Steve Bruce says defender James Chester could be out for up to six weeks after injuring his hamstring in Hull City's 3-2 win at Newcastle United. Chester hobbled off in the closing stages of today's Premier League clash.
Speaking after the match, Bruce said: "He stretched in the last minute to make a block and unfortunately his hamstring's popped. He'll be out a long time, I would have thought. It may be four, six weeks."
With Hull City already missing captain Robert Koren and defender Maynor Figueroa, the injury to another of Bruce's key players takes a little of the gloss off a remarkable win that saw the Tigers twice come from behind at St James's Park.
"He's just getting his teeth into playing in the Premier League and that's a big loss to us," said Bruce. "That's the one thing we can't afford. We've had two or three (out injured) today. We hope that's as much as it gets."
Bruce could now turn to the veteran Abdoulaye Faye to face his former club West Ham United at the KC Stadium next weekend. Faye was on the bench today for the first time this season.
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