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Everton boss Martinez admits Baines out six weeks

Everton boss Roberto Martinez has confirmed Leighton Baines is out for six weeks with a toe injury.

The England left-back underwent an x-ray at the weekend and now faces a period on the sidelines of between 10 days and six weeks, depending on how the injury heals.

Martinez said: "It has been confirmed that Leighton has got a fracture in one of the bones in his right foot, which is the phalange.

"We need to treat that now and see how it develops. It could mean anything from missing six weeks to being back in 10 days because it depends how the fracture heals.

"It is in such a specific spot and we are going to see how it [the injury] reacts."

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