Tottenham Hotspur needs Premier League points and fast. Having won just two of 13 league outings since 1 November. Spurs are currently down in 14th, just ten points clear of the relegation zone, albeit only eight points adrift a potential Champions League spot.
Speaking of the Champions League, Spurs are on the cusp of rubber-stamping a round of 16 spot. Thomas Frank's team climbed up to fourth in the gigantic league table on Tuesday night, courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund at home; Cristian Romero and Dominic Solanke the scorers. Thus, victory over Eintracht Frankfurt next Wednesday will cement their place in the top eight.
Back in the Premier League, while February is traditionally the month of love, Spurs supporters will certainly not be enamoured by their team's fixtures. Following Saturday's visit to Lancashire, their next four league matches are Manchester City (H), Manchester United (A), Newcastle (H) and then Arsenal (H).
Those same four fixtures last season, under Ange Postecoglou, yielded just three points, winning at Old Trafford but losing all three in N17. Thus, with Frank fighting to save his job, this weekend's clash with Burnley is very much must win, but one statistic suggests that it will not be a foregone conclusion.
The pre-Burnley statistics that will have Spurs fans worried
The idea of Spurs being Dr Tottenham, able to cure any opposition's ill-feeling and misery, is a tale as old as time, but this current team have cranked that idiom up to 11 in recent weeks.
Before the weekend, West Ham United were without a win in ten Premier League matches, languishing seven points from safety. Well, thanks to Callum Wilson's injury-time winner, bundling home from close-range, the Hammers are cured and rejuvenated ahead of their relegation battle.
Ten days earlier, Bournemouth's 11-match winless streak came to an end against, you guessed it, Dr Tottenham. The Cherries had not won since 26 October, but Antoine Semenyo's 95th-minute strike snatched the points by the South Coast.
So now, could the same happen again? Well, Burnley are currently winless in 13 Premier League games, also dating back to 26 October, losing nine of them. Nevertheless, following spirited draws with Manchester United and Liverpool, Scott Parker's side need a victory, given that they are eight adrift the survival positions. So, could this come when Spurs visited Lancashire this weekend?