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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. GlasgowFF
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Who to get in for Lukaku?

    1. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Shane long.

    2. fpltactician
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      pete crouch

    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Zaha

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

    Swansea bus is well and truly parked

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

      Bus is parked with 4 flat tyres!

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

    Lol rashford not passing to lukaku

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

    Lukaku to Morata me thinks.

    1. Randys11
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      do it. the rest of us can get lukakus points

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

    It was a foul against Rashford.

    1. Randys11
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      it was. but when jon moss is on the pitch you dont know whats gonna happen

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

    Why do commentators always call him "the Qatarian"?

  7. Sebbo29
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Could be a frustrating day for Kaku captainers

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

      It already is.

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Really?

    2. arndff_
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Hope he'll score at least one goal

    3. rdpx
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Matic currently on for the 3 bps
      Blind on 2

    4. McEwan
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Identical comments on Sunday about the same third of the game gone. Unreal the patience around here

  8. FantasyNik123
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Bailly dive

  9. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Lol bailly

  10. SweeSwee
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Rash ford has been so wasteful today.

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

    How big is Bartley?! He is towering over Bailly

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

      6ft 4

  12. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Tom Bailley.

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

      It's Tom Daley

  13. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Great delivery from Carroll

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

    Bailly needs to do more defending and less moaning

  15. Aston-villain
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Lol @lukaku captainers

  16. DuckDuckGoose
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Take Mata off, Put Herrera/Fellaini on . Push Pogba forward

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

      Disagree. Take Rashford off and bring on Herrera. Push Pogba forward

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

    What a joke, Bailly

  18. laplana
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Same old United.

  19. fpltactician
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I thought lukaku was meant to be good

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

      Yeah, hasn't scored in 30minutes, what a waste of money for Utd

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

    Anyone know who created FPL?

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

      And when was it's first season?!

    2. Aston-villain
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Clue is in the PL bit

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

    Lol rashford

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

    Rashford is a joke player.

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

    Trashford

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I thought the defender was very close and it would have been incredibly difficult to get a shot off or take another touch

  24. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    lol ford

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

    That's shocking from rashford

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

    Rashford feeding save points

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

    Rashford oh dear

  28. Sebbo29
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Trashford

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

    Lukaku blank incoming

  30. GlasgowFF
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Rash ford is the next Francis Jeffers