Liverpool2–0Aston Villa

Half-time goals: Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0. The score at the break.

xG: Liverpool 2.68, Aston Villa 1.66. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Liverpool 2.68, Aston Villa 1.66. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Liverpool 14, Aston Villa 12. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Liverpool 5, Aston Villa 2. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Liverpool 5, Aston Villa 2. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 9. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 6. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

Headed shots: Liverpool 3, Aston Villa 4. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Passes in their third: Liverpool 389, Aston Villa 224. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Liverpool 7, Aston Villa 4. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Liverpool 11, Aston Villa 15. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Liverpool 0, Aston Villa 3. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Liverpool 8.6, Aston Villa 17.7. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

Expected points: Liverpool 2.07, Aston Villa 0.73. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.