Premier League: Matchweek 31, Kit Review

The Premier League has reached another International Break, the first of 2026. This weekend sees the return of Friday night football, it is also the Carabao Cup Final this weekend which means there are eight Premier League games being played, with Wolves and Arsenal being played on 18th February and the game between Manchester City and Crystal Palace to be arrange at a future date.

These with these matches played across three days on Friday 20th March and Sunday 22nd March 2026.

They are the return fixtures of the round of fixtures played in Matchweek 16 , which was the first round of mid-week games this season on between the 13th and 15th December 2025.

You can find last round of fixtures report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 31 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 103 (No New Kit this Matchweek)
Goalkeeper Kits – 70 (No New Kits this Matchweek)

There were no new kit looks on show this weekend, there is still one game to play but it is unlikely we will see a new look used by Manchester City or Crystal Palace.

Kit Highlights

Manchester United have now worn 6 different kit looks in their last 6 Away games, with 3 Away looks, 2 Home and 1 3rd Kit in these games, dating back to 7th January.

Chelsea lost their first game in the league in their Away Kit this season, this was 6th time they have worn the kit (in 3 different variations).

Nottingham Forest have now worn their Home Kit in 8 games in a row (twice with alternative red shorts), the longest current Kit-Streak.

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Bournemouth and Manchester United, as regular readers will know the Bournemouth Home kit is one of my favourite of the season and matched against the Manchester United with alternative white shorts was a good match up!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 4 Away and no Third Kits in action (still one game to be played)

There three Kit variations used in this Matchweek.

Manchester United – Away with alternative white shorts, 3rd time used
Chelsea – Away with alternative shorts and socks, 3rd time used
West Ham United – Away with alternative navy socks, 2nd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 16th March

Kit News

It has been reported that AFC Bournemouth have signed a new Kit Deal, The Cherries are switching to Hummel from 2026 / 27 season after agreeing a 5 Year Deal with the popular Danish Manufacturer. More details can be found here via our Friends at Footy Headlines (Image credit below as well) and SportBusiness.