Norwich 0 Reading 2:IRELAND international Shane Long kept Reading in the hunt for automatic promotion from the English Championship as two second-half headers pushed Norwich closer to the drop.

Long made no mistake after the break to score twice and set up a final-day thriller with Birmingham next Sunday.

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.

NORWICH: Marshall, Otsemobor, Shackell (Leijer 79), Doherty, Bertrand, Gow, Clingan, Russell, Carney (Daley 74), Lee, McDonald. Subs not used: Nelson, Cureton, Lappin.

READING: Hahnemann, Rosenior, Bikey, Duberry, Harding, Cisse (Matejovsky 62), Karacan, Kebe, Little (Stephen Hunt 41), Kitson (Pearce 89), Long. Subs not used: Federici, Doyle. Booked: Rosenior, Cisse, Matejovsky. Goals: Long 68, 78.

Referee: C Oliver (Northumberland).