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Toby Alderweireld Injury: Tottenham Star out vs. Burnley Due to Back Injury

Tottenham Hotspur defender Toby Alderweireld once again faces a spell on the sidelines, as the Belgium international was kept out of Sunday's Premier League match against Burnley with a back injury.

The club's official Twitter account confirmed the news, adding the injury isn't a severe one:

Team news update: @AlderweireldTob misses out today with a slight back problem. #COYS pic.twitter.com/U5xLPjDidv

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 18, 2016

Alderweireld only just returned from injury after missing a significant amount of time with a knee injury, per Tom Dutton of the London Evening Standard.