The pair have been on loan at Championship side Norwich City during the second half of the campaign and both featured for the Canaries in a must-win clash against Adam Federici's Reading this morning.

Sadly for Carney and Leijer, the match ended in a 2-0 defeat. The former started the match and played 74 minutes before making way. Leijer entered the fray as a 79th minute substitute.

Federici was an unused substitute for the visitors.

Reading's hopes of claiming a top-two spot were revived by Birmingham's late defeat at home to Preston on Saturday and the teams will meet at the Madejski Stadium with both in the hunt for a return to the Barclays Premier League at the first attempt.

Norwich, however, are staring at a season in the third tier for the first time in 49 years and go into the final day three points behind Barnsley in the final relegation place - albeit with a superior goal difference.

It is not yet clear whether Norwich will make a move to sign Carney (Sheffield United) or Leijer (Fulham) on a permanent basis.