Newcastle United5–1Brentford

Half-time goals: Newcastle United 2, Brentford 0. The score at the break.

xG: Newcastle United 2.45, Brentford 1.13. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Newcastle United 2.45, Brentford 0.37. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Newcastle United 16, Brentford 6. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Newcastle United 6, Brentford 3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Newcastle United 3, Brentford 1. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Newcastle United 9, Brentford 5. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Newcastle United 7, Brentford 0. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

Headed shots: Newcastle United 2, Brentford 1. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Penalties: Newcastle United 0, Brentford 1. Penalties awarded and taken.

Passes in their third: Newcastle United 183, Brentford 170. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Newcastle United 9, Brentford 4. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Newcastle United 14, Brentford 9. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Newcastle United 0, Brentford 1. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Newcastle United 7.7, Brentford 9.2. 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 2.40, Brentford 0.41. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.