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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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Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Rogers	AVL	7.0m	100.0%	Likely
Wilson	FUL	5.5m	94.5%	Likely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	100.3%	Very Likely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	100.1%	Very Likely
Palmer	CHE	10.3m	83.9%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	85.9%	Unlikely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.5m	87.7%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	87.8%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	78.1%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	74.2%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	78.8%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	81.6%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.6m	63.1%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	76.1%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	73.3%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	62.9%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	66.9%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	69.2%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	64.9%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	66.3%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	65.1%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	66.1%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	61.2%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	57.8%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	57.2%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	55.2%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.2%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	55.1%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	54.1%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	53.8%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	62.0%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	50.8%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	15.0m	44.8%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	46.7%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	47.2%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.5%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	44.9%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	43.0%	Unlikely
Wilson	WHU	5.8m	41.3%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	38.1%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mateta	CRY	7.9m	153.5%	Very Likely
Minteh	BHA	6.2m	101.4%	Very Likely
Longstaff	LEE	4.9m	100.8%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	100.6%	Very Likely
Bobb	MCI	5.2m	100.4%	Very Likely
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	99.4%	Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.1%	Maybe
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	98.9%	Maybe
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.8%	Maybe
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	96.1%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	99.7%	Maybe
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	97.2%	Maybe
Anthony	BUR	5.3m	88.3%	Maybe
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	94.2%	Maybe
Yarmoliuk	BRE	5.0m	95.0%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	92.5%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.4%	Unlikely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	93.5%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	93.4%	Unlikely
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	92.8%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	92.2%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	92.1%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	92.0%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	91.8%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	90.0%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	89.7%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	93.2%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	90.1%	Unlikely
Toti	WOL	4.3m	90.6%	Unlikely
Irving	WHU	4.4m	86.3%	Unlikely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	86.8%	Unlikely
Danso	TOT	4.3m	83.2%	Unlikely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	87.4%	Unlikely
Worrall	BUR	3.9m	86.3%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	86.0%	Unlikely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	82.8%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	86.6%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	85.7%	Unlikely
Munetsi	WOL	5.4m	74.1%	Unlikely
Sels	NFO	4.7m	77.5%	Unlikely

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	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

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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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Djerbil
11 years, 4 months ago
Sunderland:
Mannone, Roberge, van Aanholt, Brown, O'Shea (c), Cattermole, Larsson, Rodwell, Johnson, Wickham, Fletcher.
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The Missing Link
11 years, 4 months ago
Rooney on for baps, boring always wins with captains
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1. Sleep Talk
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Goal scorers will dominate the baps rankings, more so than usual perhaps
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Tangerine Army XI
11 years, 4 months ago
Sunderland: Mannone, Roberge, van Aanholt, Brown, O'Shea (c), Cattermole, Larsson, Rodwell, Johnson, Wickham, Fletcher.
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Zombie
11 years, 4 months ago
I always get amazed how quickly Rooney can go from a snail of 1st half to a bustling bull in last 5 minutes
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1. OShaughnessy
  11 years, 4 months ago
  What match are you watching? Rooney had 4 shots in the first half...
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copps
11 years, 4 months ago
Really surprised at just how awful neil taylor was. Even Januzaj could get past him.
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1. The Finnisher
  11 years, 4 months ago
  "even Januzaj" ?
  
  He was one of their only good players last year.
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2. TheSteel
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Januzaj is slick on the wing. Hard to handle
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Fin
11 years, 4 months ago
#scfc Starting XI vs Aston Villa: Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross (c), Wilson, Pieters; Whelan, Nzonzi; Bojan, Ireland, Arnautovic; Diouf
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1. MJ6987
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Wilson and Bardsley but no Cameron or Huth...
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2. In Like Flynn.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No Sidwell 🙁
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  1. In Like Flynn.
    11 years, 4 months ago
    I hope he doesn't get a sub role.
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Willis.
11 years, 4 months ago
Give me my damn assist dammit
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Feanor
11 years, 4 months ago
Maybe this could be the year we don't freak out if an obvious assist isn't given right away? It will come in time.

And I don't own Jones.
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The Finnisher
11 years, 4 months ago
Mannone booo
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Kirkibost
11 years, 4 months ago
No assist for Jones?
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super zlatan
11 years, 4 months ago
Moore nailed.
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RabMac
11 years, 4 months ago
Why is Jones assist not registering.
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1. Nevi
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Give it time.
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2. Bauerhaus 24
  11 years, 4 months ago
  came off bony
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  1. RabMac
    11 years, 4 months ago
    cheers
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3. Mr Smith
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Why would it? Wasn't an assist.
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  1. Feanor
    11 years, 4 months ago
    You should be banned.
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    1. Mr Smith
      11 years, 4 months ago
      You should go play with the traffic
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Tangerine Army XI
11 years, 4 months ago
#scfc Starting XI vs Aston Villa: Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross (c), Wilson, Pieters; Whelan, Nzonzi; Bojan, Ireland, Arnautovic; Diouf
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Luigi
11 years, 4 months ago
Where is Nani playing? Is LVG still playing a 3412?
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1. CoolBeans
  11 years, 4 months ago
  LM 4411
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  1. Luigi
    11 years, 4 months ago
    so just Mata behind Rooney
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 4 months ago
#scfc Substitutes vs Aston Villa: Sorensen, Huth, Muniesa, Adam, Walters, Sidwell, Crouch. Come on Stoke!
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Aurora
11 years, 4 months ago
Can someone explain how the assists work if it deflected off an opponent before the goalscorer scored?
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Piggs Boson
11 years, 4 months ago
Should have been ballsier with Vito...
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1. Bubz
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Yeah 🙁
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2. aehii
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Yep. Oh well Krul will do.
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Djerbil
11 years, 4 months ago
Stoke City FC ‏

#scfc Starting XI vs Aston Villa: Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross (c), Wilson, Pieters; Whelan, Nzonzi; Bojan, Ireland, Arnautovic; Diouf
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Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
11 years, 4 months ago
DAvies not starting for spurs!!!
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1. MJ6987
  11 years, 4 months ago
  It was 50/50.
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Tangerine Army XI
11 years, 4 months ago
#AVFC: Guzan, Hutton, Vlaar [c], Senderos, Cissokho, Westwood, Delph, Richardson, N’Zogbia, Weimann, Agbonlahor.
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1. Bootsy: Snoddy's Reven…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Best Villa team i've seen in about 2-3 years, better again when Tekkers returns
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2. Sleeptrumper
  11 years, 4 months ago
  i was gonna go with hutton aswell - but at least i have Zog may score a free kick
  who is villa bench?
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 4 months ago
AVFC: Guzan, Hutton, Vlaar [c], Senderos, Cissokho, Westwood, Delph, Richardson, N’Zogbia, Weimann, Agbonlahor. #SCFC #AVFCLIVE
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Nicks93
11 years, 4 months ago
Why no Jones assist ?
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1. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 4 months ago
  It hit Bony
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2. jaguar shark
  11 years, 4 months ago
  off a swan?
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Captain Shirokov
11 years, 4 months ago
No Cameron 😀
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Tomlette Greggs
11 years, 4 months ago
scfc Starting XI vs Aston Villa: Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross (c), Wilson, Pieters; Whelan, Nzonzi; Bojan, Ireland, Arnautovic; Diouf
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 4 months ago
QPR XI v Hull: Green, Simpson, Traore, Caulker, Ferdinand, Dunne, Barton, Austin, Mutch, Faurlin, Remy. #QPR
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1. Luigi
  11 years, 4 months ago
  4-4-2?
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2. fedolefan
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No Holliet? Not that I have him.
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3. Sleeptrumper
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Traore Starts god damn it - i do rate him plus he normally plays as a wing back if I'm not mistaken that being said i can have rio and traore in defence lol
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Tomlette Greggs
11 years, 4 months ago
Lukaku starts for Everton
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Willis.
11 years, 4 months ago
Jones jones jones jones jones
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1. Bauerhaus 24
  11 years, 4 months ago
  nope, bad luck 🙂
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Captain Shirokov
11 years, 4 months ago
No Hutton 😀
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1. Willis.
  11 years, 4 months ago
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2. The Finnisher
  11 years, 4 months ago
  In your team?
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OShaughnessy
11 years, 4 months ago
Hey everyone...

Can we all just agree not to *argue* about potential assists this year?

It's just such a waste of keystrokes... right?
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1. Sleep Talk
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Floats my boat
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Telpuialion
11 years, 4 months ago
Good thing Naylor is on my bench (2nd sub). Hopefully, I won't be needing him!
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