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Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane the Premier League’s most wasteful player in 2017/18

Harry Kane #10 of Tottenham Hotspur reacts in the second half against Roma during the International Champions Cup on July 25, 2017 at Red Bull Aren...
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Tottenham striker has had 24 shots and scored no goals.

Thomas Heaton of Burnley saves from Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley at Wembley Stadium on August 27, 2017 in London,...

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane will have to wait another year to break his August goal drought.

He has played three games without scoring in the Premier League this season, but it is not for a lack of trying.

Perhaps, the two-time reigning Golden Boot winner has been trying a little too hard.

Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur takes the ball past James Tarkowski of Burnley during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley at Wembley Stadium on August 27, 2017...

Figures show that Kane is the most wasteful player in the Premier League so far this season.

He has attempted more than twice the number of shots of the nearest other player yet to find the net.

Remarkably for a player with usually unerring accuracy, Kane has tested the goalkeeper with just 25 per cent of his efforts.

TeamTotal ShotsShots on targetGoals
Harry KaneTottenham2460
Nathan RedmondSouthampton1120
Christian EriksenTottenham1040
Riyad MahrezLeicester1030
Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainArsenal920
Nathaniel ChalobahWatford820
Tom InceHuddersfield840

Two of Kane’s matches have been home games and he will be even more frustrated not to have got off the mark at Wembley.

He has had poor luck, hitting the woodwork in amongst his 24 efforts, but the Spurs striker will know his performances have not been good enough.

Tricky tests away at Everton and at home to Dortmund in the Champions League are up next for Kane, and he needs to find his shooting boots quickly.

Luckily for him, those matches take place in September.