FPL announce the 11 players whose position has been changed ahead of 2025/26 season including Matheus Cunha

Fantasy Premier League have announced 11 players will have their positions changed ahead of the game reportedly launching on Monday.

With just three weeks to go until the start of the 2025/26 Premier League season, fans of the official fantasy football game are eagerly awaiting the launch.

Although it is not confirmed, it is widely expected that FPL will officially launch sometime in on Monday (July 21) afternoon.

While fans have been regularly refreshing the FPL website and app to start making their drafts as soon as possible, the game's official social media accounts have started revealing some massive new updates coming next season.

As part of this series of reveals, it has been confirmed that 11 players have seen their positions changed ahead of the start of the upcoming season.

Mohamed Salah was the top scorer in FPL last season. (Image: Getty)

Ahead of the official FPL launch, a series of major changes will see players awarded points for defensive contributions, while last season's Assistant Manager chip has been removed and replaced by two of each of the other chips.

Alongside that, 11 players will change position, slightly altering how they score points and what they will be awarded for various contributions.

For example, new Manchester United signing Matheus Cunha has been reclassified to a midfielder having spent last season as a Wolves forward, meaning he will now score one more point for a goal and receive a point for clean sheets.

Meanwhile young Arsenal star Myles Lewis-Skelly has been changed to a defender instead of a midfielder.

Perhaps the most controversial position change sees West Ham United talisman Jarrod Bowen reclassified as a forward next season, having been a midfielder in 2024/25.

FPL position changes in full

• Myles Lewis-Skelly – Arsenal (Midfielder to Defender)
• Keane Lewis-Potter – Brentford (Midfielder to Defender)
• Iliman Ndiaye – Everton (Forward to Midfielder)
• Ryan Sessegnon – Fulham (Defender to Midfielder)
• Cody Gakpo – Liverpool (Forward to Midfielder)
• Omar Marmoush – Manchester City (Forward to Midfielder)
• Matheus Nunes – Manchester City (Midfielder to Defender)
• Nico O’Reilly – Manchester City (Midfielder to Defender)
• Matheus Cunha – Manchester United (Forward to Midfielder)
• Jarrod Bowen – West Ham United (Midfielder to Forward)
• Rodrigo Gomes – Wolves (Midfielder to Defender)

Matheus Cunha will be a midfielder in FPL next season. (Image: Getty)

How much will the most popular players cost in FPL this season?

Although the majority of player prices are yet to be revealed, the official X account announced some of the prices for the most popular picks on Sunday.

Off the back of a spectacular season in 2024/25, Newcastle United star Alexander Isak was the first player price to be revealed, coming in at £10.5m.

Jordan Pickford, who was the highest scoring goalkeeper last season, will cost £5.5m, with Liverpool star signing Florian Wirtz's price being a reasonable £8.5m while Manchester City signing Rayan Ait-Nouri will cost £6.0m.

However, perhaps the most exciting price reveals came on Monday morning, as it was revealed that last season's record breaking point scorer Mohamed Salah will cost £14.5m with Erling Haaland 0.5m cheaper at £14.0m.