Aston Villa6–1Brighton & Hove Albion

Half-time goals: Aston Villa 3, Brighton & Hove Albion 0. The score at the break.

xG: Aston Villa 1.91, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.73. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Aston Villa 1.91, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.73. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Aston Villa 19, Brighton & Hove Albion 11. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Aston Villa 9, Brighton & Hove Albion 3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Aston Villa 1, Brighton & Hove Albion 3. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Aston Villa 1, Brighton & Hove Albion 3. Corners won.

From free kicks: Aston Villa 1, Brighton & Hove Albion 0. Shots struck directly from a free kick.

Headed shots: Aston Villa 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 1. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Passes in their third: Aston Villa 146, Brighton & Hove Albion 321. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Aston Villa 15, Brighton & Hove Albion 11. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Aston Villa 19, Brighton & Hove Albion 21. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Aston Villa 4, Brighton & Hove Albion 4. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Aston Villa 9.7, Brighton & Hove Albion 4.3. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

Expected points: Aston Villa 1.50, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.24. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.