Newcastle United2–0Nottingham Forest

xG: Newcastle United 3.82, Nottingham Forest 0.34. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Newcastle United 3.06, Nottingham Forest 0.34. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Newcastle United 18, Nottingham Forest 5. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Newcastle United 9, Nottingham Forest 4. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Newcastle United 6, Nottingham Forest 0. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Newcastle United 8, Nottingham Forest 1. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Newcastle United 5, Nottingham Forest 0. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

From free kicks: Newcastle United 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Shots struck directly from a free kick.

Headed shots: Newcastle United 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Penalties: Newcastle United 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Penalties awarded and taken.

Passes in their third: Newcastle United 232, Nottingham Forest 264. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Newcastle United 13, Nottingham Forest 4. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Newcastle United 16, Nottingham Forest 15. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Newcastle United 0, Nottingham Forest 4. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Newcastle United 8.0, Nottingham Forest 11.0. 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 2.95, Nottingham Forest 0.03. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.