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19 August 2017 3086 comments
Mark Mark
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Gameweek 2 begins in south Wales, with Swansea City hosting early league leaders Manchester United.

Jose Mourinho’s side claim that position following Sunday’s 4-0 demolition of West Ham United – their biggest opening weekend victory since 2006 (5-1 vs Fulham).

In contrast, Swansea will play host having battled to a 0-0 stalemate at Southampton; a game which saw them muster just four shots on goal to the Saints’ 29.

However, Paul Clement’s side are unbeaten in their last six Premier League matches – winning four and drawing two – and are on the verge of a club record if they can possibly avoid defeat today.

Goals may be hard to come by for the home side who are without the departed Gylfi Sigurdsson and last season’s leading scorer, Fernando Llorente. That pair contributed 53% of Swansea’s goals last season.

United will look to Romelu Lukaku for their goals.

Backed by his growing Fantasy ownership – which now accounts for 53.5% of FPL managers – the Belgian will look to build on last weekend’s brace against the Hammers.

However, his record against Swansea is far from convincing. He has claimed just three goals in 11 appearances against the Welshmen and has failed to score against them in his last six outings.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Ziro
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    AFC Bournemouth: Begovic, Smith, Cook, Aké, Daniels, Fraser, Surman, Arter, Ibe, King, Afobe,
    Subs: Mings (26), Mousset (31), Defoe (18), Boruc (1), Gosling (4), Smith (14), Pugh (7)

    Watford: Gomes, Femenía Far, Prödl, Britos, Holebas, Cleverley, Doucouré, Chalobah, Amrabat, Gray, de Andrade,
    Subs: Kabasele (27), Deeney (9), Hughes (19), Pantilimon (30), Watson (23), Okaka (33), Capoue (29)

    Burnley: Heaton, Lowton, Mee, Tarkowski, Ward, Hendrick, Defour, Cork, Berg Gudmundsson, Brady, Vokes,
    Subs: Barnes (10), Long (28), Pope (29), Westwood (18), Walters (19), Taylor (3), Arfield (37)

    West Bromwich Albion: Foster, Nyom, Dawson, Hegazi, Brunt, Barry, Phillips, Field, Livermore, McClean, Rodriguez,
    Subs: Chadli (22), Leko (45), Rondón (9), Robson-Kanu (4), Harper (34), Myhill (13), Wilson (49)

    Leicester City:
    Subs: Hamer (12), Slimani (19), Amartey (18), King (10), Ulloa (23), Chilwell (3), Gray (7)

    Brighton and Hove Albion: Ryan, Saltor Grau, Dunk, Duffy, Suttner, March, Pröpper, Stephens, Murphy, Groß, Murray,
    Subs: Bong (3), Skalak (8), Rosenior (23), Hünemeier (4), Mäenpää (12), Knockaert (11), Hemed (10)

    Liverpool: Mignolet, Gomez, Klavan, Matip, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Milner, Firmino, Sturridge, Mané,
    Subs: Karius (1), Salah (11), Solanke (29), Can (23), Flanagan (38), Lovren (6), Origi (27)

    Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Fosu-Mensah, Dann, Tomkins, Ward, Milivojevic, Puncheon, van Aanholt, Loftus-Cheek, Townsend, Benteke,
    Subs: Speroni (1), Kelly (34), Eyenga Lokilo (28), Kaikai (25), McArthur (18), Cabaye (7), Schlupp (15)

    Southampton: Forster, Alves Soares, Stephens, Yoshida, Bertrand, Romeu Vidal, Davis, Lemina, Tadic, Gabbiadini, Redmond,
    Subs: McCarthy (13), Long (7), Ward-Prowse (16), Bednarek (35), Austin (10), McQueen (38), Boufal (19)

    West Ham United: Hart, Zabaleta, Reid, da Rocha Fonte, Cresswell, Rice, Noble, Ayew, Antonio, Arnautovic, Hernández Balcázar,
    Subs: San Miguel del Castillo (13), Masuaku (26), Ogbonna (21), Sakho (15), Byram (22), Fernandes (31), Obiang (14)

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      don't fancy Leicester much

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No Defoe!

    3. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Brilliant!

      1. Oven Glover
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Except Leicester starting 11

    4. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No Leicester 11

    5. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers, full house 🙂

    6. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Top stuff Ziro

    7. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Gabs keeps the spot and Francis nowhere to be found

    8. Ziro
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Oops

      Leicester City: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Fuchs, Mahrez, James, Ndidi, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy,
      Subs: Hamer (12), Slimani (19), Amartey (18), King (10), Ulloa (23), Chilwell (3), Gray (7)

    9. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers Ziro!

    10. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Good work sir.

      1. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        JWP benched.

    11. Podge
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Wow fair play

    12. melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Where do u get this?

    13. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Wow Chicha's name just became cooler!

    14. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Vidal starts for Southampton 😯

    15. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers Ziro!

  2. Evasivo
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Updating 🙁

    1. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Itching to set up my GW3 team lol

      1. GreenArrows
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Haha that's what I always do first once it's updated lol

      2. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Same, no time to lose....

  3. Gaffa914
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    No lukaku no worries coz he's blanking

    1. thepeen555
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah I have him but think he will today

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yes.
      He's my (c)

    3. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Mystic Meg or Paul the Octopus?!

    4. Ibralicious
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      The way united are going his blank would mean 3 assists and no goals 😀

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    This is unacceptable. Sack Mark, sell Jules.

    1. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No quick sell Mark!

  5. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Come on United. Hammer them.

  6. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    RIOT.

  7. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kaku hattie incoming 😀

    1. Ninja Škrtel
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      amen

  8. Ninja Škrtel
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hello? FPL site? WAKE UP!!!

    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 18 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Taking longer to update because it's processing the Free Hit chips for the first time. Bear with.

      1. mad_beer ✅
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks for the update. It's good to know.

        1. Fred54
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Thanks for thanking him on the update of the update.

          1. FrankieTheGent
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks for thanking the thanker. Thanking can be a thankless task.

      2. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I'll beat with Jules

        1. La Roja
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Bear*

          1. Fred54
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            You somehow made it worse.

          2. Every Dog Has Its Day
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Spit it out!

        2. The Overthinker
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Uhmmm

        3. Every Dog Has Its Day
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          😆

      3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        interesting to see how many people have played this

      4. super zlatan
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers Mark

      5. The Sherwinator
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks Mark, for taking us out of the dark

      6. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        People using that already !?

        1. Yellin' in my Ear
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          People trying to get the highest gw score.

  9. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kick off delayed due to FPL crash.

  10. money face bandwagon
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Come on tadic!

  11. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    The match will be delayed until FPL is updated, right?

    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Of course

  12. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Valencia (C)

    1. Dreams
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      That's my man. Well done if you did it. If not, then stop trolling.

  13. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    If Lukaku blanks, im never captaining an early kick off player again

    1. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yes you will

      1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Ive never done It before today. I always captain the best player who has the latest fixture in my team.

  14. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Lol, I bet they've lost all the data as it's my first ever good start 😀

    1. ljuta zena
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      This.

  15. My Name Is Pepu
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Morata hattrick tomorrow confirmed

  16. _Greg
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kaku please do the right thing.

  17. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Valencia(c) for Utd is interesting. Maybe more nailed than I thought

  18. Fred54
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Might actually have to watch the game at this rate...

    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

  19. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    The hell is Bartley?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Their attempt to not concede 7 goals today.

    2. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Theres only one Kyle bartley

      I remember he saved my game week once with a clean sheet and max bonus for 3.9

  20. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Site will come back, Lukaku will score annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd its down again.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I don't care if the site can't be accessed because Lukaku is scoring. Love the points

  21. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Have we blamed Mark yet??

    1. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You're the first I think.

  22. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Come on United!!!

  23. Oven Glover
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Time to crawl into hiding behind the couch...

  24. Fowler23
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    4-3 Swansea please

    1. Ribus
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Sign

    2. faver
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      if ddg saves 2 pens ill take it.

    3. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Ban

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Come on lukaku, get me off to a good start my son

  26. Deulofail
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Just tuned in and live under a rock. What's the silence/applause for please?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Probably barcelona

      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Makes sense, cheers

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Minutes applause is what's being done for the Barcelona terror attack...not a minutes silence like normal.

    3. Johqvist
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Some guy (cant remember the name) who helped to build Swanseas stadium and have done a lot for the club.

  27. mipola
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Is the game still being updated?

    1. Ribus
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yo

    2. Wrong Captain Again
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      yes

    3. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yes Pogba is still buffering.

  28. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    It was slow in updating yesterday. Odd

  29. mad_beer ✅
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Any chance they can delay the start of the match while FPL is updating?

    1. FALCAO & MOU
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You can become famous in football and die and maybe they will maintain silence from a second.

  30. lordkippe
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    cant wait for this gw to be over. crappy team and on a -4