Liverpool2–0Aston Villa

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

xG: Liverpool 1.47, Aston Villa 0.43. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Liverpool 1.47, Aston Villa 0.43. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Liverpool 16, Aston Villa 10. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Liverpool 4, Aston Villa 3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 4. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

From free kicks: Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0. Shots struck directly from a free kick.

Headed shots: Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 1. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Passes in their third: Liverpool 257, Aston Villa 219. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Liverpool 12, Aston Villa 6. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Liverpool 13, Aston Villa 11. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 3. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Liverpool 10.9, Aston Villa 16.1. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

Expected points: Liverpool 2.20, Aston Villa 0.54. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.