The Harry Kane August hoodoo is one of the great mysteries of life but the England striker will be confident of finally putting that curse to bed this weekend against one of his favourite rivals.
The numbers involved in the Kane August goal drought are becoming difficult to believe and that run was extended on the opening day as he failed to hit the mark in the 2-1 win over Newcastle at James' Park.
In total, Kane has now failed to score in 14 games played in the month of August a run which now tally's up to a mind-boggling 950 minutes without a goal. Go figure.
We were all of course having the same conversations this time last year in regards to the August issues, before Kane promptly broke his season duck on the first day of September, and Spurs fans are now genuinely starting to wonder if their captain and hero will ever find his way past the goalkeeper at the start of the campaign.
There is no doubt that the Golden Boot winner from the World Cup looked a touch leggy against Newcastle following his exploits in Russia with the national team and that workload could be playing a part in yet another sluggish start to a campaign.
Even taking that into account though, the early season goal drought remains a mystery given his remarkable scoring levels over the past three or fours years since fully breaking into the Tottenham squad and becoming a superstar
The hoodoo is of course slightly tougue in cheek but Kane will be aware of the stats and this weekend against Fulham is the latest opportunity for one of the great anomalies of football to be put to bed.
Harry Kane loves playing against London rivals and in particular his recent record against Fulham will have Slavisa Jokanovic tossing and turning in his sleep ahead of the big game on Saturday afternoon.
The England captain was the star of the show the last time Spurs met the Cottagers with a hat-trick to his name in the 3-0 FA Cup win last year and that will be just the boost he needs ahead of this massive Premier League clash.
In total, Kane has scored four goals against the Craven Cottage team in his last two matches against them and that would suggest the August hoodoo is about to come to an end.
Fulham are fresh off a humbling 2-0 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace on their return to the top flight which certainly did burst the positive bubble which had been surrounding the club after the transfer window. Over £100m was spent on new players following their promotion from the Championship but it wasn't the start they would have wanted against the Eagles, which does put them on the back foot somewhat ahead of their trip to the national stadium.
Spurs were far from their best against Newcastle but they held on to get the three points and Pochettino will be looking for a much improved display back at their adopted home.
There has been a negative air hanging over Tottenham recently with the delay in the move to the new stadium coupled with no activity in the transfer window but a win this weekend will ease those concerns, especially if Harry Kane can finally start to fall in love with August.
