Brannagan 'hopefully' back for Saturday - Rowett
Cameron Brannagan has made 26 league appearances for Oxford this season
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Oxford United boss Gary Rowett is hopeful midfielder Cameron Brannagan will be available to face Sheffield United on Saturday.
The 28-year-old missed Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Middlesbrough because of a knee injury.
"He's had a problem with a ligament in his knee where it's been a little bit sore and he felt it again on Thursday so we felt we couldn't take the risk with him with seven games to go, two at home in particular," Rowett told BBC Radio Oxford.
"He's seen a specialist so hopefully it's not bad news and he should be available for the next game."
Oxford have managed just one win from their past 11 Championship matches and are four points above the relegation zone with Rowett bemoaning injuries.
"We've found in this last 10 games we've had to patch up late in the week and even during games when we find a formation, someone goes down and that formation is difficult to play so we have to try to grind our way through it," he said.