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Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale has predicted that Jordan Tillson will be out for four to six weeks after breaking his foot against Luton Town last week.

The Grecians midfielder played with the broken metatarsal for 40 minutes of the second half last Tuesday and did not even go down injured during the game.

Tisdale says the break was a clean one, however, so his recovery process will be relatively uncomplicated.

He said: "It will be a four to six week recovery until he can play, at least with a clean break it's uncomplicated so we know it's just a matter of allowing the bone to fix back together again, then a sufficient time for it to harden.

"Jordan will, as always, give himself the best chance to be back as soon as possible but we're going to miss him, he's been one of our most productive players this season and he certainly brings a physicality and athleticism to our team, so he'll be missed over the next month."

The City boss paid tribute to the 24-year-old for managing to play on, revealing that no one on the touchline even realised he had suffered the break until after the game.

Tisdale said: "He's quiet and he's polite and he's a very respectable young man but when it comes to playing football he's very tough and determined.

"I think it says everything that it was a very important game for us against Luton, he obviously had the challenge that created the break in his metatarsal but he played on for the next 40 minutes.

"On the bench, we didn't even know he was injured as he didn't show it and he didn't go down. It wasn't until after the game that his foot was very sore, so he went for an X-ray and there was a clean break.

"It just shows that being proper and polite doesn't make you soft - it's the case with Jordan, he's a very proper young man but he's very, very tough and determined.

"He'll be missed for the next month."