Manchester City3–1Brighton & Hove Albion

Half-time goals: Manchester City 2, Brighton & Hove Albion 0. The score at the break.

xG: Manchester City 1.86, Brighton & Hove Albion 0.53. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Manchester City 1.10, Brighton & Hove Albion 0.53. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Manchester City 10, Brighton & Hove Albion 8. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Manchester City 4, Brighton & Hove Albion 2. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Manchester City 2, Brighton & Hove Albion 0. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Manchester City 7, Brighton & Hove Albion 3. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Manchester City 2, Brighton & Hove Albion 1. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

Headed shots: Manchester City 3, Brighton & Hove Albion 1. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Penalties: Manchester City 1, Brighton & Hove Albion 0. Penalties awarded and taken.

Passes in their third: Manchester City 231, Brighton & Hove Albion 276. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Manchester City 14, Brighton & Hove Albion 5. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Manchester City 11, Brighton & Hove Albion 12. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Manchester City 1, Brighton & Hove Albion 3. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Manchester City 12.0, Brighton & Hove Albion 13.6. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

Expected points: Manchester City 2.46, Brighton & Hove Albion 0.36. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.