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19 August 2017 3086 comments
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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. Bellerinmondo
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    come on FPL - Salah(c) and can't remember who I left VC on

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

      Just checked. Tom Carroll

      1. Bellerinmondo
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        ha, cheers

        1. Bellerinmondo
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          that's next week against palace

    2. Gazpilicueta
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      you wont need to worry. He will come on, and probably score anyway.

  2. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I'm provisionally on 22 point from that game (DDG and Kaku (c)) but it feels a little below par !

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

      22 from 2 seems low ?

      1. MFC86
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Lol

      2. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        It does when most have got a United defender and one of Progba and Myki, as well as Kaku

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      that's 18 isn't it?

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

      Where are the 22 coming from?

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        fix, including Kaku bonus (provisionally)

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          can't get into FPL to check.

    4. COYS.
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I had same pair
      Is kaki getting any bonus?

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

      How 22?

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        See above

  3. BobBradleysOpportunity
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    liverpool fan and pogba mkhi and lukaku owner...feel a little guilty

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      FPL and club support are two completely different entities.

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

      Surprised a pool fan can judge talent so well, fair play

  4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Are any KDB owners NOT selling him after that? Can't justify having 10.0 tied up in him now I'm afraid. Welcome to my team Pogba!

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He hasn't played yet, chill

    2. Bleach †
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      KDB hasn't even played lol. Try to get in Mkhi/Pogba and KDB both, at least that's what I'm doing.

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

        If KDB gets more I'll quit

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Pogba will get similar returns for 2.0 less is my point

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

      Have both.

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

      I will try and squeeze the money i need to trade Willian, but which United mid will it be!??!?! Mhki or Paul!?!?!?1

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

      Waiting to see but defo if KDB does nothing and gets 2 points. Only own Lukaku from Utd

    6. Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Not yet. Plus like most already have 3 man utd. Will look at mane if KDB flops again. But right now Gabby to Chico is my plan

  5. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Who owns Mkhi or Pogba?
    Need to one asap. Hopefully Ramsey and Gabbiadini can out score Mhki and Mounie

    1. TEKKERS FC
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yea man had kak pog n jones that game

  6. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso, Valencia, Carroll (433) to 4.5, Jones, Pogba. (343 plus 0.5itb for - 4?

  7. Waxys
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hahah this made my night

    Everyone giving me crap about Milner and now Salah now doesn't start.

    I also have Pogba and Lukaku happy days

    Also anyone saying they had captained Pogba and changed it last second is a liar lol

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Is that your 1st or 4th team?

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

      39 points.

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

      Don't be calling other people out for their lies, now, Waxys. Not a road you want to go down!

  8. el polako
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Can I get out now ?

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

      I don't know. Is it safe for you to come out? Are you sure you want to do this? You don't have to let others know about your sexuality.

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

      this

  9. Agger
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Are Lukaku captainer's happy?

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

      He scored why wouldn't we be?

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Meh

    3. MFC86
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Moderately

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

      Yeah didn't blank plus Salah is on bench!

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

      Not unhappy with 12, at least it's not a fail.

    6. BobBradleysOpportunity
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      i would say 6-7 is a par score

    7. Turbolag
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Absolutely. I didn't like any of the captain options this week, so I just played it safe. Honestly I wouldn't have cared if he blanked.

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

      Perfectly

  10. Lebowski85
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Is Pogba likely to rise by Monday. I'd like to see how KDB does.

    1. Lebowski85
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      And Alonso tomorrow.....as they'd likely make way for him

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

      Good chance he'll rise tonight..

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

      He's 2m cheaper...

    4. UshFPL
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah

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

    Obviously I'll wait until after today's games, but how does this look for a -4?

    Danilo, Fraser, Benteke->Jones, Pogba, Vokes/Other 6.0

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

    Pogba is going to rise tonight, no time to think.

  13. FootballFanatic365
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    baps situation?

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

    Think I'll do DDG and Willian to 4.5 and Pogba for -4.

  15. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    4 clean sheets from Utd so far this season, plus an unexpected goal.

    Things are good right now.

  16. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Knee jerking Salah out now is quite narrow minded IMO.

    There's an important champions league game midweek so there will be some rotation. The likes of Firmino and Mane will have now started 3 games in just 1 week, so won't be at their best (and likely won't start) again Hoffenheim.

    Those 3 aforementioned offer the most going forward for Liverpool, and it makes sense that Salah would be the first to be 'rested' given that he hasn't been at the club under Klopps high intensity tactics for as long.

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

      Agree, but also I would like owners to keep him because he will always be a rotation risk, even if he starts most games.

  17. Random Name
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I'm taking a -8 hit

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

      I may do the same depending on performances today

  18. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Baps predictions:

    Pogba 3
    Mkhi 2
    Bailly 1
    Lukaku 1

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lukaku won't get any.

    2. Donnie Brasco´s
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No way!
      0 BAPS for Lukaku!
      Pogba 3
      Baily and Mikhy 2!

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

      Pog 3
      Bailly 2

  19. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Salah to Pogba over the next two i reckon. Catch the prises rises.

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

    Pogba best midfielder hands down atm. Will get rid of KDB for him, perhaps Martial can be key if he holds down a place instead of Rash

  21. hurrrrr
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I have DDG, Pogba and Lukaku. But captained Firmino.

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      could be amazing.

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

        *Salah.

        Would be much more excited if I captained Firmino!

  22. skriniar
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    lol without kaku, kick myself 🙁

  23. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    United attackers getting all the attention. Meanwhile, Phil Jones quietly looking excellent value in the background....

    1. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      +1 to that

      on my watchlist pre-season but couldn't guarantee a place so didn't do it
      up 0.1 this week possibly ?

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

    this mkhi pogba explosion means kdb needs a big score on monday or he is definitely falling twice

  25. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    lmao FPL website

  26. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    klopp you useless FLOP!!! Why did you bench Salah you idiot???

    That stupid manager lost 6 cup finals in a row. Overrated manager. Hope they lose.

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

      Nice tantrum mate lol

      Tastes like sweet karma to me

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

      It's Salah's turn clearly. He also benched three of the back four so it's a clear rotation policy at work here.

      1. mir
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        He's simply making sure the champs league is achieved, next week. Had that first leg finished 2-0 and not 2-1 I don't think the rotation would have been so heavy.

  27. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    "The game is currently being updated"

    There goes GW2 then

  28. Waxys
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Slash will make a cameo don't worry about checking your vice captains 🙂

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Sweet Child Of Mine?

  29. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Mkhi is the bandwagon to get on guys.

    Passed the eye test last gw and I got him in.

    Pogba may have scored more points this gw but you know Mkhi will be banging them goals in very soon and I think Mkhi will be far more consistent.

    Chose wisely. 🙂

  30. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Salah is the new Lukaku