Newcastle United2–1Brentford

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

xG: Newcastle United 2.27, Brentford 1.53. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Newcastle United 2.27, Brentford 0.77. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Newcastle United 21, Brentford 12. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Newcastle United 4, Brentford 3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

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

Corners: Newcastle United 4, Brentford 5. Corners won.

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

Headed shots: Newcastle United 2, Brentford 2. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Penalties: Newcastle United 0, Brentford 1. Penalties awarded and taken.

Passes in their third: Newcastle United 193, Brentford 228. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Newcastle United 7, Brentford 7. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Newcastle United 12, Brentford 12. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Newcastle United 1, Brentford 1. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Newcastle United 9.9, Brentford 7.7. 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 1.88, Brentford 0.88. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.