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
Semenyo	BOU	7.5m	87.7%	Likely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	96.0%	Likely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	100.2%	Very Likely
Palmer	CHE	10.3m	100.0%	Likely
Wilson	FUL	5.6m	82.9%	Maybe
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	90.5%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	87.6%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	87.6%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	84.6%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	80.0%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	8.6m	67.6%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	73.9%	Unlikely
Foden	MCI	8.8m	67.1%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	69.7%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	69.7%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	68.2%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	66.8%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	15.0m	63.6%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	66.4%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	64.0%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	61.9%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	63.1%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	60.6%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	57.8%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.4%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	56.1%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.3m	47.2%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	51.3%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	48.0%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	50.7%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	49.9%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	48.7%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	47.6%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.7%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	40.6%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	39.3%	Unlikely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	39.2%	Unlikely
Wilson	WHU	5.8m	39.5%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	38.4%	Unlikely
Cherki	MCI	6.5m	31.6%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Lammens	MUN	5.1m	108.9%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	100.8%	Very Likely
João Pedro	CHE	7.3m	98.7%	Likely
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	100.5%	Very Likely
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	100.3%	Very Likely
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	100.3%	Very Likely
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	100.2%	Very Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.1%	Very Likely
Woltemade	NEW	7.4m	94.2%	Maybe
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.6%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	99.0%	Maybe
Enzo	CHE	6.6m	94.2%	Maybe
Irving	WHU	4.4m	94.9%	Maybe
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.5%	Unlikely
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	94.9%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	92.5%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	92.4%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	92.7%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	93.6%	Unlikely
Sels	NFO	4.7m	91.3%	Unlikely
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	93.6%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	93.1%	Unlikely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	91.6%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	91.9%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	89.6%	Unlikely
Yarmoliuk	BRE	5.0m	90.6%	Unlikely
Worrall	BUR	3.9m	88.9%	Unlikely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	89.3%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	86.9%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	86.9%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	86.3%	Unlikely
Danso	TOT	4.3m	86.7%	Unlikely
Munetsi	WOL	5.4m	85.1%	Unlikely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	85.7%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	85.0%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	84.9%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.3m	78.7%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.4m	81.8%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	83.4%	Unlikely
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	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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Woy of the Wovers
11 years, 4 months ago
Always nice to hit a GW1 bandwagon.
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1. Jafooli
  11 years, 4 months ago
  So true....
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2. Call Me Old Fashioned
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Had Michu, Coleman and Siggy in last few last years. That was night before FPL starting and not the next day...
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3. Kane Toads
  11 years, 4 months ago
  ..makes it all worth while...
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FPL Daniel
11 years, 4 months ago
I said that I've learnt my lesson this year and won't have bench at all. Had Zamora until this morning god damn it. I have to learn to listen myself. Bring back Ferguson at 4m mid!!!
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Ben Mee Over A Table
11 years, 4 months ago
Current BAPS Siggy 3, Rooney & Ki 2
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1. Jafooli
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Perfect
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2. Captain Shirokov
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Lovely
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Blue Lion
11 years, 4 months ago
score noob!
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Nevi
11 years, 4 months ago
I hate chasing points, but..how bad would a knee-jerk Henderson to sigurdsson change be today to beat the casuals brining his price up? 6/10?
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1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Hehe, contemplating Sterling to Siggy myself. Shameful!
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  1. TheDogTor
    11 years, 4 months ago
    I think it would be an obvious transfer regardless of siggys performance today. Swans at home next week, nice fixture, Liverpool away to city
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    1. Nevi
      11 years, 4 months ago
      I know, I just don't like making early transfers to beat price rises...
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2. UnderstandablyDistraught
  11 years, 4 months ago
  thus spoke Zaracasual
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UnderstandablyDistraught
11 years, 4 months ago
Was Naylor injured?
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1. Acquafresca
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Just shite
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Acquafresca
11 years, 4 months ago
Young YC
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Captain Shirokov
11 years, 4 months ago
Normal service resumed at OT then.
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Kane Toads
11 years, 4 months ago
Go Siggo!!
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Giroud U Kidding
11 years, 4 months ago
Knew I should have left Siggy instead of Hendo
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Aston Villa-Boas
11 years, 4 months ago
did anyone do Siggy(c)??? 😀
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1. amol
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Me 🙂
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  1. amol
    11 years, 4 months ago
    I wished....10 points is still good 😀
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  2. Kane Toads
    11 years, 4 months ago
    well done
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RoysCallerAnne
11 years, 4 months ago
Blackett 0 points 🙁
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1. Get up ya bum
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Sorry mate but you deserve it. Trusting in such a dodgy manc 😛
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GoonerByron
11 years, 4 months ago
Sigurdsson in my FPL, Ultimate FPL and The Sun teams.. Happy days. What a player. Completely wasted at Spurs.
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El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
11 years, 4 months ago
No haveing siggy was a bad idea 😛
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1. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 4 months ago
  lol
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Mr_Partridge
11 years, 4 months ago
Young yellow?
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copps
11 years, 4 months ago
young 😆
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EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
11 years, 4 months ago
Happy days....Siggy and Rooney 😀
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1. jaguar shark
  11 years, 4 months ago
  those were the picks. one game down.
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Seabreeze
11 years, 4 months ago
Fletcher has been quite terrible
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1. For Fuchs Sake
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Decent first half
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dribbler
11 years, 4 months ago
young booked
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Geordienufc1
11 years, 4 months ago
Lol young yellow.
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mitro
11 years, 4 months ago
in for another hilarious season
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Tim Canterbury
11 years, 4 months ago
Mourinho chucking at his TV right now
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Gazza2000
11 years, 4 months ago
Mata-> Sterling done
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1. 4-4-who?
  11 years, 4 months ago
  yeah, right.
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Get up ya bum
11 years, 4 months ago
Hold on Swansea. Fuk fpl points this is the perfect start to a new season 🙂
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1. Rupert The Horse
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Oh yeah, I didn't even think of that.
  Brilliant.
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aehii
11 years, 4 months ago
you just know if you take out mata he'll wrong you.
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1. Kane Toads
  11 years, 4 months ago
  ..need to be careful with that Mata trigger finger - early days.
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Give The Todd Some Love
11 years, 4 months ago
Siggy to Young last minute went well then
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1. Rupert The Horse
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Sigh.
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2. Give The Todd Some Love
  11 years, 4 months ago
  And I benched him in UFPL 🙁
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Stephen - Robot Daniels
11 years, 4 months ago
Lol keep that box of the fans leaving up for the rest of the game please 🙂
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Mr_Partridge
11 years, 4 months ago
Worst United team since early 1990s
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FPL Daniel
11 years, 4 months ago
If Hazard doesn't play I am so gonna hate casuals with him and Siggy on the bench
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Kane Toads
11 years, 4 months ago
..nope, and I didn't bench him like I was suppose to either.
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