Newcastle United2–1Fulham

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

xG: Newcastle United 2.77, Fulham 1.52. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Newcastle United 2.77, Fulham 1.52. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Newcastle United 18, Fulham 12. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Newcastle United 7, Fulham 5. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Newcastle United 4, Fulham 2. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Newcastle United 4, Fulham 3. Corners won.

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

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

Passes in their third: Newcastle United 277, Fulham 253. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Newcastle United 7, Fulham 3. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Newcastle United 11, Fulham 18. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Newcastle United 0, Fulham 2. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Newcastle United 9.0, Fulham 9.6. 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 2.28, Fulham 0.53. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.