Leeds and Norwich both fell to defeats on Saturday’s final day of the regular Championship season, Daniel Farke’s Whites suffering a 2-1 reverse at home to Southampton and Norwich beaten 1-0 at relegated Birmingham City. Norwich, though, had already done enough to seal a play-offs place bar a goal difference swing miracle and their sixth-placed finish means a two-legged semi against Leeds.
Farke’s Whites needed both victory against Southampton and also a Huddersfield Town win at Ipswich Town to finish in the division’s automatic promotion spots but got neither and must now rely on the play-offs. Both teams will have had a full week to prepare for Sunday lunchtime’s first leg at Carrow Road, for which injury news this week will be key. Here, we run through the state of play from both camps.
7. Liam Gibbs (out)
Another Norwich player whose season is over, 21-year-old midfielder suffering a thigh injury in last month's 2-2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday. Photo: Stephen Pond
8. Dimitris Giannoulis (back)
A Norwich boost. Greece international left back Giannoulis returned from a two-month absence due to a hamstring injury as a second-half substitute in the weekend's 1-0 defeat at Birmingham City. Photo: George Tewkesbury
9. Grant Hanley (back)
Another Norwich boost. Club captain Hanley also returned from a recent injury as a late second half sub in Saturday's defeat at St Andrew's. Photo: Stephen Pond
10. Connor Roberts (back)
Roberts missed the games against Boro and QPR due to a muscular reaction upon his comeback from injury but returned as a late substitute in Saturday's defeat against the Saints. Photo: George Wood
11. And also: Crysencio Summerville
Summerville completed the duration of Saturday's defeat against Southampton but the winger took a knock in the closing stages, which Farke admitted would now have to be checked. Farke said: "Overall I hope first assessment of Cree was not too bad but we have to wait. A foul was given against us, if you watch it back I'm happy that it's not a broken ankle [for Summerville]. It was a really nasty and dirty foul." Photo: Ed Sykes