The Dugout Discussion - Gameweek 1 - Man United vs Swansea - Best FPL Tips, Advice, Team News, Picks, and Statistics from Fantasy Football Scout

FPL GW17 Scout Picks - Bus Team

Verbruggen

O’Reilly
Senesi
Hincapie

Semenyo
Saka
Wilson
Foden

Ekitiké
Haaland
Thiago

Kelleher
Rodon
Clyne
Kroupi

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Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Wilson	FUL	5.6m	110.2%	Very Likely
Ekitiké	LIV	8.6m	86.2%	Likely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	93.3%	Likely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	96.1%	Likely
Foden	MCI	8.8m	86.1%	Maybe
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	89.6%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	81.6%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	84.3%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	75.9%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	72.3%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	15.0m	68.8%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	68.8%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.3m	55.9%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	70.0%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	68.6%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	54.2%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	65.7%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	61.8%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	59.4%	Unlikely
Cherki	MCI	6.5m	44.0%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	62.0%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.4%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	60.1%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	55.7%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	60.7%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	50.8%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.1m	37.1%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	51.0%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	48.4%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	49.7%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.7%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	48.1%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	7.9m	39.2%	Unlikely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	41.1%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	40.2%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	32.7%	Unlikely
Wilson	WHU	5.8m	39.1%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	38.3%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	37.0%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	39.4%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Woltemade	NEW	7.4m	106.5%	Very Likely
Enzo	CHE	6.6m	100.4%	Very Likely
João Pedro	CHE	7.3m	103.0%	Very Likely
Barnes	NEW	6.3m	90.4%	Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	100.8%	Very Likely
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	100.6%	Very Likely
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	100.4%	Very Likely
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	100.4%	Very Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.3%	Very Likely
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	100.4%	Very Likely
Sels	NFO	4.7m	94.6%	Likely
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.4%	Maybe
Irving	WHU	4.4m	96.8%	Maybe
Gakpo	LIV	7.4m	89.1%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	98.2%	Maybe
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	94.9%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	93.8%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	93.5%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.3%	Unlikely
Worrall	BUR	3.9m	89.4%	Unlikely
Munetsi	WOL	5.4m	87.7%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	93.2%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	92.7%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	91.9%	Unlikely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	90.7%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	92.2%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	89.1%	Unlikely
Danso	TOT	4.3m	87.7%	Unlikely
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	91.5%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	86.4%	Unlikely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	88.4%	Unlikely
Toti	WOL	4.3m	82.1%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	85.7%	Unlikely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	85.7%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	84.0%	Unlikely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	81.9%	Unlikely
White	ARS	5.4m	53.6%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	85.0%	Unlikely
Welbeck	BHA	6.5m	79.1%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	83.5%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Sus
Up	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:16am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C, Inj
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	C
Up	Andersen	FUL	C
Up	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
Up	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:28am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
Up	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Minteh	BHA	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs, Sus
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:34am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A, Vs
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	B
Down	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
Down	Woltemade	NEW	B

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:43am

Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 1 – Man United vs Swansea

16 August 2014 2747 comments

Mark

And we’re underway. All our deadlines have passed and the season is here. It all starts at Old Trafford.

Normally the home of trophies and glory, this season United will host teams bereft of silverware but still buoyant, thanks to the Louis van Gaal revolution.

There’s room for optimism. A goal-strewn pre-season accompanied by all the right noises from the manager carries United into an opening day clash with Swansea who are asked to take up the role of sitting ducks. However, the visitors will have other ideas. With the bulk and pace of Wilfried Bony and Bafétimbi Gomis at their disposal, Garry Monk’s side have the weapons to disrupt a make-shift United back-line. It’s going to be interesting.

There should be goals. There should be points. Our expectations are raised by the fact that the world and his wife have the armband on Mr Rooney. The familiar tide of joy and frustration is just minutes away.

Fantasy Football and The Dugout Discussion has returned and it feels good. Enjoy the game.

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The Sarjeant
11 years, 4 months ago
Lads on Touré League - £50 Prize.

League closes at 3 o'clock!

For the community being so helpful and great over the past year that I've been a user on this site, I've decided to run a mini league in which the winner will receive a £50 Amazon voucher.

The league code is: 471-68331

- The voucher code will be emailed to the winner at the end of the season.
- The voucher can only be used on the UK site.
- If there is a joint winner, then the manager who made the least transfers will be the winner.
- If there is still a joint winner after this, then the £50 voucher will be divided between the winners.

I hope you enjoy the league! Good luck!
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1. Get up ya bum
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Love your work Sarj!
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joinho
11 years, 4 months ago
Anyone got the link to the guy who won last year's team?
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1. Jairzinho
  11 years, 4 months ago
  http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/38036/history/
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  1. joinho
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Cheers
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2. HuttonDressedasLahm
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Just look in my mini league 😉
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3. aehii
  11 years, 4 months ago
  ha captain sturridge now...and yet hasn't.
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Mr_Partridge
11 years, 4 months ago
naylor yellow
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aehii
11 years, 4 months ago
this whole half might be Januzaj running at players, getting fouled, mata free kicks, scuffed or headed goal. Feels exactly likes Moyes era.
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Syd.
11 years, 4 months ago
Didn't Granville post something about Hernandez (C) ???
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1. Sleep Talk
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Scoutcast team
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Wheelsofsteel
11 years, 4 months ago
Fail of my one week punt on hernandez then
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Royal5
11 years, 4 months ago
Lol Fletcher
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Piggs Boson
11 years, 4 months ago
Oh dear Fletcher...
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Mr_Partridge
11 years, 4 months ago
Can't change captain on Ultimate Fantasy, anyone know how too?
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1. The Bandit
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Can't do anything until an hour after last match today
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  1. Mr_Partridge
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Thats annoying, thanks for help
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You've got red on you.
11 years, 4 months ago
The magic spray is getting a bigger cheer than the United team
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The Finnisher
11 years, 4 months ago
What play...until Nani got involved.
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Mull
11 years, 4 months ago
So where is the guy without a grav who owns Ki?
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potatoace
11 years, 4 months ago
5 free kick step overs for Young ,
keep it up son.
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1. HuttonDressedasLahm
  11 years, 4 months ago
  +PPI? 😉
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Jafooli
11 years, 4 months ago
Nani is back 😀
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aehii
11 years, 4 months ago
so young owners....help.
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Syd.
11 years, 4 months ago
Team news coming soon.....
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1. Captain Shirokov
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Chaos ensues
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2. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Demi stretching up as we speak.
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Saint & Reevesy
11 years, 4 months ago
Fletcher 200 backward passes a game.....
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1. HuttonDressedasLahm
  11 years, 4 months ago
  On FF a pass is a pass
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PogChamp
11 years, 4 months ago
Same problems, different manager.
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1. Syd.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  It's all David Moyes fault
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  1. Jimmers
    11 years, 4 months ago
    SAF
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Feanor
11 years, 4 months ago
All those people insisting Nani would replace Young. 🙂
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Long Juan Silva
11 years, 4 months ago
So who else went with Cameron? 🙂
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SW6
11 years, 4 months ago
How are all the Rooney captainers feeling?
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1. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I'll tell you after the match.
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  1. SW6
    11 years, 4 months ago
    You can tell me now if you want 😀
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2. Mr_Partridge
  11 years, 4 months ago
  not good
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3. Jafooli
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I'll take a peno and run....
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4. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Better now
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  1. SW6
    11 years, 4 months ago
    😀
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  2. Jafooli
    11 years, 4 months ago
    😛
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5. Nabs Kebabs
  11 years, 4 months ago
  LOL
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6. Kew Pee Arr
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Great. Utd to either lose 2-1 or it'll be 2-2
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7. MagicMessi
  11 years, 4 months ago
  feeling great 😀
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8. MagicMessi
  11 years, 4 months ago
  how u feeling now mothafocka 😀
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9. Zep
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Had to come back to this post... 😉
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10. lifes a pitch
  11 years, 4 months ago
  lol timing
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Mr_Partridge
11 years, 4 months ago
Bony is better then Rooney.

Discuss?
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1. Kew Pee Arr
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Rooney 1-1
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2. Syd.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Rooney is to inconsistent to be classed as World Class
  
  But he still does have moments of brilliance
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3. All Out Attack
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Captain Rooney for you.
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MagicMessi
11 years, 4 months ago
People here seem retarted in their comments as if Roney is fekin superman and if he doesnt score in 45 mins he's useless and worst player .... etc ,,, Stop being dumb people O.o
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1. Get up ya bum
  11 years, 4 months ago
  welcome to ffs you must be new here
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Kew Pee Arr
11 years, 4 months ago
All Utd fans wildcard gw2 ????
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
11 years, 4 months ago
Neil taylor bandwagon de-railed
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Stephen - Robot Daniels
11 years, 4 months ago
Players and teams come and go but the tired old premier league cliches will stay strong.

United will win 3-1 and it will be passed off as business as usual... "It may have taken them 45 minutes to get going, but LVGs youngsters came through in the end with the help of some old faces (camera pans to Rooney) and united start their assault on the top 4 with in the end a comfortable win against a tiring Swansea side"
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1. Stephen - Robot Daniels
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Timing.
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2. Captain Shirokov
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Lol, no.
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3. Fabreghastly
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Bows to the Oracle
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Mr_Partridge
11 years, 4 months ago
ROONEYYYYYYYYY
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Timtastic03
11 years, 4 months ago
Naylor coming off before 60?
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PogChamp
11 years, 4 months ago
Sir Wayne
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
11 years, 4 months ago
OMG rooney
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