View: Tottenham's greatest strength makes them predictable as flaws exposed pre-Aston Villa

Tottenham Hotspur are one of the best teams in the Premier League when it comes to scoring from corners – but they do lack variety in attack.

Heading into Tottenham’s trip to Aston Villa on Sunday, the north London team have scored 43 goals in 34 matches.

Tottenham currently sit 18th in the Premier League table, two points behind London rivals West Ham with four games remaining.

Spurs did end their 15-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory at Wolves but there weren’t too many positives to take from their performance at Molineux.

Ahead of Tottenham facing fifth-placed Villa, Spurs fans may hope the club’s corner routine is working well heading into their final four fixtures.

Tottenham too one-dimensional

When Joao Palhinha scored the only goal of the game at Wolves, Tottenham’s goalscoring tally from corners jumped up again.

They have now scored 15 corner goals this season, with only table-topping Arsenal (17) edging them in this facet of the game.

According to Opta Analyst, Tottenham have relied on dead balls far too heavily this term. Indeed, nobody has scored a higher proportion of their goals coming from non-penalty set-pieces (34.9%).

However, they have not scored from a throw-in or a free-kick. All 15 have come from corners. That highlights that Tottenham are effective but can be very one-dimensional.

Moreover, only Wolves have created fewer chances than Tottenham in open play all season.

The Midlands outfit are bottom of the pile for the lowest open play Expected Goals per game in the Premier League (0.52), and Tottenham are second-worst (0.68).

If they want to beat Villa, they may need to add more variety to their game. But, Unai Emery’s side may need to be wary of Tottenham’s threat from corners.

Tottenham’s difficult record vs Aston Villa

Tottenham have a hefty injury list, with the likes of Mohammed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski, and Cristian Romero all sidelined.

De Zerbi does not have a huge amount of options to choose from, but Tottenham do have to get their selection right against Villa on Sunday.

Heading into this clash, Tottenham have lost six of their last 10 games against Villa, although they have won four.

Villa won this exact fixture 2-0 last season, and in De Zerbi’s four meetings with the West Midlands outfit, he has lost three and won one.

If Tottenham want to stay up, they may realistically need to beat Villa, which is a tall order given their current predicament.

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