The Dugout Discussion - Gameweek 1 - Man United vs Swansea - Best FPL Tips, Advice, Team News, Picks, and Statistics from Fantasy Football Scout

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Kelleher

O’Reilly
Senesi
van Hecke
Hincapie

Saka
Semenyo
Foden
Schade

Haaland
Ekitiké

Dubravka
Andersen
Miley
Kroupi

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Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Wilson	FUL	5.6m	153.2%	Very Likely
Ekitiké	LIV	8.6m	110.8%	Very Likely
Foden	MCI	8.8m	103.0%	Very Likely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	100.0%	Likely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	100.6%	Very Likely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	94.7%	Maybe
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	84.2%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	84.1%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	78.3%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	15.0m	74.4%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	74.7%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	71.5%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.3m	68.3%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	71.1%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	69.3%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	65.5%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	61.8%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	63.6%	Unlikely
Cherki	MCI	6.5m	59.9%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	62.0%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	62.3%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.5%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	55.7%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	56.4%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	52.2%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.1m	48.7%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	50.7%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	50.0%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	52.7%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	48.5%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.8%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	7.9m	45.3%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	47.5%	Unlikely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	44.1%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	41.2%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	36.4%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	36.8%	Unlikely
Wilson	WHU	5.8m	38.8%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	37.2%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	38.1%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Merino	ARS	6.1m	154.5%	Very Likely
Burn	NEW	5.2m	121.2%	Very Likely
Gakpo	LIV	7.4m	120.3%	Very Likely
Woltemade	NEW	7.4m	121.4%	Very Likely
Enzo	CHE	6.6m	111.4%	Very Likely
Barnes	NEW	6.3m	107.6%	Very Likely
João Pedro	CHE	7.3m	109.9%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	102.8%	Very Likely
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	102.1%	Very Likely
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	101.3%	Very Likely
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	101.0%	Very Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.7%	Very Likely
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	100.5%	Very Likely
Sels	NFO	4.7m	98.7%	Likely
Irving	WHU	4.4m	99.1%	Maybe
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.3%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	97.4%	Maybe
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	94.8%	Maybe
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	95.3%	Maybe
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	94.3%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.3%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	93.4%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	92.3%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	92.2%	Unlikely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.2m	89.7%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	91.9%	Unlikely
Munetsi	WOL	5.4m	90.9%	Unlikely
Worrall	BUR	3.9m	90.6%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	90.5%	Unlikely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	90.4%	Unlikely
Danso	TOT	4.3m	89.7%	Unlikely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	89.0%	Unlikely
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	89.7%	Unlikely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	87.0%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	86.8%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	85.7%	Unlikely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	84.7%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	85.7%	Unlikely
Tzimas	BHA	5.3m	84.5%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	84.7%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Sus
Up	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:16am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C, Inj
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	C
Up	Andersen	FUL	C
Up	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
Up	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:28am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
Up	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Minteh	BHA	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs, Sus
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:34am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A, Vs
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	B
Down	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
Down	Woltemade	NEW	B

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:43am

GW17 Chip Poll

Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 1 – Man United vs Swansea

16 August 2014 2747 comments

Mark

And we’re underway. All our deadlines have passed and the season is here. It all starts at Old Trafford.

Normally the home of trophies and glory, this season United will host teams bereft of silverware but still buoyant, thanks to the Louis van Gaal revolution.

There’s room for optimism. A goal-strewn pre-season accompanied by all the right noises from the manager carries United into an opening day clash with Swansea who are asked to take up the role of sitting ducks. However, the visitors will have other ideas. With the bulk and pace of Wilfried Bony and Bafétimbi Gomis at their disposal, Garry Monk’s side have the weapons to disrupt a make-shift United back-line. It’s going to be interesting.

There should be goals. There should be points. Our expectations are raised by the fact that the world and his wife have the armband on Mr Rooney. The familiar tide of joy and frustration is just minutes away.

Fantasy Football and The Dugout Discussion has returned and it feels good. Enjoy the game.

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rohan
11 years, 4 months ago
Good to see normal service resuming at OT 😀
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Kew Pee Arr
11 years, 4 months ago
Nani wahahahahaha this is pure comedy!!! Howling with laughter .
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The Finnisher
11 years, 4 months ago
Back four of Jones - Blackett - Smalling - Young

😯
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1. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 4 months ago
  The stuff of champions 😀
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  1. For Fuchs Sake
    11 years, 4 months ago
    9 players injured and transfers pending
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2. Aston Villa-Boas
  11 years, 4 months ago
  horrific
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3. Kew Pee Arr
  11 years, 4 months ago
  The weakest back 4 I've ever seen in the prem.
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4. Get up ya bum
  11 years, 4 months ago
  😆
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5. Kew Pee Arr
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Relegation material
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6. Captain Shirokov
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Dear god
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Jairzinho
11 years, 4 months ago
Januzaj scores

Oh wait, side netting
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Syd.
11 years, 4 months ago
Chico is a piss poor forward

That could be his last action in a United shirt.
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1. Red Devil Swede
  11 years, 4 months ago
  He's brilliant when given service.
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Optimus.
11 years, 4 months ago
Ah well one point is one point 😀
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1. Yes Don
  11 years, 4 months ago
  except when it's two
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aehii
11 years, 4 months ago
I'll just keep telling myself the only reason i own young and not siggurdson is because i can't afford him...at 5.5m i don't know who else to get...it'd mean a complete changing of my team, rooney mata out, maybe the odd city or spurs pick.
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Texas Pete
11 years, 4 months ago
That was just pure selfishness.
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Royal5
11 years, 4 months ago
Januzaj is too selfish
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HuttonDressedasLahm
11 years, 4 months ago
Hernandez to Nani
How will they line up now?!
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Syd.
11 years, 4 months ago
United switched to 4-5-1 ???
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Billy Gilmore
11 years, 4 months ago
Well my Hernandez punt in UFPL went well.

lol
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1. SW6
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Better than my Lingard punt 😆
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  1. Billy Gilmore
    11 years, 4 months ago
    I was going to put him in too, but already had 4 Utd...oops
    
    😆
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All Out Attack
11 years, 4 months ago
4-2-3-1
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FPL Daniel
11 years, 4 months ago
I bet there were some Chicha punts
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Jairzinho
11 years, 4 months ago
Neil Taylor yellow card.
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The Sarjeant
11 years, 4 months ago
Lads on Touré League - £50 Prize.

League closes at 3 o'clock!

For the community being so helpful and great over the past year that I've been a user on this site, I've decided to run a mini league in which the winner will receive a £50 Amazon voucher.

The league code is: 471-68331

- The voucher code will be emailed to the winner at the end of the season.
- The voucher can only be used on the UK site.
- If there is a joint winner, then the manager who made the least transfers will be the winner.
- If there is still a joint winner after this, then the £50 voucher will be divided between the winners.

I hope you enjoy the league! Good luck!
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1. Get up ya bum
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Love your work Sarj!
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joinho
11 years, 4 months ago
Anyone got the link to the guy who won last year's team?
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1. Jairzinho
  11 years, 4 months ago
  http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/38036/history/
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  1. joinho
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Cheers
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2. HuttonDressedasLahm
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Just look in my mini league 😉
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3. aehii
  11 years, 4 months ago
  ha captain sturridge now...and yet hasn't.
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Mr_Partridge
11 years, 4 months ago
naylor yellow
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aehii
11 years, 4 months ago
this whole half might be Januzaj running at players, getting fouled, mata free kicks, scuffed or headed goal. Feels exactly likes Moyes era.
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Syd.
11 years, 4 months ago
Didn't Granville post something about Hernandez (C) ???
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1. Sleep Talk
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Scoutcast team
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Wheelsofsteel
11 years, 4 months ago
Fail of my one week punt on hernandez then
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Royal5
11 years, 4 months ago
Lol Fletcher
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Piggs Boson
11 years, 4 months ago
Oh dear Fletcher...
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Mr_Partridge
11 years, 4 months ago
Can't change captain on Ultimate Fantasy, anyone know how too?
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1. The Bandit
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Can't do anything until an hour after last match today
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  1. Mr_Partridge
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Thats annoying, thanks for help
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You've got red on you.
11 years, 4 months ago
The magic spray is getting a bigger cheer than the United team
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The Finnisher
11 years, 4 months ago
What play...until Nani got involved.
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Mull
11 years, 4 months ago
So where is the guy without a grav who owns Ki?
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potatoace
11 years, 4 months ago
5 free kick step overs for Young ,
keep it up son.
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1. HuttonDressedasLahm
  11 years, 4 months ago
  +PPI? 😉
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Jafooli
11 years, 4 months ago
Nani is back 😀
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aehii
11 years, 4 months ago
so young owners....help.
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