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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Raya Martin

Lewis-Potter
Chalobah
Andersen

Szoboszlai
Saka
Bruno Fernandes
Eze

Raúl Jiménez
Haaland
Thiago

Dubravka
Spence
Heaven
Le Fée

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Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Rogers	AVL	7.0m	128.2%	Very Likely
Wilson	FUL	5.5m	117.0%	Very Likely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	105.7%	Very Likely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	102.8%	Very Likely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.5m	89.6%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.3m	88.4%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	88.8%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	87.4%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	83.7%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	81.4%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	82.0%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	79.0%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.6m	73.3%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	77.0%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	73.1%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	67.8%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	68.7%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	67.5%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	66.4%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	66.6%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	66.0%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	65.7%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	61.3%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	59.5%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	57.1%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.1%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	55.7%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	55.5%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	57.8%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	54.6%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	53.4%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	51.6%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	15.0m	47.8%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	47.4%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	47.6%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.6%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	45.3%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	42.7%	Unlikely
Wilson	WHU	5.8m	41.0%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	38.1%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mateta	CRY	7.9m	160.1%	Very Likely
Longstaff	LEE	4.9m	103.2%	Very Likely
Minteh	BHA	6.2m	103.4%	Very Likely
Bobb	MCI	5.2m	102.2%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	102.0%	Very Likely
Neave	NEW	4.4m	100.2%	Very Likely
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	100.0%	Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.1%	Very Likely
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	99.5%	Maybe
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.8%	Maybe
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	97.2%	Maybe
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	96.7%	Maybe
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	95.3%	Maybe
Anthony	BUR	5.3m	93.2%	Maybe
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.4%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	93.5%	Unlikely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	93.1%	Unlikely
Yarmoliuk	BRE	5.0m	93.6%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	92.5%	Unlikely
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	92.5%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	92.2%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	92.1%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	92.5%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	91.4%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	91.5%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	90.2%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	90.2%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	90.1%	Unlikely
Irving	WHU	4.4m	87.9%	Unlikely
Toti	WOL	4.3m	89.1%	Unlikely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	86.7%	Unlikely
Worrall	BUR	3.9m	86.1%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	85.5%	Unlikely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	85.8%	Unlikely
Danso	TOT	4.3m	83.5%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	84.5%	Unlikely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	82.7%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	83.7%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	81.2%	Unlikely
Sels	NFO	4.7m	79.7%	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

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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Jafooli
11 years, 4 months ago
No Hutton?
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1. MJ6987
  11 years, 4 months ago
  He is.
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2. Jafooli
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Manonne 😮
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Fin
11 years, 4 months ago
Everton XI to face Leicester: Howard, Baines, Jagielka, McGeady, Lukaku, Naismith, Distin, McCarthy, Barry, Pienaar, Stones. #LEIvEFC
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1. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Lukaka
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2. Bauerhaus 24
  11 years, 4 months ago
  naismith get in
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 4 months ago
TEAMS: #WHUFC Adrian, O’Brien, Reid, Collins, Cresswell, Nolan (c), Noble, Kouyate, Downing, Cole, Vaz Te #WHUTOT
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1. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No Demel 😯
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Piggs Boson
11 years, 4 months ago
Cameron not on the bench
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Salah’s Sonnet
11 years, 4 months ago
No jones assist lol
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1. thegaffer82
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Yet.......... you missed the keyword
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  1. Salah’s Sonnet
    11 years, 4 months ago
    He's rubbish
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Syd.
11 years, 4 months ago
Leeds 1-0
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1. Texas Pete
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Get in!
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Aurora
11 years, 4 months ago
Odemwingie?
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Legendary!
11 years, 4 months ago
MATA = AMAT. #anagrams
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1. Mr_Partridge
  11 years, 4 months ago
  🙂
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2. Zep
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Ta ma...
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Mr_Partridge
11 years, 4 months ago
It's Bojan time
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 4 months ago
Hull XI v QPR: McGregor, Bruce, Chester, Davies,Huddlestone, Snodgrass, Livermore, Jelavic, Ince, Robertson, Elmohamady. #UTT
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1. Mr_Partridge
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Bruce is the best 4m defender
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  1. Sleep Talk
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Robertson
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  2. Bellerinmondo
    11 years, 4 months ago
    until they go 4-4-2
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    1. fedolefan
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Great!!! Bruce starts.
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Mull
11 years, 4 months ago
Well done whoever did the team news tab. That Stoke team was perfect.
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1. Gaz Downright
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I'm guessing Demi
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  1. Gaz Downright
    11 years, 4 months ago
    after all he is the one deciding all the prem starting 11s so he should know
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2. Sleep Talk
  11 years, 4 months ago
  FFS ones have always been solid. Makes you wonder who does the ones in the newspaper which seem to by way off more than often
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  1. Gaz Downright
    11 years, 4 months ago
    people who can't hold down proper jobs?
    
    😈
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The Sarjeant
11 years, 4 months ago
Argh! Lukaku starts! Really wanted him!
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Mojo Rojo
11 years, 4 months ago
Ben Davies fail 🙁 Cousin Curtis to the rescue!
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Judas
11 years, 4 months ago
All those who didnt believe me that Bruce would start...
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1. big oak
  11 years, 4 months ago
  yep but unlikely to do it every week
  NB: i have him 2nd sub
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2. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 4 months ago
  That was never the issue. It was consistent starts...
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3. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 4 months ago
  He starts in 3-5-2. They don't always play 3-5-2....
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4. OShaughnessy
  11 years, 4 months ago
  It's not that he won't start here & there; it's that he's the first to go as soon as they don't play 3 at the back...
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For Fuchs Sake
11 years, 4 months ago
Bojan starts, phew!
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big oak
11 years, 4 months ago
anyone else feel lthat bojan armautovic and ireland is a very lightweight midfield and stoke are gonna conceed today?
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1. Kew Pee Arr
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No, just look at Villa. If stroke are lightweight, villa are paperweight .
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Sleep Talk
11 years, 4 months ago
Billy Sharp goal
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1. Jairzinho
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Pleased for him.
  
  Nice guy who always seems to finish last.
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Syd.
11 years, 4 months ago
Young gets 60 minutes 🙂
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Tomlette Greggs
11 years, 4 months ago
QPRFC Starting XI: Green, Simpson, Traore, Dunne, Caulker, Ferdinand, Barton, Mutch, Faurlin, Austin, Remy
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1. Zep
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Caulker 😎
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2. Aurora
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No Hoilett 😮
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Benteke10
11 years, 4 months ago
Foul throw.... Stupid rule tbh
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1. Kew Pee Arr
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Wtf. Yeah just hurl it in underarm.
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  1. Benteke10
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Yeah why not?
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Piggs Boson
11 years, 4 months ago
Embarrassing foul throw from Young...
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1. big oak
  11 years, 4 months ago
  he should be booked for stupidity
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MSTRKRFTSMN
11 years, 4 months ago
No assist for Jones? I've been robbed!
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1. Mull
  11 years, 4 months ago
  If it's his assist it'll be given later. Relax
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Tomlette Greggs
11 years, 4 months ago
No Odemwingie or Cameron on the bench
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Mr_Partridge
11 years, 4 months ago
Remy starts wow
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Arse Craic
11 years, 4 months ago
Fellaini for Herrera?
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SW6
11 years, 4 months ago
Albion team v @sunderlandafc: Foster, Wisdom, Dawson, Olsson, Pocognoli, Mulumbu, Gardner, Dorrans, Berahino, Brunt, Anichebe.

Mannone, Roberge, van Aanholt, Brown, O'Shea (c), Cattermole, Larsson, Rodwell, Johnson, Wickham, Fletcher

Lloris; Naughton, Dier, Kaboul (C), Rose; Bentaleb, Capoue; Lennon, Eriksen, Lamela; Adebayor.

Adrian, O'Brien, Reid, Collins, Cresswell, Nolan (c), Noble, Kouyate, Downing, Cole, Vaz Te

Schmeichel, De Laet, Morgan ©, Moore, Konchesky, Knockaert, Drinkwater, King, Mahrez, Ulloa, Nugent

Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross (c), Wilson, Pieters; Whelan, Nzonzi; Bojan, Ireland, Arnautovic; Diouf

Guzan, Hutton, Vlaar [c], Senderos, Cissokho, Westwood, Delph, Richardson, N’Zogbia, Weimann, Agbonlahor.

Green, Simpson, Traore, Caulker, Ferdinand, Dunne, Barton, Austin, Mutch, Faurlin, Remy. #QPR

Howard, Baines, Jagielka, McGeady, Lukaku, Naismith, Distin, McCarthy, Barry, Pienaar, Stones. #LEIvEFC

McGregor, Bruce, Chester, Davies,Huddlestone, Snodgrass, Livermore, Jelavic, Ince, Robertson, Elmohamady
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1. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Rose-wagon
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2. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Thanks Parm...wait a second...
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3. Nabs Kebabs
  11 years, 4 months ago
  cheers
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4. Zep
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Thanks...
  
  Caulker Cavies Eriksen check...
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5. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Thanks
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6. Kew Pee Arr
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Spurs defence & mid looks terrible
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7. Long Juan Silva
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Cheers
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The Missing Link
11 years, 4 months ago
Adebayor scares me 🙁
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1. Mílanista
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Lamela excites me 😉
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super zlatan
11 years, 4 months ago
United playing better now?
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Tomlette Greggs
11 years, 4 months ago
sla hasn't received his international transfer certificate and is therefore ineligible to play
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1. Tomlette Greggs
  11 years, 4 months ago
  that's Isla of QPR
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 4 months ago
Wish i'd kept my Remi punt but went with Austin and get Terry in with the funds
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