Jones, Hunt, Sadler, Walsh, Connolly, Adams, Simpson, Akpan, M.Jones, Alexander, Clarke

Reading: Federici, Cummings, Harte, Morrison, Pearce, Karacan, Tabb, McCleary, Robson-Kanu, Hunt, Le Fondre