The stats show just how wasteful Spurs have been in the final third this season

The Athletic reveal (using stats from Opta) that Tottenham Hotspur have been one of the most wasteful sides in front of goal across the Premier League so far this season.

How are Tottenham only on four points?

Ange Postecoglou will be scratching his head about how his side only have four points to show from their matches so far, having dominated all three.

The Athletic point out that Spurs took a whopping 48 shots in their first three games, which is the second-highest across the league.

The Lilywhites also have the second most shots on target and are joint second for shots from outside the penalty area.

Tottenham are shooting but not scoring

However, the outlet points out the quality of chances that Tottenham created at St James’ Park were quite low, with Postecoglou’s men only registering an xG of 1.3, with the average xG value of each shot being just 0.06.

This is because 11 of Tottenham’s 20 goal attempts came from outside the box on Sunday.

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We might have only created a couple of big chances on Sunday but we did create many big opportunities, which we failed to convert into a chance.

For example, our low crosses inside the box that no one got on the end of do not register on xG since we never got a shot away but those were huge opportunities.

It is undoubtedly the lack of composure and ruthlessness in the final third that is letting Spurs down.

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