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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. Whats the Huth
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    It's all about Ramsey today

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Gordon

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

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

        Off the bench 😉

  2. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Salah rested sigh

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

      Wenger out

      1. L'Aeroplanino
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        🙁

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

    Salah vs tired legs 😎

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Not Optimus, but Optimist

  4. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Got Salah in this week lol

  5. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Salah to Mane?

  6. FlockofSeagulls
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

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

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

      This, lol

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

    JWP benched

    1. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Ronka fail

      1. Colonel Klink
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Me fail.

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

    WOW Mhki stays on.

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

      Obviously

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

    If lukaku stays quite this will be a great start

  10. 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!

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

    Mata, Rashers off... Mkhi gets more minutes

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

    No jwp

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

      rage intensifies...

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

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

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

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

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Oh !

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

    TAA essential to Klopps European dreams

  15. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

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

    Nice start of the season.. :'(

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

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

  17. Texas Pete
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

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

    1. Davemc23
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Swansea parking the bus

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

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

  18. Coot
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

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

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

    Felaini has looked lively since coming on

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

    Martial will win this match for United

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

      United are ahead

  21. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months 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.
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Season over

  22. PvA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    VR brings JWP in

    JWP gets benched

    He is not perfect

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

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

  24. arthadox
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Worth even watching this week, salah not playing. 🙁

  25. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

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

  26. Top 210 Club
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp out

  27. Slaps
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

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

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

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

  29. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    so glad I didn't get salah

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