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Premier League: Matchweek 12 Kit Review

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The Premier League is back after the 3rd and final International Break of 2024 and as we ramp up to Christmas the fixtures will come around quickly with nine rounds of fixtures over the next six weeks!

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 12 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 67 (+3 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 59 (+1 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were three new Kit looks this Matchweek..

Nottingham Forest wore alternative Sky Blue shorts with their 3rd Kit!

Wolverhampton Wanderers were in their 3rd Kit for first time this season.

Manchester United wore alternative shorts and socks with their Home Shirt to create a Red / Black / White look at Ipswich Town.

The one new goalkeeper kit on show:

  • Wolverhampton Wanderes – Dark Purple

Kit Highlights

Brentford wore their Home Kit in an away game for the first time this season at Everton, they are final team to do this in 2024/25, it also was their first point in away game having lost the prevous five worn in change kits.

Chelsea continue their 100% record in their Away kit this season, making it 3 wins in 3 this weekend (2 with alternative socks, as worn here).

The four Umbro supplied team’s goalkeepers all wore the same template kit this weekend, with AFC Bournemouth, Brentford, Ipswich Town and West Ham United all using the yellow goalkeeper kit!

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between AFC Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion, mainly due this being the first match up this season by two teams in striped shirts… the Bournemouth Home Kit (sponsor aside) is fantastic this season, and seeing the contrast in stripes with Brighton shirt worked well for me!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 3 Away Kit and 2 3rd Kits

There were three variations seen this weekend

  • Chelsea – Away with alternative socks, 2nd time worn this season
  • Nottingham Forest – 3rd, alternative Sky Blue Shorts
  • Manchester United – Home with black shorts and white socks

Kit Grid – Up to 26th November

Kit News

Leicester City’s front of shirt sponsor BC.Game announced this week that they have been declared bankrupt, however news from the club is that their sponsor is still committed to the club and will remain on shirts…. one to keep an eye on!

Tottenham Hotspur have annouced a “remastering” of their brand, the headline of this is course an amendment to the club crest which see the word mark of the club removed, leaving just the cockerel. However there is more to this change than just this, there is an re-introduction of a club “wordmark”, 7 Club “Hallmarks” created for the club, we will see these on the kits in the coming seasons!

The most interesting update for me is club introducing a colour palette, does this give us hint of the colours will club will use for their kits going forward, nothing surprising to see but they are closely linked to kits of the club’s past!

Wolverhampton Wanderers have announced a special kit to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of “Floodlight Friendly” win against Honved in 1954, a game that key in the creation of The European Cup. The reflective looking design with minimal branding will be worn against Ipswich Town on 14th December.

Full details can be found on the club website here

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

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Premier League – Matchweek 9

Premier League – Matchweek 10

Premier League – Matchweek 11

Champions League – Match 4

England Kit History – 1980 to 1989

England Kit History (Reference Page)

Premier League: Matchweek 11 Kit Review

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The Premier League has now reached the 3rd International Break of the season and the final one of 2024, Matchweek 11 is here and this is my look at the kits worn.

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 11 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 64 (+4 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (+1 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were four new Kit looks this Matchweek..

Everton wore their 3rd Home Kit variation of the season, with an all blue look at West Ham United.

Aston Villa who followed their all white look (Home Shorts) in The Champions League, with same look in the Premier League for the first time this season!

Newcastle United are another team that wore a kit in the league that have previously worn in a Cup Competition with alternative white socks, both against Nottingham Forest.

Ipswich Town wore their 3rd Kit for the first time this season.

The one new goalkeeper kit on show:

  • Tottenham Hotspur – Purple

Kit Highlights

Southampton wore their Home Kit in an away game for the first time this season (after 6 games).

Everton made it 3 different Home Kit Looks in their last 3 games, this gives them 5 kit variations in total the joint highest in the Premier League so far this season!

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Liverpool and Aston Villa, the all white Villa look gave us a nice clean kit match up.

Kit Stats

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

There were three variations seen this weekend

  • Everton – Home, All Blue
  • Aston Villa – Away with Home shorts, All White
  • Newcastle United – Home with white socks

Kit Grid – Up to 10th November

Kit News

There has been no significant Premier League Kit news in the past week.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back after the International break with in depth kit reviews!

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Premier League – Matchweek 8

Premier League – Matchweek 9

Premier League – Matchweek 10

Champions League – Match 4

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Premier League: Matchweek 10 Kit Review

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The Premier League has now in double figures with Matchweeks, dark evenings, winter balls and we are now over a quarter of the way through the season! So let’s take a more in depth look at Kits of this weekend!

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 10 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 60 (+2 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 57 (+2 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were two new Kit looks this Matchweek.. both Home Kit variations!

Everton wore alternative blue socks for the first time.

Aston Villa used alternative claret socks with their home kit at Tottenham.

The two new goalkeeper kits on show

  • Everton – Aqua Blue
  • Leicester City – Pink Adidas Template

Kit Highlights

Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and Everton wore Home Kits in away games for the first time this season. This means Brentford and Southampton remain the only teams to wear change kits in all their Away games!

There have been 7 instances of teams wearing home kit variations (all alternative socks) an no team in yet to win in their alternative look!

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City, again Bournemouth’s clean looking kit (aside the sponsor) stands out, and matched up with Man City, both look great in action.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 17 Home Kits, 1 Away Kit and 2 3rd Kits

There were four variations seen this weekend

  • Manchester City – Home, alternative white socks, 2nd time used
  • West Ham United – Away / Home socks, 2nd time used
  • Everton – Home with alternative blue socks
  • Aston Villa – Home with claret socks

Kit Grid – Up to 5th November

Kit News

Aston Villa annouced a collaboration with Rock Band Black Sabbath, this limited additional release will have just 250 shirts available, 200 outfield shirts and 50 goalkeeper. The shirt was worn against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup, there is also a pair of specially designed Predator Boots linked to this partnership…!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back later this week with a review of Champions League Match 4 Kits!

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Premier League: Matchweek 8 Kit Review

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The Premier League returns after the second International Break of the season, with the return of “Monday Night Football” for just the 3rd time so far this season.

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 8 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 53 (+2 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 53 (+3 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were two new Kits seen this Matchweek..

Arsenal wore their “Trefoil” branded 3rd Kit for the first time this season, however they used alternative “Aqua” socks rather than the default navy sock look.

Manchester City were the other team with a new look this week, using their 3rd Kit for the first time in the Premier League.

The three new goalkeeper kits on show

  • Arsenal – Fluro Yellow
  • Chelsea – Light Blue
  • Crystal Palace – Charcoal Grey

Kit Highlights

Liverpool used their charity sponsor for this weekend’s game against Chelsea, linked to the regular front of shirt sponsor Standard Charter, they have used this “Futuremakers” logo in previous seasons in one off games.

Arsenal became the fourth team already this season to use four different goalkeeper kits when they used their “Trefoil” goalkeeper kit, the same as used by Manchester United but like the Red Devils it was only the black version that they promoted with the kits during the launch. The other teams with four goalkeeper kits this season are, Manchester United, Liverpool and Southampton… to compare last season, three team used 4 kits all season!

There are six teams that have worn change kits in all their Away games so far this season, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace, Everton, Newcastle United and Southampton!

Wolverhampton Wanderers are the only team to use just one kit look this season so far in the League and given their upcoming fixtures looks likely to remain that way well into November!

Crystal Palace used a different goalkeeper kit for the first time this season, moving away from their aqua kit to a charcoal grey version of this Macron Template.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal, the Bournemouth kit this season is a clean and classy look, paired with Arsenal’s vibrant 3rd kit worked well for a nice looking match up!

Kit Stats

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

There were two variations seen this weekend

  • West Han United – Home, with alternative sky blue socks (2nd time used)
  • Arsenal – 3rd Kit, alternative socks

Kit Grid – Up to 22nd October

Kit News

It looks like Adidas will be increasing their “Elite” teams with the Premier League from next season, currently there are just two teams in this bracket (Arsenal and Manchester United) from the Premier League out of the five in total.

Next season Newcastle United will be joining them, and with rumours of Liverpool deal already in place for next season, it now looks like Aston Villa will also be joining this “Elite” list as well, giving the Premier League five teams in total that may have a “Trefoil” logo with their 3rd Kit next season!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back later this week with The Champions League Match 3 Kit Review.

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Premier League: Matchweek 7 Kit Review

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We are now 7 Games into The Premier League season and we have reached the second International Break, so as those International Players meet up with their fellow countryman, sit back take 5 minutes and take a look back at the Kits from Matchweek 7.

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, with all 60 Kits now being confirmed

Matchweek 7 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 51 (+4 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 50 (+3 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were four new Kits seen this Matchweek..

Fulham used a change kit for the first time this season in the league with their Away kit at Manchester City.

Newcastle United used a variation of their 3rd kit, with alternative turquoise shorts and socks to match the detailing in the shirt.

Manchester United used their 3rd kit in it’s default look for the first time.

Tottenham Hotspur used their 3rd Kit for the first time in the league this season.

The 3 new goalkeeper kits on show

  • Liverpool – Yellow
  • Southampton – Purple
  • Newcastle United – Pink

Kit Highlights

Liverpool and Southampton both used their 4th Goalkeeper Kit variations of the season (in just 7 games). Southampton have now used Green, Orange, light orange and now Purple of the Puma template, with Liverpool using Black, Green, Purple and now Yellow.

The Liverpool Goalkeeper Kit was the standard keeper template from Nike this season, however it did not use the rotated Nike “Tick” as seen on their 3rd Kit this season, thanks to our friend Jim for calling this detail out this weekend.

Newcastle United and Southampton continue to wear changes kits in all their Away games this season, with Southampton in their Away Kit in all of these games, Newcastle have used 3 different kit looks in their 4 Away games.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Manchester City and Fulham, two kits that worked just well together and Fulham in Red / Black just works as a change kit!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 4 3rd Kits

There was just the variations seen this weekend, mentioned above as they used for the first time

  • Newcastle United – 3rd with Alternative shorts and socks

Kit Grid – Up to 7th October

Kit News

It is being reported that Liverpool had already signed a new kit deal, returning to Adidas for a 3rd time, there is not much detail shared as yet but suggestions are that there will be a formal annoucement in early 2025, ready for the 2025/26 season and will initially be for 5 years up to 2030.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back after the International Break.

Premier League – Matchweek 2

Premier League – Matchweek 3

Premier League – Matchweek 4

Premier League – Matchweek 5

Premier League – Matchweek 6

Champions League – Match 1

Champions League – Match 2

Champions League: Match 2, Kit Review

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The 2024/25 Champions League returns for Match 2 of the League phase, all teams now playing Home and Away in this new version of the competition. So it is that time again to look at the Kits worn this week.

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) with Atalanta, Bologna, PSG and Red Star Belgrade (FK Crvena zvezda) releasing their 3rd Kits and Feyenoord confirming their 3rd Kit Shorts and Socks inbetween Match weeks.

Match 2 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 59 (+23 from Match 1)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 23 Kits on show this week

  • Suttgart – Cup Kit
  • Sparta Prague – 3rd
  • Barcelona – Home
  • BSC Young Boys – Away
  • Bayer Levekusen – Home
  • AC Milan – Away
  • Red Star Belgrade – 3rd
  • PSV – Home
  • Sporting CP – 3rd
  • Slovan Bratislava – 3rd
  • Manchester City – 3rd
  • Feyenoord – Away
  • Shakhtar Donetsk – Home
  • Aston Villa – Home
  • Bayern Munich – Away
  • Benfica – Home
  • Atletico Madrid – 3rd
  • Lille – Home
  • Liverpool – Home
  • Bologna – 3rd
  • RB Leipzig – Home
  • Juventus – 3rd
  • Strum Graz – Home

Kit Highlights

Stuttgart followed a tradition we often see with German teams in Europe and used a dedicated European Kit for the first time, with gold details and paired with red socks (different from their Away Kit socks).

On Tuesday 1st October, out of the 18 teams that played 7 in total wore the same kit as in Match 1, with 6 teams playing against each other, with RB Salzburg v Brest, Arsenal v PSG and Borussia Dortmund v Celtic, the only other team that wore the same kit was Inter Milan!

Slovan Bratislava wore their 3rd Kit at Home against Manchester City, who also wore their 3rd Kit so the rare sight of a 3rd Kit v 3rd Kit match up!

BSC Young Boys wore a change kit in The Champions League for the first time since 8th December 2021 when they played Manchester United, they used their all white Away against Barcelona on Tuesday 1st October.

Bayern Munich have yet to wear their Home Kit in the competition, having worn 3rd Kit in first game and now Away kit at Aston Villa.

Bologna launched their 3rd Kit on Monday and debuted it in their game against Liverpool.

One of the Kits of the season, Juventus’ 3rd Kit was used for “The Old Lady’s” visit to RB Leipzig, the second of the possible four Trefiol Kits to used in the Competition, and it looks great in action.

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between PSV and Sporting CB, a classic look for PSV Eindhoven and the Sporting Kit being something a little different produced a nice Kit Match up with a real European feel… loved it!

Kit Stats

Overall this Matchweek we have seen the following kits…

  • 21 Home Kits
  • 4 Away Kits
  • 9 3rd Kits
  • 2 “Cup” Kits

There were no Kit Variations used this week, all 36 Kits were in their default look.

13 Clubs in total have worn the same kit in their opening 2 fixtures of the competition

Let me know your thoughts or other details you spotted this week in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back after next round of Champions League games on the 22nd / 23rd October 2024.

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Champions League – Match 1

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Champions League: Match 1, Kit Review

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This season see a new format of the Champions League, so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon and create a Matchweek Kit Review, much like my Premier League ones… so here we are, looking at Match 1 of The Champions League, 2024/25 Edition!

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

This gives 103 of the 108 Kits of the 36 Teams, but there will be more thanks to a 4th Kits or Cup Kits that we are likely to see in use over the coming months!

Match 1 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 36

New Kits this Matchweek

As the first week of the Competition, all 36 kits are being used for the first time!

Kit Highlights

Due to some of the regional country laws around sponsorship gave some slightly different Kit Looks..

Aston Villa wore a Charity Sponsor (one they have used before) in their game at BSC Young Boys, their first game in Europe’s Premier Competition for over 40 years!

Stuttgart wore their Away Kit at Real Madrid, but went with no sponsor to give them a plan chest band on the kit, for a classic look!

Bayern Munich followed their recent trend of wearing change kits in Home European games, by wearing their “Trefoil” Clad 3rd Kit in the emphatic 9-2 victory against Dinamo Zagreb.

As pointed out by our friend Denis of Museum of Jerseys all 11 of Liverpool players were in Green, although different shades in their game at AC Milan.

Manchester City debuted their 4th Kit in their Home game against …., released just last week they were quick to use the kit (even before using their 3rd kit) and it was in a Home fixture, is this a trend we will see for the rest of the campaign for The English Champions!

Only three teams wore Home Kits in Away games, Inter Milan at Manchester City (possible only due to 4th kit being worn at Home), Girona at PSG and Arsenal at Atalanta.

Borussia Dortmund wore their “Cup Kit” at Club Brugge, so could be argued it was actually four teams!

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between AS Monaco and Barcelona, a nice Kit Match up with two good kits for these teams this season..!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen the following kits…

  • 20 Home Kits
  • 8 Away Kits
  • 6 3rd Kits
  • 1 4th Kit
  • 1 “Cup” Kit

Kit Variations seen this week

  • Juventus – Home, with alternative white shorts & socks
  • Aston Villa – 3rd, with alternative white shorts
  • Bayer Leverkusen – 3rd, with alternative white shorts & socks

Let me know your thoughts or other details you spotted this week in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back after next round of Champions League games on the 1st / 2nd October 2024.

Premier League: Matchweek 4 Kit Review

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The Premier League is back after the first International Break of the season and Matchweek 4 is completed, let’s take some time to look into the Kits worn this weekend!

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

All 60 Kits have now been released, we have even seen a 61st, more on that below….!

Matchweek 4 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 42 (+7 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 40 (+6 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 7 new Kits seen this Matchweek..

Manchester United were in a change kit for the first time this season, using their Away Kit.

Leicester City in their 3rd Kit.

Brentford in their 3rd Kit.

Everton in their 3rd Kit.

Newcastle United in the Away Kit.

Alternative socks for both West Ham (Home Kit) and Chelsea (Away Kit) both in alternative looks for the first time.

There was also 6 new Goalkeeper Kits on show this weekend

  • Arsenal – Pink
  • AFC Bournemouth – Blue
  • Leicester City – Black
  • Manchester City – Light Orange
  • Manchester United – Green
  • Southampton – Green

Kit Highlights

For the first time in 38 years Arsenal were forced to wear a change kit in The North London Derby againt Tottenham Hotspur, this was due to PGMOL ruling that there was too much white in the Arsenal home kit, Arsenal reportedly offered to wear alternative red shorts but their offer was rejected, so it was their Away Kit that was used…!

West Ham were the first team this season to use a Kit Variation, with alternative blue socks with their Home Kit, this was also the only Home Shirt used by an Away team this Matchweek.

This was soon followed by Chelsea, in alternative socks with their Away kit.

There just 2 teams that have only 1 kit so far this season – Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Wolves also just wearing the 1 Goalkeeper as well.

Brentford and Everton are the first team to wear Home, Away and 3rd Kits this season in their opening 4 games.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Manchester City and Brentford, the two kits working well together to give a nice overall look on the pitch.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 11 Home Kits and 5 Away and 4 3rd Kits in action.

The first variations of the season used this weekend

  • West Ham United – Home / Blue Socks
  • Chelsea – Away / Light Orange Socks

Kit Grid – Up to 16th September

Kit News

Manchester City have release their much rumoured “4th” Kit… making it the 61st Kit of the Premier League this season, described as the below on the Manchester City website.

“Marking 30 years since the release of the album Definitely Maybe, it’s definitely City. Co-designed by lifelong Man City fan Noel Gallagher, this collection pays homage to the album that defined an era. Featuring designs inspired by the iconic Oasis album cover”

I managed to pop into the Puma store on Carnaby Street, London on the day of it’s launch to see it in person, whether the team needs a 4th Kit is another debate, but as a Kit and Kit Collection this does look great.

This may not be the last 4th Kit we see, as there is still talk of either Chelsea or Tottenham Hotspur launching a 4th Shirt this season linked with Air Jordan Brand.

The final two teams to release their 3rd Kits this season, did so this week…

Aston Villa, have gone for “Midnight Blue” as their alternative change kit, giving a nice balance between their three kits.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have gone for a more flamboyant colour, “Hyper Voilet” is its description, it’s bold choice to used and will be interesting to see in action.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back after next weekend’s fixtures.

Premier League – Matchweek 1

Premier League – Matchweek 2

Premier League – Matchweek 3

Premier League: Matchweek 2 Kit Review

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Matchweek 2 is now completed, with all teams now playing at Home this season.

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

We have seen 55 out of 60 Kits released so far… with just 5 Teams left to release their 3rd Kits.

Matchweek 2 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 32 (+12 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 31 (+11 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were a total of 12 new kits seen this weekend, being the 2nd round of fixtures there is no surprise there, with the following teams at Home and in their Home Kit for the first time this season…

  • Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Crystal Palace
  • Southampton
  • Aston Villa
  • AFC Bournemouth

That means there was seven change kits used for the first time

  • West Ham United, 3rd
  • Ipswich Town, Away
  • Nottingham Forest, 3rd
  • Everton, Away
  • Arsenal, Away
  • Newcastle United, 3rd
  • Brentford, Away

Kit Highlights

I am starting with Goalkeeper Kits this week, with the four Umbro supplied teams seeing their Goalkeepers using the same template / colour this weekend, possibly no surprise but I wanted to call out…!

There were 8 Teams that have worn their Home Kits in their opening 2 games of the season, Manchester United, Fulham, Leicester City, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolves, Chelsea and Liverpool.

3rd Kits were used for the first time this season, with West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United using 3rd Kits this weekend.

AFC Bournemouth celebrated their 125th Anniversary with some special match detailing on their shirt worn against Newcastle United, the special crest will only be used in this game.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Aston Villa and Arsenal, for the second week in a row I have gone for Adidas v Adidas but both these kits being used for the first time this season really worked together and the Arsenal Away kit looked better in action that I was expecting!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits and 4 Away and 3 3rd Kits in action.

There were no Kit variations used in this Matchweek

Kit Grid – Up to 26th August

Kit News

There were two Kits launched this week, both on Friday 23rd August.

Everton, who’s 3rd Kit takes influence of the 100 year anniversary of an exhibition baseball game hosted at Goodison Park. On 23 October 1924, Chicago White Sox and New York Giants played at the ground. The Kit is neutral colour, almost cream (or Ecru) in colour with Navy and Yellow detailing, paired with Navy Shorts and neutral socks completing their first kits from Castore.

Nottingham Forest also released their 3rd Kit, which is light / sky blue in the current Adidas template and worn with white shorts and sky blue socks, and was also debuted this weekend at Southampton.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and Matchweek 3 Review will be published after next weekend’s games.

Premier League – Matchweek 1

Premier League: Matchweek 1 Kit Review

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Here we go again…

The 2024 / 25 Premier League Season has now kicked off and just like last season, I will be taking a more in depth look into the Kits each Matchweek.

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

We have seen 53 out of 60 Kits released so far… with just 7 Teams left to release their 3rd Kits.

Matchweek 1 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 20
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 20

New Kits this Matchweek

Of course all kits this week are being used for the first time this season, more details will appear in this section as we move through the season and new kit looks / variations are used.

Kit Highlights

There was just the one “Kit Mash” up on show, Aston Villa who launched their Away Kit the day before their game at West Ham, went with pairing their new kit with their Home Socks to avoid a clash with West Ham who are in White Shorts and Socks this season.

Chelsea started their second consecutive season with no front of shirt sponsor, no agreement was in place for the deadline to add a sponsor, so just as last season it will be a few weeks before we see any changes here.

Arsenal started the season in an unexpected Goalkeeper Kit, having previously advised that they would use the yellow and pink versions of the current Adidas Tiro 24 template, as well as the plain Black Adidas Orginals shirt as a 3rd Option, it was the Black Tiro 24 that was used in the opening game… could be an interesting season for Keeper Kits at The Emirates, with rumours of a 5th keeper look potentially being used this season.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Manchester United and Fulham, and its mainly related to those shorts… their design and look is one of my favourite kit details of this season, so seeing two team in this look was great to see in action in the opening game of the season.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits and 5 Away, with no 3rd Kits in action.

There was just the one Kit variations used in this Matchweek

  • Aston Villa, Away Kit with Home Socks

Kit Grid – Up to 20th August

Kit News

Watch this space for upcoming kit news, still a few 3rd Kits to released and a couple of potential 4th Kits, so we will take a look at those here as we move through the season as well as other Kit related news to Premier League teams.

A reminder you can find details of the 7 Different Kit Manufacturers used in the Premier League this season (along with the rest of The EFL Clubs), here.

That is this Premier League Matchweek Kit Review, 10 games down… 370 to go!!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and Matchweek 2 Review will be published after next weekend’s games.