Tottenham host Aston Villa at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday lunchtime, still without a league goal this season. Villa arrive winless and with one goal of their own, making this a meeting of the division's two most blunted attacks.

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Tottenham have gone 407 minutes without a league goal. A supporter held up a banner reading "Please Score A Goal" before Saturday's goalless draw with Everton, and Mateus Fernandes' first shot on target was met with ironic applause. Roberto De Zerbi apologised to the crowd afterwards.

Villa are winless in their opening four for the second season running. Alysson's header against Forest ended their own goal drought before Igor Jesus won it late. Emery lost Pau Torres to a hamstring problem that could sideline him for a month and takes his squad to Coventry in the cup on Wednesday.

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A useful start for a lunchtime kick-off between two sides who have scored once between them all season.

Spurs' shot selection to meet the one defence yet to punish it

Tottenham have taken 51 shots this season for an expected goals figure of 3.4. That works out at 0.066 expected goals per shot, the lowest in the division, and it is a more useful number than the goal drought itself. Spurs are not short of attempts.

They are shooting from places that do not produce goals, which is why 12 efforts on target have yielded nothing.

Villa are the opponent least equipped to punish that, and also the one most likely to be dragged into it. They have conceded seven in four and were beaten at home by a Forest side who needed 88 minutes to find a winner.

Torres out for a month and Maatsen injured, so this is a 12:30 kick-off three days after a cup tie he cannot fully rotate for. Spurs will get chances at home. On the evidence of 407 minutes, they will need plenty.

  • Tottenham to win
  • Under 2.5 goals

De Zerbi said sorry to the supporters on Saturday. Whether he has to do it again by lunchtime is the only real question here.

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Zack Lane

Zack Patrick Lane is an enthusiastic sports writer and lifelong Aston Villa supporter who passionately follows the beautiful game. With a most improved player award being his highest accolade in youth football, Zack turned to writing about football rather than playing it. Today, he channels that passion into his commentary, while also keeping a keen eye on a wide range of other sports.

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