Premier League: Matchweek 8, Kit Review

Premier League Matchweek 8 review is out later than normal due to personal circumstances, apologies to you regular readers and thank you for your concern when the post did not get published as normal.

This report is taking a look at fixtures played between Saturday 18th October to Monday 20th October as the Premier League returned for it’s second International Break of the season, Matchweek 9’s review will follow!

You can find last Matchweek 7’s report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 8 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 63 (+7 Kit this Matchweek)
Goalkeeper Kits – 56 (+4 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

It was a bumper weekend of new kit looks, with 7 teams sporting a kit look they have not used this season

Chelsea, wore their Away kit with alternative shorts (green) and socks (cream).

Everton wore their 3rd Kit.

Bournemouth, another team in their 3rd kit for first time this season.

Wolverhampton Wanderers wore their Away Kit for the first time.

Arsenal also in their Away for the first time this season in the Premier League.

Aston Villa wore their Home Kit with Claret Socks.

Manchester United were another team in their Away kit for the first time, with alternative white shorts.

There were also four new Goalkeeper Kits used this weekend:

Newcastle United – Purple Adidas Template
Everton – Orange
Arsenal – Green Adidas Template
Brentford – Pink

Kit Highlights

Aston Villa, who had 13 different Kit Looks last season have hitting the ground running in repeating that feat this season, with their 5th Kit look of the season in Premier League’s 8 games so far! This was their 3rd different Home Kit look.

Arsenal are leading the front on the Goalkeeper Kit looks, they have worn their 5th different Goalkeeper Kit this season, with their 2nd different Green Kit worn at Fulham.

Everton wore a change Kit for the first time this season, in the 8th Game.

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between West Ham United and Brentford, the two kits making a great match up against each other.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 12 Home Kits, 5 Away and 3 Third Kits in action.

There were four Kit variations used in this Matchweek, three of which were Away Kits.

Aston Villa – Home, with alternative claret socks
Chelsea – Away, with alternative shorts (green) & socks (cream)
Manchester United – Away with alternative white shorts
Newcastle United – Away with alternative white socks – 2nd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 21st October

Kit News

Manchester City have launched a “Special” Kit in collaboration with EA SPORTS FC, for those fans purchasing the kit will be able to use the club crest to unlock exclusive items within the game. The kit will get some match action, as it will be worn by the Men’s team in the Champions League away fixtures, debuting against Villarreal on 21st October, and by the Women’s team in domestic fixtures throughout the season.

The Adidas Trefoil Kits which have been club’s 3rd Kits over the past two seasons are rumoured to be changing to Away Kits for next season, this ties in with use of the Trefoil for Away Kits in next summer’s World Cup.