Wolverhampton Wanderers have made five changes ahead of their Championship clash against Reading at Molineux this afternoon.

Tomasz Kuszczak comes in for the injured Carl Ikeme between the sticks, while Bakary Sako returns from the Africa Cup of Nations to slot straight into the Wolves starting XI.

Matt Doherty, Kortney Hause and Lee Evans are the other changes for Kenny Jackett's charges, who are just two points off the top six in the Championship table.

Meanwhile, the Royals are unchanged from their 2-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday last weekend.

Hope Akpan and new signing Yakubu are on the bench, while Jem Karacan is rested after playing for Reading's Under-21s in midweek.

Wolves: Kuszczak, Doherty, Batth, Stearman, Hause; McDonald, Evans, Van La Parra, Edwards, Sako, Afobe
Subs: Flatt, Golbourne, Ebanks-Landell, Henry, Price, Iorfa, Dicko

Reading: Federici, Kelly, Obita, Pearce, Hector, Williams, Chalobah, McCleary, Robson-Kanu, Cox, Pogrebnyak
Subs: Andersen, Cooper, Akpan, Norwood, Blackman, Mackie, Yakubu

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