Newcastle United2–0Nottingham Forest

xG: Newcastle United 1.86, Nottingham Forest 0.24. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Newcastle United 1.86, Nottingham Forest 0.24. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Newcastle United 23, Nottingham Forest 5. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Newcastle United 10, Nottingham Forest 0. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Newcastle United 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Newcastle United 11, Nottingham Forest 1. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Newcastle United 3, Nottingham Forest 0. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

From free kicks: Newcastle United 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Shots struck directly from a free kick.

Headed shots: Newcastle United 4, Nottingham Forest 2. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Passes in their third: Newcastle United 200, Nottingham Forest 152. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Newcastle United 24, Nottingham Forest 2. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Newcastle United 9, Nottingham Forest 14. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Newcastle United 0, Nottingham Forest 3. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Newcastle United 6.1, Nottingham Forest 13.3. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

Expected points: Newcastle United 2.58, Nottingham Forest 0.25. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.