Aston Villa4–1Newcastle United
AVL by 3 goals
Villa Park · Referee: J Gillett
- 1Half-time goals1
Half-time goals: Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 1. The score at the break.
- 3.05xG1.27
xG: Aston Villa 3.05, Newcastle United 1.27. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.
- 3.05Non-penalty xG1.27
Non-penalty xG: Aston Villa 3.05, Newcastle United 1.27. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.
- 23Shots10
Shots: Aston Villa 23, Newcastle United 10. Attempts at goal, on target or not.
- 9On target3
On target: Aston Villa 9, Newcastle United 3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.
- 3Big chances2
Big chances: Aston Villa 3, Newcastle United 2. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.
- 7Corners7
Corners: Aston Villa 7, Newcastle United 7. Corners won.
- 5Shots from corners4
Shots from corners: Aston Villa 5, Newcastle United 4. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.
- 3Headed shots4
Headed shots: Aston Villa 3, Newcastle United 4. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.
- 222Passes in their third247
Passes in their third: Aston Villa 222, Newcastle United 247. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.
- 10Deep completions8
Deep completions: Aston Villa 10, Newcastle United 8. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.
- 9Fouls12
Fouls: Aston Villa 9, Newcastle United 12. Fouls conceded.
- 1Yellow cards3
Yellow cards: Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 3. Summed from the players.
- 11.2PPDA13.9
PPDA: Aston Villa 11.2, Newcastle United 13.9. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.
- 2.47Expected points0.39
Expected points: Aston Villa 2.47, Newcastle United 0.39. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.