Aston Villa3–1Brentford

Half-time goals: Aston Villa 3, Brentford 0. The score at the break.

xG: Aston Villa 3.22, Brentford 1.13. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Aston Villa 2.46, Brentford 1.13. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Aston Villa 20, Brentford 9. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Aston Villa 10, Brentford 1. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Aston Villa 4, Brentford 1. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Aston Villa 10, Brentford 5. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Aston Villa 3, Brentford 2. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

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

Penalties: Aston Villa 1, Brentford 0. Penalties awarded and taken.

Passes in their third: Aston Villa 225, Brentford 211. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Aston Villa 11, Brentford 5. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

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

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

PPDA: Aston Villa 11.1, Brentford 7.3. 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 2.60, Brentford 0.28. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.