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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.

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  1. Whats the Huth
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    It's all about Ramsey today

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Gordon

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Two assists and a goal for the lad.
        .....

        Off the bench 😉

  2. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Salah rested sigh

    1. Ibralicious
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Wenger out

      1. L'Aeroplanino
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        🙁

  3. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Salah vs tired legs 😎

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not Optimus, but Optimist

  4. Cok3y5murf
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Got Salah in this week lol

  5. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Salah to Mane?

  6. FlockofSeagulls
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Don't worry Salah owners, Sturridge will bruise a pinky and come off after 10 minutes.

    1. datamunkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      This, lol

  7. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    JWP benched

    1. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ronka fail

      1. Colonel Klink
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Me fail.

  8. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    WOW Mhki stays on.

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Obviously

  9. Gaffa914
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    If lukaku stays quite this will be a great start

  10. Ziro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month 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
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      don't fancy Leicester much

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No Defoe!

    3. Oven Glover
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Brilliant!

      1. Oven Glover
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Except Leicester starting 11

    4. Sánchez
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No Leicester 11

    5. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers, full house 🙂

    6. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Top stuff Ziro

    7. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Gabs keeps the spot and Francis nowhere to be found

    8. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month 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
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers Ziro!

    10. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Good work sir.

      1. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        JWP benched.

    11. Podge
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Wow fair play

    12. melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Where do u get this?

    13. EmreCan Hustle
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Wow Chicha's name just became cooler!

    14. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Vidal starts for Southampton 😯

    15. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers Ziro!

  11. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mata, Rashers off... Mkhi gets more minutes

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    No jwp

    1. Moss
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      rage intensifies...

    2. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Told some guy to bench JWP...hope he did

  13. Keno
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Did Mane---->Salah too....

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Oh !

  14. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    TAA essential to Klopps European dreams

  15. El-Kloppico
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Last week Kane(c)..
    This week Kaku(c)..

    Nice start of the season.. :'(

  16. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mata and Rashford off for Martial and Fellaini. Mkhi stays on.

  17. Texas Pete
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Just in guys. Kaku having one of 'those' games or are Man U not at their best overall?

    1. Davemc23
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Swansea parking the bus

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      WHM mediocrity made ManU looked like Real Madrid.. just a dream..

  18. Coot
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Didn't captain Lukaku (yay...so far).
    Captained Salah (sigh)

  19. FantasyAnalyst
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Felaini has looked lively since coming on

  20. JustPark
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Martial will win this match for United

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      United are ahead

  21. TheTinman
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Might as well leave here for the day.
    Cry about Kaku
    Cry about Salah
    Cry about Mané (c)
    All hail Kane
    Bailly is a monster

    Bla bla bla bla

    1. Ha.
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Season over

  22. PvA
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    VR brings JWP in

    JWP gets benched

    He is not perfect

  23. rdpx
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I can't work out if Sturridge starting is good or bad for my Firmino(C) pick?

  24. arthadox
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Worth even watching this week, salah not playing. 🙁

  25. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Been sweating over mane for few days didnt expect that makes me feel bit better about my kaku captain

  26. Top 210 Club
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Klopp out

  27. Slaps
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Survived with no Lukaku so far only to find captain Salah on the bench. Switched from Mane, great

  28. MFC86
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Why did I go against my never captain in the early kick off rule, lesson learnt !

  29. Waynoo
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    so glad I didn't get salah

  30. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    This just goes to show how you should not make decisions based on opinions from this site. I feel sorry for anyone who dropped mane