Oxford skipper Moore out with hamstring injury
Elliott Moore has made more than 200 appearances for Oxford United
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Oxford United captain Elliott Moore will be out for "a matter of weeks" because of a hamstring injury.
The defender had to go off in the second half of their 2-1 defeat by Hull City on Tuesday, while midfielder Cameron Brannagan is also doubtful for Saturday's meeting with Watford having missed the game on Humberside because of a knee issue.
"Elliott's certainly out for a period - when you go down in the way he did holding his hamstring you expect that to be a matter of weeks rather than days, but we haven't quite got the results from his scan," U's boss Gary Rowett told BBC Radio Oxford.
"Cameron's not quite so serious but will certainly be a huge doubt for the game."
Oxford have failed to win any of their past nine league matches to slip within four points of the Championship relegation zone but Rowett says they're not the only club affected by injuries.
"If you look at the team and squad we had when we came in and the players we've added we've obviously had some key injuries," he said.
"I heard a press conference with (Watford boss) Tom Cleverley talking about the injuries they've got and every manager will say the same, so it's not an excuse, it's just something you have to manage and find a solution."