Newcastle United2–3Brentford

Half-time goals: Newcastle United 1, Brentford 2. The score at the break.

xG: Newcastle United 3.32, Brentford 1.65. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

Non-penalty xG: Newcastle United 2.56, Brentford 0.89. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

Shots: Newcastle United 16, Brentford 11. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

On target: Newcastle United 4, Brentford 5. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

Big chances: Newcastle United 4, Brentford 1. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

Corners: Newcastle United 9, Brentford 3. Corners won.

Shots from corners: Newcastle United 6, Brentford 0. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

From free kicks: Newcastle United 1, Brentford 1. Shots struck directly from a free kick.

Headed shots: Newcastle United 3, Brentford 1. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

Penalties: Newcastle United 1, Brentford 1. Penalties awarded and taken.

Passes in their third: Newcastle United 221, Brentford 208. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

Deep completions: Newcastle United 8, Brentford 11. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

Fouls: Newcastle United 14, Brentford 18. Fouls conceded.

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

PPDA: Newcastle United 17.3, Brentford 11.1. 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 2.47, Brentford 0.39. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.