What happens when you take 30 league goals away from a team that had already slumped to an eighth-placed finish last season? For Tottenham, you get set free - at least according to the stats.
The outlook for Ange Postecoglou's side is not as gloomy as was forecasted in the summer when Harry Kane packed his bags and moved to Munich for £100million.
Tottenham are top of the table and undefeated heading into the second international break of the campaign after recording a sixth victory with a plucky 1-0 win against Luton with ten men.