EXETER City boss Paul Tisdale is set to keep faith with goalkeeper Artur Krysiak this weekend, despite his mistake against Charlton Athletic last Saturday.

The former Birmingham City man's misjudgement of a wayward Danny Green cross ultimately cost the Grecians a share of the spoils against the npower League One leaders at St James's Park, as the hosts went on to lose 1-0.

But Krysiak has otherwise been in super form for City since the turn of the year, conceding just two goals and banking three clean sheets in the process, and Tisdale says he is not about to let one error change his high opinion of the young Polish shot-stopper.

The manager said: "Artur has been one of our better players of late and I would be surprised if people think he should come out of the team.

"Everyone makes mistakes. He has been very good over the last few weeks and I have got no gripe with him because he is getting better all the time. As a young player he is going to make mistakes, I have no problem with that.

"It's easy to look at a goalkeeping mistake and focus on that. If you make a mistake for a goal you are under the microscope. But it's a goalkeeper's job to be a strong character and come back from that, and Artur is a tough chap."

In fact, Tisdale admits there is little he is looking to change about his team during the coming weeks.

City have taken just two wins from their last 10 games and head into Saturday only two points and two places above the relegation zone.

Yet the Grecians chief has seen plenty of signs of encouragement in those games and does not believe a move up the table is far away for his side.

Tisdale said: "The last four or five games have been excellent. We have been anyone's match.

"Against Charlton you could not tell which side was top of the league and which was in the bottom third. We have to approach each game the same.

"You can never guarantee results, but over the next 20 games I'm pretty sure we can put enough chances together to give us a very good opportunity to pick up enough points.

"If you look at the last two or three teams I have picked I have made changes for each of them, but each time the team has applied itself and done what I have asked.

"There will be tweaks to pattern of play and strategy, but there is nothing great to move about because we are looking well set."

With Scott Golbourne departed for Barnsley, Billy Jones is expected to come straight into City's defence as his replacement at full-back on Saturday.

That means new signing from Bradford City Luke O'Brien will probably feature on the bench.

And Tisdale is hopeful that midfielder Liam Sercombe will be able to at least join O'Brien among the substitutes following his ankle injury, sustained against Hartlepool United earlier this month.

"I'm hoping Liam will come back in," Tisdale said. "He has been hobbling around but his target is to be fit to train today (Thursday). Everyone else is fit to go."