Brentford1–2Newcastle United

Half-time goals: Brentford 1, Newcastle United 0. The score at the break.

xG: Brentford 2.07, Newcastle United 1.02. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Brentford 0.54, Newcastle United 1.02. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Brentford 12, Newcastle United 10. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Brentford 6, Newcastle United 4. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Brentford 2, Newcastle United 1. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Brentford 6, Newcastle United 5. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Brentford 2, Newcastle United 3. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

Headed shots: Brentford 6, Newcastle United 3. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Penalties: Brentford 2, Newcastle United 0. Penalties awarded and taken.

Passes in their third: Brentford 148, Newcastle United 201. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Brentford 5, Newcastle United 9. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Brentford 10, Newcastle United 15. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Brentford 0, Newcastle United 2. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Brentford 12.6, Newcastle United 5.5. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

Expected points: Brentford 2.25, Newcastle United 0.54. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.