Reading will run the rule over a host of players in front of the visit of Doncaster. Midfielders Royston Drenthe and Danny Williams (both foot), winger Garath McCleary (knee) and striker Billy Sharp (groin) all missed the two-1 defeat at Burnley prior to the international break.
But they have had a fortnight to have over those niggles and manager Nigel Adkins is hoping to have at the least a number of them accessible for selection.
But Mikele Leigertwood (ankle) and Jason Roberts (hip) are further away from returns while Jem Karacan has undergone surgery on his cruciate injury.
Doncaster resume Sky Bet Championship action without Federico Macheda, that has returned to parent club Man utd for treatment over a hamstring problem.
Summer signing Marc De Val marked his return from a three-month injury lay-off with a target within a 45-minute run out with the reserves in midweek but Saturday probably will come too soon with the Spaniard to get involved.
Fellow midfielder Jamie Forrester and left-back James Husband are already ruled out with torn quadriceps along with a shoulder injury respectively.
Theo Robinson (Jamaica), David Cotterill (Wales), Dean Furman and Bongani Khumalo (both South Africa) and Lee McCullough (Northern Ireland Under-21s) all returned unscathed from international duty.
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