FPL Reclassifications Impact for 2026/27: Kroupi, Dorgu, Marmoush

The Fantasy Premier League game board has been shuffled before a ball is even kicked in 2026/27 – and some of the pieces have moved into far more dangerous positions.

A cluster of emerging names, headlined by Junior Kroupi, Patrick Dorgu and Omar Marmoush, have been reclassified, with subtle tweaks that could have a major impact on how managers build their squads.

The full list of FPL reclassifications

• Myles Lewis-Skelly (ARS): DEF ➝ MID
• Lamare Bogarde (AVL): DEF ➝ MID
• Junior Kroupi (BOU): FWD ➝ MID
• Keane Lewis-Potter (BRE): DEF ➝ MID
• Mats Wieffer (BHA): MID ➝ DEF
• Georginio Rutter (BHA): MID ➝ FWD
• Rio Cardines (CRY): MID ➝ DEF
• Ryan Sessegnon (FUL): MID ➝ DEF
• Omar Marmoush (MCI): MID ➝ FWD
• Patrick Dorgu (MUN): DEF ➝ MID
• Eric Moreira (NFO): MID ➝ DEF

Some of those switches simply tidy up tactical realities. Others could define early-season strategy.

Kroupi: From promising forward to potential FPL gem

Bournemouth’s Junior Kroupi is the headline act.

Listed as a forward last season, he now shifts into midfield after spending most of 2025/26 operating as a No 10 behind Evanilson. The role suited him. The numbers prove it.

Kroupi struck 13 goals in 33 appearances in his breakout campaign, a return that would have turned heads even if he’d stayed as a forward. As a midfielder, it becomes far more potent. In FPL, midfielders are rewarded more heavily for goals and also collect points for clean sheets. The same output, in a different slot, suddenly looks underpriced.

His scoring rate underlines the threat. Kroupi averaged a goal every 134.0 minutes. That wasn’t just good for Bournemouth; it was electric by midfield standards. Among regular midfield starters last season, only Antoine Semenyo came close – and even he lagged well behind on 188.2 minutes per goal.

That gap matters. Kroupi now sits in a category where his finishing is elite, but his classification is kinder. For Fantasy managers, this is the kind of reclassification that forces a rethink of structure, not just personnel. If he keeps that central support role and those numbers hold, he doesn’t just become an option. He becomes a problem if you don’t own him.

Dorgu: A winger in defender’s clothing no more

At Manchester United, Patrick Dorgu’s shift from defender to midfielder corrects what late-season watchers already knew: under Michael Carrick, he was no full-back.

Carrick’s arrival in Gameweek 22 changed the tone of United’s season and Dorgu’s role with it. The Dane was used sparingly, limited to just three starts after the new manager came in. But when he did start, he was pushed high on the left wing – and he delivered every single time.

Three starts. Three games with a goal. Arsenal. Manchester City. Brighton & Hove Albion. These weren’t soft fixtures, yet Dorgu found a way to leave a mark in each of them, including a goal and an assist against Brighton.

The underlying numbers back up the eye test. When you line him up against midfield team-mates Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo in that Carrick spell, Dorgu holds his own and then some. He recorded a shot every 33.2 minutes, the sharpest rate of the trio. He also matched Cunha’s tally of three big chances, despite playing more than 800 minutes fewer than the Brazilian.

Those statistics hint at a player who doesn’t need volume to threaten. As a defender, that attacking profile would have made him a potential bargain. As a midfielder, the ceiling drops slightly in terms of positional advantage, but the reclassification reflects where he actually plays – and if Carrick continues to trust him on the wing, his explosiveness per minute keeps him firmly on the radar.

The question now is opportunity. If the starts come, the numbers suggest the returns will follow.

Marmoush: Pep’s final-season striker steps into the FPL spotlight

Omar Marmoush’s switch goes in the opposite direction. Manchester City’s Egyptian attacker moves from midfield to forward, a nod to how Pep Guardiola used him in his final campaign at the club.

Guardiola regularly deployed Marmoush through the middle, and the 27-year-old responded with three goals and three assists. It wasn’t a headline-grabbing haul by City standards, but it was enough to confirm his suitability to the role and force the FPL reclassification.

As a forward, Marmoush now competes in a more crowded, more ruthless bracket, where goals are expected and creativity is a bonus rather than a foundation. His six direct goal involvements last season paint him as a secondary option rather than a focal point, but context matters: playing as a striker in a City side, even post-Guardiola, always carries upside.

If his minutes stay steady and his central role continues, he becomes one of those forwards who can quietly punish anyone who overlooks him, especially in favourable fixture runs. If his game time dips, the move to the forward pool will make him a harder sell.

Defensive reshuffles and tactical tidying

Around those headline names, the rest of the list reads like a tactical clean-up.

Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) and Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) all move from defence into midfield, a recognition of how often they step into advanced areas. At the other end, Mats Wieffer (Brighton), Rio Cardines (Crystal Palace), Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) and Eric Moreira (Nottingham Forest) all drop back a line, now listed as defenders after operating in deeper roles.

Georginio Rutter, also at Brighton, completes the attacking reshuffle by shifting from midfield to forward, reflecting his use higher up the pitch.

None of those changes carry the immediate, explosive Fantasy appeal of Kroupi’s switch, but they shape the edges of the game. They alter where value can be found, which slots can be stretched, and how managers balance risk across their squads.

The board is set. The positions are locked in. The only question now is which of these reclassified wildcards becomes the first must-have of 2026/27.