Aston Villa3–1Fulham

Half-time goals: Aston Villa 2, Fulham 0. The score at the break.

xG: Aston Villa 2.86, Fulham 0.65. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Aston Villa 2.86, Fulham 0.65. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Aston Villa 12, Fulham 9. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Aston Villa 6, Fulham 5. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

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

Corners: Aston Villa 2, Fulham 2. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Aston Villa 2, Fulham 0. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

Headed shots: Aston Villa 2, Fulham 1. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Passes in their third: Aston Villa 331, Fulham 296. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Aston Villa 8, Fulham 2. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Aston Villa 4, Fulham 17. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Aston Villa 2, Fulham 5. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Aston Villa 16.4, Fulham 9.5. 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 2.83, Fulham 0.10. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.