Abbott said "Let's just let him settle down Monday.
"But we can't go into the next period without another centre-back.
"We'll have to have a look at that.
"But I just feel for the big man. He's been brilliant. He's great around the dressing room and the players love him.
"He's massive to us as support to the staff.
"I was really low before the game because I feel we need him.
"We need Connell we need Ben, we need Alex. They are our three centre-backs and they're all capable players.
"Hopefully, it's not bad, but we'll have to look at it Monday or over the weekend."