Newcastle United3–0Aston Villa

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

xG: Newcastle United 2.83, Aston Villa 0.23. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Newcastle United 2.83, Aston Villa 0.23. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Newcastle United 22, Aston Villa 4. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Newcastle United 8, Aston Villa 1. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Newcastle United 3, Aston Villa 0. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Newcastle United 9, Aston Villa 6. Corners won.

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

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

Headed shots: Newcastle United 3, Aston Villa 1. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Passes in their third: Newcastle United 304, Aston Villa 171. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Newcastle United 20, Aston Villa 2. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Newcastle United 15, Aston Villa 10. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Newcastle United 2, Aston Villa 1. Summed from the players.

Red cards: Newcastle United 0, Aston Villa 1. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Newcastle United 6.1, Aston Villa 21.7. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

Expected points: Newcastle United 2.88, Aston Villa 0.07. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.