Newcastle United0–2Aston Villa

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

xG: Newcastle United 1.95, Aston Villa 1.32. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Newcastle United 1.95, Aston Villa 1.32. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Newcastle United 15, Aston Villa 14. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Newcastle United 4, Aston Villa 8. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Newcastle United 3, Aston Villa 2. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Newcastle United 6, Aston Villa 5. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Newcastle United 1, Aston Villa 3. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

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

Headed shots: Newcastle United 3, Aston Villa 3. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Passes in their third: Newcastle United 271, Aston Villa 144. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Newcastle United 4, Aston Villa 6. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Newcastle United 7, Aston Villa 12. Fouls conceded.

Yellow cards: Newcastle United 1, Aston Villa 2. Summed from the players.

PPDA: Newcastle United 6.5, Aston Villa 11.3. 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, Aston Villa 0.88. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.