Manchester United1–2Fulham

xG: Manchester United 1.96, Fulham 1.14. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Manchester United 1.96, Fulham 1.14. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Manchester United 21, Fulham 17. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Manchester United 9, Fulham 5. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Manchester United 2, Fulham 0. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Manchester United 10, Fulham 9. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Manchester United 5, Fulham 6. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

Headed shots: Manchester United 3, Fulham 4. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Passes in their third: Manchester United 265, Fulham 236. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Manchester United 11, Fulham 11. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Manchester United 6, Fulham 11. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Manchester United 2, Fulham 5. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Manchester United 10.7, Fulham 16.6. 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 2.02, Fulham 0.75. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.