Moore hamstring injury V Crawley

Striker Byron Moore picked up a hamstring injury during Plymouth Argyle’s 2-2 draw away to Crawley Town, manager Ryan Lowe has confirmed.

Moore had to be substituted in the 68th minute of the League Two encounter in West Sussex on Tuesday night.

The severity of the damage done by the speedy 31-year-old attacker will be assessed over the coming days.

Moore missed four matches earlier this season because of a hamstring injury which he suffered in training.

Now, he could be set for another frustrating lay-off after his latest setback.

When Lowe was asked about the injury to Moore after the game against Crawley, he replied: “We will have to assess it tomorrow.

“He’s feeling his hamstring a little bit, but that’s what happens. He has now played two games in four days.”

Moore had to play catch-up over his fitness after signing for Argyle from Bury late into pre-season, and then again after his injury last month.

Lowe said: “We have started doing a little bit more pace and power with him in training because he doesn't get out of second gear, Byron, really until he is motoring like that.

“We will have him addressed, we will look at him and then we will see how he is.

“He has gone right down so I would like to think that if he has done anything it’s hopefully minimal because we got him off the pitch.”

Lowe also reported that midfielder Jose Baxter had been taken off later in the second half due to cramp.

Moore started the game in attack with Joel Grant, who played for the first time since he suffered a hamstring injury on August 10.

Grant played for 89 minutes of his comeback match before making way for on-loan Glasgow Rangers striker Zak Rudden.

Lowe said: “Joel gets hold of the ball, he can twist, he can turn, he makes clever runs. He’s clever on the ball.

“For his size and stature, he’s quite strong. He takes the ball in well and looks after it.

“He’s disappointed he never got a goal or two himself but, again, that’s what we have got, we have got quality players, especially in the attacking half.

“All we are missing now is just one or two of them start knocking some balls in the net.

“That’s what they have got to do, they know that, they understand that, but Joel was fantastic.”

Defender Will Aimson, another of Lowe’s summer signings from Bury, finally made his league debut for Argyle against Crawley.

He missed all of pre-season and the start of the league campaign due to a pelvic problem, but has been training for some time now.

Aimson proved his fitness by playing the whole game against Crawley and he almost marked the occasion with a couple of goals.

The 25-year-old had two excellent shooting opportunities, one in each half, with the second one producing an incredible reflex save from Crawley man-of-the-match Glenn Morris.

Lowe was delighted with the defensive contribution of Aimson too, and thought he had deserved a goal for his efforts.

He said: “He was outstanding weren’t he? I don’t like to single any individual out, but we know what we have got with Will.

“He was just unfortunate not to get a goal. He’s not happy the ‘keeper has made a worldy save.”

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Telford must be close to coming back

Byron Moore is expected to be out of action for a couple of weeks because of a hamstring injury.

The 31-year-old limped out of the Pilgrims’ 2-2 draw away to Crawley Town in League Two on Tuesday.

Argyle manager Ryan Lowe addressed the injury to Moore at his Thursday morning media call, ahead of the game against Cheltenham Town at Home Park on Saturday.

He said: “I have just been to see Byron. He’s a bit gutted, he’s a bit disappointed. We don’t know yet, we are just waiting for the scan results.

“They should be with us any time soon but the likelihood is he will be out for a couple of weeks.”

Moore is likely to be the only player ruled out of the game against high-flying Cheltenham because of injury.

Right wing-back Joe Riley was set to return to training today after missing the last two matches because of a knee injury.

Lowe said: “I’m happy with the squad, the way it is shapingup. The lads in here now are fit, all raring to go, even the youngsters.

“They have got to be ready. They stay back and do sessions to make sure that they are ready when we are on the road, just in case they are called upon.

“I’m just gutted for Byron now. He potentially could miss a few weeks.”

With Moore sidelined, either Ryan Taylor or Dom Telford, who was the substitute replacement for him against Crawley, will get called up into the side.

Moore was ruled out of four matches earlier this season after suffering a hamstring injury in training before the away game against Newport County on August 17.

Meanwhile, Lowe has praised striker Joel Grant for the way he has handled his return to fitness after a five-week lay-off.

Grant made his comeback against Crawley as he played for 89 minutes before being taken off.

It was Grant’s first game of football, at any level, since he suffered a hamstring injury in the 1-0 home league defeat of Colchester United on August 10.

Lowe said: “Joel is a fantastic pro. He does everything right. He didn’t rush anything.

Meanwhile, Lowe has praised striker Joel Grant for the way he has handled his return to fitness after a five-week lay-off.

Grant made his comeback against Crawley as he played for 89 minutes before being taken off.

It was Grant’s first game of football, at any level, since he suffered a hamstring injury in the 1-0 home league defeat of Colchester United on August 10.

Lowe said: “Joel is a fantastic pro. He does everything right. He didn’t rush anything.

With so many hamstring injuries there's something wrong with either the fitness regime or the warm up process.

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