Manchester United3–0Nottingham Forest

Half-time goals: Manchester United 2, Nottingham Forest 0. The score at the break.

xG: Manchester United 2.14, Nottingham Forest 0.48. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Manchester United 2.14, Nottingham Forest 0.48. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Manchester United 17, Nottingham Forest 8. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Manchester United 8, Nottingham Forest 3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 0. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Manchester United 9, Nottingham Forest 9. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Manchester United 4, Nottingham Forest 3. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

Headed shots: Manchester United 0, Nottingham Forest 2. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Passes in their third: Manchester United 333, Nottingham Forest 131. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Manchester United 22, Nottingham Forest 2. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Manchester United 13, Nottingham Forest 4. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 1. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Manchester United 5.7, Nottingham Forest 41.6. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

Expected points: Manchester United 2.56, Nottingham Forest 0.29. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.