Manchester United3–2Aston Villa

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

xG: Manchester United 1.20, Aston Villa 1.84. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Manchester United 1.20, Aston Villa 1.84. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Manchester United 13, Aston Villa 10. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Manchester United 7, Aston Villa 4. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

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

Corners: Manchester United 3, Aston Villa 6. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 2. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

From free kicks: Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 1. Shots struck directly from a free kick.

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

Passes in their third: Manchester United 213, Aston Villa 268. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Manchester United 4, Aston Villa 12. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Manchester United 10, Aston Villa 10. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 3. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Manchester United 7.4, Aston Villa 15.2. 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 0.85, Aston Villa 1.89. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.