The month of August brings excitement for every Premier League fan. Football is back. New signings, a clean slate. Rack up some points early in the season, and anything looks possible for the season ahead.
Some of Tottenham Hotspur's most memorable goals over the years have come in the league's curtain-raising month. In 2018, Harry Kane broke an unfamiliar curse and scored his first Premier League goal in August. Eric Dier's last-minute winning debut, Heung Min Son's opening-day solo stunner against Manchester City, and Richarlison's bicycle kick in last season's opening day are just a few more.
There have been, however, some strikes that may have slipped the memory of some fans. 25-yarders, debut winners, career kickstarters. Here are five Premier League goals the streets of the Tottenham High Road will never forget.
Jamie Redknapp vs Aston Villa (2002)
In his home debut for the club, former club captain-turned-analyst Redknapp announced himself to White Hart Lane with aplomb when Spurs welcomed Villa on August 24 2002.
Midway through the first half, Milenko Acimovic whipped a free kick in from the left, which was cleared by the Villa defense only as far as Redknapp, who chipped the ball up to himself and took a touch before rifling a volley from 20 yards into Peter Enckelman's net to give the home side the 1-0 win.
Timothee Atouba vs Newcastle (2004)
In another 1-0 Tottenham victory two Augusts later, Timothee Atouba was the match-winner as Jacques Santini's Tottenham defeated Newcastle at St James' Park.
The Cameroon international left-back drove at former Spurs defender Stephen Carr, before cutting in on his right foot and unleashing a curling effort past Shay Given in the Newcastle net.
Benoît Assou-Ekotto and Sebastian Bassong vs Liverpool (2009)
There was a strong Cameroonian influence again on August 16, 2009, when Spurs welcomed Liverpool to White Hart Lane on the opening day of the 2009/10 season.
Spurs opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime when Tom Huddlestone's 25-yard free-kick struck the wall, only to fall back to Benoît Assou-Ekotto, who produced a thunderbolt and rifled the ball into the top-left corner.
After Steven Gerrard had equalised for Liverpool from the penalty spot, Assou-Ekotto's international teammate Sebastian Bassong headed home a Luka Modric freekick to give the Lilywhites the three points on his club debut.
Dele Alli vs Leicester (2015)
Spurs' 1-1 draw away to Leicester on August 22, 2015, will be remembered for kick-starting the career of one club legend.
Little was known about the immediate impact 19-year-old Dele Alli could have when he was signed from and loaned back to MK Dons the previous January, but an impressive preseason showing forced Dele into Mauricio Pochettino's plans.
He featured on the bench from the start of the season and was introduced with 25 minutes to go at Leicester. Dele showed bravery to get on the end of a Nacer Chadli cross in the 81st minute, and ended up in the net with the ball to give Spurs the lead before Riyad Mahrez equalised for Leicester.
Dele would eventually break into the starting lineup and go on to play a pivotal role in Pochettino's side, which would go on to turn around the club's fortunes and bring Tottenham back to the league's top table.
As Roberto De Zerbi hopes for a similar club transformation, the Italian will be hoping for more August storylines to kick-start the 2026/27 campaign. De Zerbi has brought in a number of new signings to bolster a squad with a point to prove. This season, beginning away to Brentford on Saturday, promises to be a fascinating one.
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