Reading vs Leyton Orient team news - Wellens change sparks injury concern

Leyton Orient look to pick up their fifth League One victory in six fixtures against struggling Reading on Saturday afternoon. Richie Wellens' side are rising up the league after a strong run of results to start the calendar year but will face a Royals side determined in the face of off-the-pitch struggles.

The hosts are enjoying a purple patch of their own at the moment and have only lost one league match since the start of December. Last time out, Ruben Selles' men secured a win over promotion-chasing Derby County at the Select Car Leasing Stadium in a 1-0 and will be buoyed by that result, which has left them four points adrift of safety with a game in hand.

Wellens has made just one change to his side that beat Bolton last weekend with Ruel Sotiriou coming into the starting lineup in place of Max Sanders. The midfielder is not in the matchday squad with fears the 25-year-old may have picked up another knock in a season riddled by injury, which Wellens is yet to confirm.

New signing Ollie O'Neill is on the bench for the trip to Berkshire having signed for the Os for an undisclosed fee from Premier League side Fulham this week - the winger could make his debut for the club from the bench today.

Reading are unchanged after their important win over Derby County.

Reading XI to face Leyton Orient - David Button, Jeriel Dorsett, Tom Holmes, Tyler Bindon, Andy Yiadom, Charlie Savage, Paul Mukairu, Harvey Knibbs, Lewis Wing, Femi Azeez, Sam Smith

Reading bench - Joel Pereira, Clinton Mola, Tom McIntyre, Kelvin Ehibhhatiomhan, Amadou Mbengue, Michael Craig, Caylan Vickers

Leyton Orient XI to face Reading - Sol Brynn, Dan Happe, Omar Beckles, Jayden Sweeney, Ethan Galbraith, Jordan Brown, Idrid El Mizouni, Ruel Sotiriou, Theo Archibald, Shaqai Forde, Dan Agyei

Leyton Orient bench - Brandon Cooper, George Moncur, Darren Pratley, Joe Piggot, Ollie O'Neill, Samuel Howes, Thomas James.