Joel Randall has suffered an injury setback early into his loan at Blackpool and the midfielder is set to be sidelined for three weeks.
Randall was forced off with a hamstring issue against Stockport on Tuesday night as the Seasiders were beaten 2-1 at Bloomfield Road.
It was the 26-year-old’s second appearance since heading to the Fylde Coast and the injury delays his hopes of regular minutes, although the timeframe is not as bad as initially feared.
“Not ideal. Probably better than first expected but still significant enough to be missing a period of time,” Ian Evatt told the club.
“Joel is a 2A (tear) which Liam, the physio, describes it as the skin on a sausage! It should be quicker, hopefully three weeks.”
Blackpool have had bad luck with injuries this season, with George Honeyman and Kamarl Grant also facing spells out of action.
“Less than ideal, the injuries this season have been really tough to take and frustrating from everyone’s perspective,” Evatt added.
“I know everyone is frustrated outside of the club, the supporters, but there is equal frustration here. All I can say is that we will make sure we review and leave no stone unturned to ensure that we mitigate the risk moving forwards and protect ourselves from this ever happening again.”
Blackpool currently sit 16th in the table with one win from their last five games. They were bottom when Evatt took over in October.
Carlos Mendes Gomes, another player currently out on loan, scored his first goal for Exeter last weekend.
Mendes Gomes got the opener as the Grecians won 3-1 at Port Vale to continue their good form under Gary Caldwell, which has taken them into the top half.
The 27-year-old returned to the pitch in December following a spell out with an abductor injury, which needed surgery.
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