Brentford2–1Aston Villa

Half-time goals: Brentford 1, Aston Villa 1. The score at the break.

xG: Brentford 0.50, Aston Villa 1.14. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Brentford 0.50, Aston Villa 1.14. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Brentford 10, Aston Villa 16. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Brentford 4, Aston Villa 5. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Brentford 0, Aston Villa 1. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Brentford 3, Aston Villa 7. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Brentford 1, Aston Villa 3. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

Headed shots: Brentford 3, Aston Villa 5. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Passes in their third: Brentford 220, Aston Villa 243. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Brentford 4, Aston Villa 6. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Brentford 17, Aston Villa 11. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Brentford 2, Aston Villa 2. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Brentford 8.1, Aston Villa 12.9. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

Expected points: Brentford 0.77, Aston Villa 1.91. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.