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Premier League – Matchweek 21

Premier League: Matchweek 26 Kit Review

Feb 23, 2025Feb 27, 2025Posted in General, Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged Arsenal, England, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Manchester United, Nike, Premier League, Soccer, sports, Wolves5 Comments

The Premier League is now two thirds way through the season, with teams now playing a maximum of 12 games more this season. These were the reverse fixtures from this weekend were across two different Matchweeks, with seven games from – Matchweek 13 and three games from Matchweek 11 there was plenty to talk about from this weekend’s fixtures.

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 26 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 95 (+1 New Kits this Matchweek)
Goalkeeper Kits – 69 (No New Kit this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There was just the one new kit look this weekend.

Manchester United wore a classic change looks of their Home Kit with alternative black socks for the first time this season.

Kit Highlights

Manchester United wore their 7th Kit Variation of the season, with their 3rd different Home Kit look now used, this was the first time they had worn a new look since Matchweek 12.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have worn alternative shorts for four times in their last six games, all of these four games have been away from home and have not worn their Home Kit with black shorts in an away game since Vítor Pereira took over on 19th December, is this an initiative from the Manager?

My favourite Kit Match Up of this Matchweek was the game between Aston Villa and Chelsea, The Villa Kit is one of my favourite this season and although Chelsea did go for alternative socks, their Away Kit is a nice clean look, for a nice match up.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 16 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 1 3rd Kit

There were three variation seen over these fixtures.

Manchester United – Home with alternative black socks
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Home with alternative “Old Gold” shorts, 5th time used
Chelsea – Away with alternative socks, 5th time used

Kit Grid – Up to 23rd February

Kit News

What was likely to be the final Nike Premier League Ball made it’s debut in the midweek fixture between Aston Villa and Liverpool, celebrating 25 years of Nike supplying the official footballs of the Premier League by paying homage to the Total 90 ball… with rumours of Nike 3rd Kits next season being based on Total 90 Kits, 2025 is the year of Total 90!

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Champions League 2024 / 25: League Phase Overview

Jan 31, 2025Feb 11, 2025Posted in Kit History, Kit NewsTagged Arsenal, Bayern, Champions League, Dortmund, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Manchester City, Premier League, Real Madrid, Soccer, sports, UEFA9 Comments

On Wednesday 29th January 2025 the first League Phase of the Champions League came to it conclusion, with the 36 Teams playing 8 games each for a total of 144 games.

Overall Kit Stats:

104 Kits worn in Group Stages – 144 games
36 Home Kits (31 Default / 5 variations)
34 Away Kits (27 Default / 7 Variations)
28 3rd Kits (19 Default / 9 Variations)
4 “Cup” Kits
2 4th Kits
2 Teams in 5 Kit Variations
8 Teams in 4 Kit Variations
12 Teams in 3 Kit Variations
12 Teams in 2 Kit Variations
2 Teams in just 1 Kit

Team Breakdowns

Below you will find the Kit Log of all 36 Teams, I have these in alphabetical order.

AC Milan to Benfica

Bolonga to Inter Milan

Juventus to RB Leipzig

RB Salzburg to BSC Young Boys

Match Day Breakdowns:

Match 1

Match 2

Champions League – Match 2

Match 3

Champions League – Match 3

Match 4

Champions League – Match 5

Match 5

Match 6

Champions League – Match 7

Match 7

Match 8

Champions League – Match 8

Kit Highlights:

Looking at some of my favourite Kit highlights of the competition so far…

There were two teams that wore five different Kit variations in their eight games.

Feyenoord wore Home Kit and two variations of Away and 3rd Kits.

Sparta Prague wore Home Kit, Away Kit and three different variations of their 3rd Kit.

Borussia Dortmund (Cup Kit) and Real Madrid were the only two teams to wear a single Kit Look through this phase of the competition.

During Match 7, there was a rare kit site of 4th Kit v 4th Kit with PSG and Manchester City’s game. PSG also played all eight of their games in Blue, six in Home Kit and their last two in their 4th Kit.

Bayern Munich did not wear their Home Kit during this stage of the competition, wearing their 3rd Kit in seven games and Away just once!

Slovan Bratislava were the only team to wear four distinct kits, wearing Home, Away, 3rd and a Cup Kit in their eight games!

Girona gave us one of the more interesting Kit Mash ups, with 3rd Kit (Pink) being worn with Away socks (Navy) when they played at PSV in Match 4.

AC Milan wore their 3rd Kit in three of their four Home games, only wearing their Home Kit once in the opening round of fixtures.

That’s it, this the first Champions League “League” Phase has now been completed! Links to all the weekly reports can be found above.

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Champions League: Match 8, Kit Review

Jan 30, 2025Posted in General, Kit NewsTagged Arsenal, Celtic, Champions League, Feyenoord, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Manchester City, News, Premier League, Real Madrid, Soccer, sports, UEFA2 Comments

The Champions League reaches the end of the league phase, Match 8 saw all 36 teams play on the same day at the same time, much as we see in other competitions on the final round of games.

The current Kit Overview for Kits worn by The Champions League Teams.

This gives 107 of the 108 Kits of the 36 Teams, (111 including Cup and 4th Kits).

Match 8 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 104 (+8 from Match 6)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were eight new Kits on show in these final round of matches

Celtic – 3rd
Sparta Prague – Away
Shakhtar Donetsk – Away / Home shorts
Arsenal – Away
Feyenoord – 3rd with alternative white shorts & socks
Club Brugges – 3rd / Home socks
PSV – Home with alternative white shorts
Bologna – Away / Home shorts

Kit Highlights

Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund were the only teams to wear just the one kit in their eight league games.

There were two teams that wore their 5th Kit Variation of Competition so far…

Feyenoord, wore their 3rd Kit with alternative white shorts and socks, having now worn 1 Home Kit Look, 2 Away and 2 3rd Kits.

Sparta Prague wore their Away Kit for the first time, ending their run in the competition with 1 Home Kit, this Away Kit and 3 different 3rd Kit looks.

Celtic and Arsenal wore change kits for the first time in the competition this season.

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Manchester City and Club Brugges, regular followers and readers will know that I am partial to a kit that has contrasting socks, so with both teams in this look it was always going to be this game!

Kit Stats

Overall this Matchweek we have seen the following kits…

Home Kits – 18
Away Kits – 8
3rd Kits – 5
“Cup” Kits – 4
4th Kits – 1

There were 5 Kit Variations used this week

Shakhtar Donetsk – Away with Home shorts
Feyenoord – 3rd with alternative white shorts & socks
Club Brugges – 3rd with Home socks
PSV – Home with alternative white shorts
Bologna – Away with Home shorts

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I will be back later this week with a more detailed look at the Kits worn by the teams in this phase of the competition.

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Champions League: Match 7, Kit Review

Jan 23, 2025Jan 23, 2025Posted in GeneralTagged AC Milan, Arsenal, Bayern, Champions League, Football, Football Kits, Inter Milan, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Premier League, Soccer, sports, UEFA3 Comments

The Champions League is back for 2025 and we are now in uncharted territory, its January, it’s Champions League Group Phase Match 7… the penultimate round of fixtures in the revamped competition!

The current Kit Overview for Kits worn by The Champions League Teams.

This gives 107 of the 108 Kits of the 36 Teams, (111 including Cup and 4th Kits).

Match 7 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 96 (+5 from Match 6)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were five new Kits on show this week

Juventus in yellow shorts and socks with their Away Kit

RB Leipzig in Away Kit.

PSG in their 4th Kit for the first time, this is Jordan inspired kit.

RB Salzburg in Away kit, this was the first time in a change kit and was worn with alternative navy socks (default being light blue).

Inter Milan in their 3rd Kit for the first time in the competition.

Kit Highlights

AC Milan wore their 3rd Kit at Home again, this was the 3rd time this was worn at Home in their four games at The San Siro.

Bayern Munich another team that have heavily used their 3rd Kit in the competition this season, this was the 6th time it what used in their 7 games, but also was this a clash with Feyenoord, although given Bayern’s Kit choices this year this was likely the best option without mashing kits up.

PSG and Manchester City gave us a unique 4th Kit v 4th Kit look, now it can be argued that neither kit was really needed but as a Kit Geek, I loved it… something different and something new for me!

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Slovan Bratislava and Stuttgart, mainly due this being a Cup Kit v Cup Kit, and giving us a nice looking kit match up.

Kit Stats

Overall this Matchweek we have seen the following kits…

Home Kits – 17
Away Kits – 9
3rd Kits – 5
“Cup” Kits – 3
4th Kits – 2

There were 2 Kit Variations used this week

Juventus – Away Kit with alternative yellow shorts and socks
RB Salzburg – Away with alternative navy socks

There are still 4 Clubs in total that have worn the same kit in their opening six fixtures of the competition (Borussia Dortmund, Celtic, Arsenal, Real Madrid).

There are 16 teams that have used Home (or Cup), Away and 3rd Kits, plus Manchester City wearing Home, 3rd and 4th Kits!

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I will be back for the final round of Champions League Group games, Match 8!

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Premier League: Matchweek 22 Kit Review

Jan 21, 2025Posted in General, Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged Arsenal, Aston Villa, England, EPL, Everton, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Liverpool, Premier League, Soccer, sports, Tottenham Hotspur6 Comments

The Premier League games are coming thick and fast, with another round of fixtures completed after last week’s Midweek Fixtures. These were the reverse fixtures from Matchweek 2.

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 22 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 90 (+3 new Kits this Matchweek)
Goalkeeper Kits – 68 (No new Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were three new kit look in this weekend.

Liverpool used alternative socks with their Away Kit.

Aston Villa used their 3rd Kit with its default black socks for the first time in Premier League this season.

Tottenham Hotspur used alternative navy socks with their Home Kit at Everton.

Kit Highlights

Liverpool used an alternative kit look for the first time since 2022 / 23 season, which was also against Brentford, this game was just over 2 years ago on 2nd January 2023! This also means that Liverpool have worn four kits in the last four games.

Aston Villa, used their 9th Kit Variation of the season, the most kit looks used by a club in Premier League so far this season. The nine kits consist of three different Home Kit Looks, four Away and now two 3rd Kits..! They have worn two new kit looks in their last two games.

Southampton continued their of defeats in their Away kit, making it nine loses in nine games in their yellow and navy kit.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this Matchweek was the game between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur, when a club makes a small change to their kit to avoid a clash is something I can appreciate, so the navy socks enabling these clubs to remain in their traditional looks was a highlight for me this weekend.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 3 3rd Kits

There were three variations seen over these fixtures.

Liverpool – Away with alternative white socks
Tottenham Hotspur – Home with alternative Navy socks
Wolverhampton Wanderers- Home with alternative Old Gold shorts, 3rd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 21st January

Kit News

Manchester United have announced that they will be wearing a shirt with a charity sponsor later in the season. The game with West Ham United on May 10th, The Red Devils will wear a shirt with the sponsor “(RED)” on it, this is Qualcomm Technologies (owners of shirt sponsors Snapdragon) charity to highlight the campaign to strengthen health systems in the most vulnerable parts of the world, full details can be found on the club’s website – here

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Premier League: Matchweek 21 Kit Review

Jan 17, 2025Jan 17, 2025Posted in General, Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged Arsenal, Aston Villa, England, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, News, Premier League, Soccer, sports, Tottenham Hotspur5 Comments

The Premier League is back for another round of midweek fixtures after the weekend’s FA Cup games. These were the reverse fixtures from Matchweek 4.

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 21 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 87 (+1 new Kits this Matchweek)
Goalkeeper Kits – 68 (No new Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There was just the one new kit look in these fixtures.

Aston Villa used a wonderful variation at Everton, wearing alternative claret shorts and socks to give an all claret look!

Kit Highlights

Aston Villa’s Kit Look was their 8th Variation of the season, this was the 3rd Home Kit look, with four different Away Kit variations and one 3rd Kit Look used so far this season, in 21 games.

Tottenham Hotspur have worn their Away five times in total, four of those in it’s all sky blue default look, each of these four games they have lost… their only victory in this kit was with alternative navy socks at Southampton.

Another team that have yet to win in their Away kit is Southampton, this was the 8th use of their Away Kit (in 11 games) and have lost all eight games.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this Matchweek was the game between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, although controversial for any of these teams to play in their change kit in a North London Derby, Tottenham in Sky Blue is one of my all time favourite looks, so seeing this match up was something I enjoyed!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 4 Away Kits and 1 3rd Kits

There were four variations seen over these fixtures.

Manchester City – Home with Alternative white socks, 4th time used
Fulham – Home with Alternative black socks, 3rd time used
Aston Villa – Home with Alternative claret shorts & socks
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Home with Alternative “Old Gold” shorts, 2nd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 17th January

Kit News

Although worn in the FA Cup I want to call out the special kits worn by Premier League Clubs.

Aston Villa’s 150th Anniversary Kit, worn in the game against West Ham United. The black shirts do not have sponsor logos and blacked out Adidas logo, with just player numbers and no names. This was paired with white shorts and black socks to celebrate the original kit worn by the club. It is yet to be confirmed if we will see this kit used in Premier League this season.

Arsenal used their “No More Red” Campaign for 4th Season, the all white kit was based on the current Tiro 24 template was worn against Manchester United. The shirts will be auctioned off to support local youth charities, full details can be found on Arsenal’s website here

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Premier League: Matchweek 19 Kit Review

Jan 2, 2025Posted in General, Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged Arsenal, England, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Premier League, Soccer, sports7 Comments

The Premier League Christmas fixtures continue with the 2nd round of games this week over 4 days from 29th December to 1st January, and its the now the half way stage of the season! Let’s take a more detailed look into the kits worn over these games!

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 19 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 83 (No new Kits this Matchweek)
Goalkeeper Kits – 66 (No new Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

This was the first Matchweek of the season where there were no new kit looks used, both outfield or goalkeeper kits!

Last season this moment came in Matchweek 7, so to get to Matchweek 19 (half way through the season) is an interesting stat!

Kit Highlights

Wolverhampton Wanderers are unbeaten in their 3rd Kit, with their draw against Tottenham Hotspur.

Newcastle United have won both their games wearing alternative white socks with their Home Kit.

Leicester City have now worn their Home Kit in nine consecutive games, since 2nd November, this is longest Kit Streak of the season so far!

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Everton and Nottingham Forest, Forest in all red is one of my favourite kit looks, so this was always going to be a winner for me!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 4 Away Kits and 2 3rd Kits

There were five variations seen over these fixtures.

Manchester City – Home with alternative white socks, 3rd time used
Nottingham Forest – Home with alternative red shorts, 2nd time used
Chelsea – Away with alternative socks, 3rd time used
Newcastle United – Home with alternative white socks, 2nd time used
Arsenal – 3rd with alternative turquoise socks, 3rd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 2nd January

Kit News

There was no significant Premier League Kit news this week, although there are plenty of rumours and leaks for next seasons kits but as always this is something we will not share here until things are confirmed.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek

Thank you for all your support this year, and wishing you and your families a wonderful Christmas!

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Premier League: Matchweek 15 Kit Review

Dec 10, 2024Posted in Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged Arsenal, Chelsea, England, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Premier League, Soccer, sports8 Comments

The Premier League games are coming thick and fast, with another round of fixtures completed as we close in on the halfway point of the season! Here is our regular look at the Kits worn in these games.

There was just nine games this weekend, with The Merseyside Derby being postponed due to weather conditions and safety of the fans!

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 15 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 73 (+2 Kits this Matchweek)
Goalkeeper Kits – 62 (+1 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were two new Kit looks this Matchweek..

Newcastle United in their Away kit with alternative white shorts and socks.

Arsenal in their 3rd kit’s default navy socks for first time.

The one new goalkeeper kit on show:

Arsenal – Black Adidas Trefoil Kit

Kit Highlights

Arsenal used their 5th Goalkeeper Kit of the season, using the black version of the Adidas Trefoil kit for the first time, having used green previously.

Newcastle United have now worn 6 different kit variations this season, the joint highest in the league however they have used 2 Home, 2 Away and 2 3rd Kit looks for a nice balance in this usage!

Chelsea wore their Away socks with Home Kit for the 2nd game in a row for an all blue look!

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Crystal Palace and Manchester City, two great kits against each other gives a nice look on the pitch, only the 2nd time Manchester City have used their Away Kit in the Premier League this season!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 12 Home Kits, 4 Away Kit and 2 3rd Kits

There were three variations seen over these fixtures.

Newcastle United – Away with alternative white shorts and socks
Nottingham Forest – Away with alternative sky blue shorts, 2nd time used
Chelsea – Home / Away socks, all blue, 2nd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 10th December

Kit News

Interesting news breaking on Monday 9th December, with Manchester City offering fans the chance to design their 3rd Kit for the 2026/27 season by using Puma’s AI Creator, full details can found on the club site here and the goalkeeper shirt has already been planned with input from current Manchester City Goalkeepers Ederson and Stefan Ortega and Rico Lewis!

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