Premier League: Matchweek 7 Kit Review

The Premier League is now seven weeks into the season and it is time to have a more in depth look at the kits worn this weekend and some of the stories and news around Premier League Kits.

As always you can find Matchweek 6’s review – here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, we now have all 60 shirts released… still waiting for confirmation of the shorts that will be used with Luton Town’s 3rd.

Matchweek 7 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 55 (+1 from Matchweek 6)
Goalkeeper Kits – 46 (+1 from Matchweek 6)

New Kits this Matchweek

As we start to get into the season, the new kits on show will of slow down and this was seen this week where there was just one new kit look on show this weekend…

Luton Town in a nice looking kit mash up with Away shirt with Home shorts and socks, celebrating this new look with their first ever Premier League victory.

1 New Goalkeeper Kit:

Manchester City (Purple / Pink)

Kit Highlights

The only place to start, is Manchester United “SOCK WATCH” ….

This week it was a return to the Adidas Teamwear socks that include the Adidas Wordmark! This becomes the first look that Manchester United have used more than once in Premier League this season.

Cheslea’s kit was used for the first time with their new front of shirt sponsor, more details below but worth calling out as a kit highlight for the week.

Sheffield United have played all three of their away games this season in their All Yellow Away Kit.

They are not the only team to play in change kits in all their Away Games so far, with both Brentford (Away x1, 3rd x 2) and Crystal Palace (Away x2, 3rd white Away socks x2) continuing their use of change kits on the road this weekend.

My favourite kit match up of the weekend was the game between Everton and Luton Town, the mash up of the Luton Kit working really well and giving a nice balance with the Everton Home Kit, something very nostalgic for me with this game, so calling this one as my favourite of the week!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 5 Away Kit and for the 4th time this season just one 3rd kit in action.

However there were just variations on show, one home and one away kit.

Manchester United in those teamwear socks
Luton Town in their Away / Home Kit Mash up (as mentioned above).

We still have two teams who have only worn 1 kit this season in the opening 7 games and with both teams playing each other next weeked, likely to make it 8 games in just the one kit!

Brighton and Hove Albion
Liverpool

And again Everton have used just the one Goalkeeper kit

Kit Grid – Up to 3rd October

Kit News

Chelsea have finally confirmed their front of shirt sponsorship with “Infinite Athlete”, the Sports Technology Company was much rumoured to take the spot on the Chelsea shirt in the past few weeks after initial sponsors Paramount were not sanctioned by the Premier League due to their Broadcast deal with NBC in USA and then fans reacted negatively to the rumours of Stake becoming the headline sponosor of the club.

The Sponsorship with Infinite Athlete was debuted in the West London Derby with Fulham on Monday 2nd October.

Hummel have launched a range of shirts called the “Equality Jersery” to celebrate equality and inclusion in the world of sports. Several of the teams in the Hummel stable will have this shirt, likely to be a pre-match shirt… Premier League’s Everton included in this group. The shirt is the classic “Mexico” template in rainbow colours and goes on sale on 29th September 2023.

There were reports last week coming from Aston Villa that players were unhappy with the quality of the shirts from Castore and that they were impacting performance but holding sweat within the shirt. Added to this, the often seen ripping of Castore shirts certainly brings the quality of the products into the spot light, with Newcastle United already confirmed to moving away from the manufacturer next season, will Aston Villa be the next team?

The game between Luton Town and Burnley which was postponed from Matchweek 2 is being played on Tuesday 3rd October, any additional kit details will be added in next week’s Kit Review.

That wraps up Matchweek 7 and a lot to consider from this recent round of fixtures.

And a final reminder, that the latest Episode of The Football Kit Podcast is out now, we have a chat with @TinyJerserys about all things minitaure kit and create our own “Mount Kitmore”, find it at your Podcast Catcher of choice here