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

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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
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.6m	106.6%	Very Likely
Palmer	CHE	10.3m	101.9%	Very Likely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	100.5%	Very Likely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	100.2%	Very Likely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.5m	100.0%	Likely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	93.5%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	87.2%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	85.7%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	85.5%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	81.0%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	80.3%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	78.7%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	71.6%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	69.2%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	68.2%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	67.6%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	67.1%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	66.9%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	65.4%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	64.2%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	61.8%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	59.2%	Unlikely
Semenyo	BOU	7.5m	57.1%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	15.0m	57.4%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	56.5%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	56.4%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.4%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	51.6%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	8.6m	50.4%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	50.9%	Unlikely
Foden	MCI	8.8m	50.0%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	49.0%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	49.0%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.8%	Unlikely
Wilson	FUL	5.6m	45.4%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	46.8%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	41.5%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	40.9%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	40.0%	Unlikely
Wilson	WHU	5.8m	39.9%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Anthony	BUR	5.3m	112.1%	Very Likely
O.Dango	BRE	6.1m	107.2%	Very Likely
Minteh	BHA	6.2m	106.2%	Very Likely
Longstaff	LEE	4.9m	104.9%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	103.3%	Very Likely
Eze	ARS	7.8m	100.9%	Very Likely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.4m	101.1%	Very Likely
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	101.3%	Very Likely
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	100.8%	Very Likely
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	100.8%	Very Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.0%	Very Likely
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	99.7%	Maybe
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.6%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	99.4%	Maybe
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	95.3%	Maybe
Yarmoliuk	BRE	5.0m	95.1%	Unlikely
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	94.6%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	94.2%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.2%	Unlikely
Lammens	MUN	5.1m	93.4%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	93.0%	Unlikely
Irving	WHU	4.4m	92.5%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	92.5%	Unlikely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	92.3%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	92.1%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	91.8%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	91.5%	Unlikely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	90.7%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	90.4%	Unlikely
Worrall	BUR	3.9m	89.6%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	89.5%	Unlikely
João Pedro	CHE	7.3m	88.8%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	88.7%	Unlikely
Sels	NFO	4.7m	87.5%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	86.9%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	86.7%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	86.8%	Unlikely
Danso	TOT	4.3m	86.0%	Unlikely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	85.6%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.6m	83.9%	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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Amateur Pundit Zan
11 years, 4 months ago
As i suspected my team was better 3 weeks ago before i started tinkering. Still young is looking uber dangerous from left back
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FPL Daniel
11 years, 4 months ago
Ireland in the hole for 5.0. Interesting
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1. Bolt-on
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Haven't seen a formation Dan - does this mean bojan up front?
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  1. Get up ya bum
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Wide
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Danos96
11 years, 4 months ago
Can see Montero starting Swansea's next game. Quality cross
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Mr_Partridge
11 years, 4 months ago
United finish in top 6?
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1. RabMac
  11 years, 4 months ago
  They will find it hard as Liverpool, Everton & Spurs will be fighting hard.
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2. MJ6987
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Only if they sign 3 good players now.
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  1. MJ6987
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Minimum.
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3. For Fuchs Sake
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Rearrange these words...... game of first season the
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4. Fray Bentos
  11 years, 4 months ago
  They really need to throw money at the problem. A lot of it
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Barrier Freeman
11 years, 4 months ago
That'll teach me for going for Young over Siggy.
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1. aehii
  11 years, 4 months ago
  could you afford him? I couldn't...gutted really. I wanted a good start. Means taking out mata or terry or costa.
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Thomass
11 years, 4 months ago
Swansea City! 😀 Top of the league!
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RabMac
11 years, 4 months ago
No Bojan?
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1. For Fuchs Sake
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Yes Bojan
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  1. RabMac
    11 years, 4 months ago
    My bad he is listed as Krkic
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2. Jairzinho
  11 years, 4 months ago
  He starts
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Sanguinista
11 years, 4 months ago
What time does the price rise happen? I had planned to get Siggy in for Gw2. Made the same mistake with Coleman last season.
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1. Hamstergod
  11 years, 4 months ago
  around 2-3 am
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Wouter
11 years, 4 months ago
I need Mata to do something. 9.0 wasted atm.
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1. RabMac
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I decided not to risk the triple United and just went for Rooney and Jones.
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Acquafresca
11 years, 4 months ago
Holy fook Monteros fast
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1. Sleep Talk
  11 years, 4 months ago
  But Jones is faster
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2. Gaz Downright
  11 years, 4 months ago
  +1
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The Sarjeant
11 years, 4 months ago
Gomis looks like an absolute BEAST!
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1. Gaz Downright
  11 years, 4 months ago
  so does Connor Sammon
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2. brookisbabbling
  11 years, 4 months ago
  BEAST or UNIT?
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Paz12
11 years, 4 months ago
Montero looks a decent little player.
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Fray Bentos
11 years, 4 months ago
Maybe one thing still to consider for siggy is that he won't have an easy game like this every week 😉
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gravless
11 years, 4 months ago
Montero is gonna be a star for us.

🙂
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President John F. Keninnsie
11 years, 4 months ago
Rooney down to 1 BP 😕
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1. Acquafresca
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Who's on 3 and 2?
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  1. President John F. Keninnsie
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Siggy 3
    Ki 2
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  2. Fabreghastly
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Ki and Siggy
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2. RabMac
  11 years, 4 months ago
  He will go back to 3 if he scores to make it 2-2. 😉
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Blue Lion
11 years, 4 months ago
Bring back Moyes!
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Ben Mee Over A Table
11 years, 4 months ago
Good to see the site didn't go down after that Siggy goal.
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Volk
11 years, 4 months ago
As long as Utd lose, I'm happy. FPL alwats comes second to the pleasure of seeing Utd lose.
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ImTheDude
11 years, 4 months ago
Never again siggy will you be on my bench.
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SW6
11 years, 4 months ago
Somehow I took Siggy out of my FPL, UFPL and PlayOn teams today...

http://replygif.net/i/228.gif
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Bellerinmondo
11 years, 4 months ago
Montero is fast
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dribbler
11 years, 4 months ago
bps ki-siggi-rooney

all over the place
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Milner4eva
11 years, 4 months ago
for once in my life i'm on a gw1 bandwagon without needing to use a transfer
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Wheelsofsteel
11 years, 4 months ago
The first of many game weeks with my points sat on the bench
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Willis.
11 years, 4 months ago
Sigggggyyyyyyyy
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copps
11 years, 4 months ago
glory glory man united
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Piggs Boson
11 years, 4 months ago
Ki still on 3 baps...
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1. Tibidabo
  11 years, 4 months ago
  If it stays like this Sigurdsson will get more for winning goal right?
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  1. Ben Mee Over A Table
    11 years, 4 months ago
    3 if it has been tripled from last season...and that's just enough to give him the lead.
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Retaw57
11 years, 4 months ago
FFS, so Siggy will be on 11 points, on 2nd spot on my bench, How Useful. *Sigh* I can imagine a lot of people are in similar situation...
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JJC
11 years, 4 months ago
All aboard the Sigurdsson bench Sad-wagon 🙁
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1. jimlad
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Yep! ME!
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Bauerhaus 24
11 years, 4 months ago
🙂 anyone else have siggy on the bench? time to clutch at straws and hope that hazard doesn't feature
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