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Premier League: Matchweek 31 Kit Review

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Matchweek 31 was the third round of Midweek Fixtures this season (outside of Christmas Period) with all teams being in action over three days. This round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 15 back in December, which was also a Midweek Round of fixtures.

As always you can find last week Matchweek’s review – here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, we now have confirmation that Luton Town’s 3rd kit is paired with navy (same as Home Kit) shorts.

Matchweek 31 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 105 (+2 from Matchweek 30)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 30)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were two new kit look in these midweek fixtures…

Everton were in their Home Kit with alternative blue socks for the first time this season, a classic Everton look of Blue / White / Blue.

Luton Town used their 3rd Kit in it’s default look of all navy for the first time, their 2nd new look in 2 games!

Kit Highlights

Everton using a new kit variation for their home kit meant that is five different kit looks in the last five games.. and six in last seven!

Fulham have worn four kits in the last four games, with two different home and 3rd Kit looks!

Another team with four kits in four games is Luton Town with the use of the default All Navy 3rd Kit for the first time, this also means that Luton have used nine kits in total this season so far, the 2nd Highest in the Premier League!

My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion, the use of alternative white shorts and socks gives a nice overall balance to the Kit Look, two nice kits!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 16 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 1 3rd Kit in action for these games.

There was there were four Kit Variations on show…

  • Everton in Home Kit with alternative blue socks
  • Fulham, in Home Kit with alternative white socks, the 6th time this look has been used this season
  • Brighton & Hove Albion in their Away Kit with white shorts and socks, the 3rd time used
  • Aston Villa in Home Kit with claret shorts and socks, also the 3rd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 5th April 2024

Kit News

As well has having a new kit provider in Adidas, Aston Villa have reportedly signed a new front of shirt sponsorship deal with Betano a Greek Betting Company, with a new crest also in the pipeline it will be a completey new look for The Villians next season!

Newcastle United look like they will be wearing a special one off kit in their game against Tottenham Hotspur on 13th April, as well has having a charity sponsor for the game it is reported that The Magpies will wear a kit “unique from any other in club’s history“… one to keep an eye on in the next week!

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Premier League – Matchweek 26

Premier League – Matchweek 27

Premier League – Matchweek 28

Premier League – Matchweek 29

Premier League – Matchweek 30

Premier League – 100 Kits

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Premier League: Matchweek 28 Kit Review

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Matchweek 28 is now completed, time to take a deeper look into the kits of the weekend with this round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 13

As always you can find last week Matchweek’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 27 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 100 (No change from Matchweek 27)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 27)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were no new kits on show this weekend, the first time since Matchweek 17, and only the second Matchweek of the season where we have not seen any new outfield, however this is the first time we have seen no new outfield or Goalkeeper kits in a single Matchweek.

Kit Highlights

Luton Town wore their default Away Kit look for just the 2nd time this season at Crystal Palace, they have worn the away shirt in various kit mash ups for 8 times in total but this look was used for the first time since it debuted against Manchester United in Matchweek 12.

Fulham wore their 3rd Kit at Wolverhampton Wanderers, this was their first outing in this kit since Matchweek 9, which was 19 games ago!

My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Arsenal and Brentford, with the visitors in the 3rd kit with alternative navy socks giving a nice overall balance to the Kits on show at The Emirates Stadium, this also means that both fixtures between these clubs have been my Kit Match Up of the week.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 2 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek.

There was there three Kit Variations on show this week.

  • Everton were in Home Kit, with alternative blue shorts and socks, the 3rd time they have been in all blue
  • Brentford in their 3rd Kit with alternative Navy Socks, the 2nd time this has been used
  • Newcastle United in Home kit with black socks, for the 5th time this season

Kit Grid – Up to 11th March 2024

Kit News

Everton has released a special Pre-Match Shirt which is in celebration of Club Captain Seamus Coleman 15 Years at the Club, the shirt uses Coleman’s shirt number of 23 to make up shamrock pattern’s to honour the Irishman.

Some European Kit New with Aston Villa, who had a slight change to their Kit Look in their Europa Conference Last 16 Game at Ajax on Thursday 7th March. Due to a change in Dutch Advertising regulatation last summer which impacted Betting Sponsorship, this meant a return to the front of the shirt for Acorns, a local children’s hospice charity that we have previously seen as headline shirt sponsor between 2008 and 2010.

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Premier League – Matchweek 23

Premier League – Matchweek 24

Premier League – Matchweek 25

Premier League – Matchweek 26

Premier League – Matchweek 27

Premier League – 100 Kits

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Premier League: Matchweek 25 Kit Review

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Matchweek 25 is now completed and see the reverse fixtures from Matchweek 12 and see the League approach the 2/3rd of the season mark, so lets take a look at the kits worn this weekend in a little more detail.

As always you can find last week Matchweek’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 25 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 98 (+1 from Matchweek 24)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 24)

New Kits this Matchweek

There was just the one new kit on show this weekend.

AFC Bournemouth wore their first Kit Variation of the season, with their away kit being used with alternative navy socks to their visit to Newcastle United, this becomes the 98th Kit used in the Premier League this season!

Kit Highlights

Wolverhampton Wanderers have now used their Away Kit four times this season, racking up 10 point with three victories and draw, the fourth team to reach double figures for points but have the joint highest “Points per game” in the Kit with Liverpool.

Aston Villa were the only team this matchweek to wear their Home Kit away from home, it also is the first time that they have worn their Default Home Kit (Home Shirt / White shorts & Sky Blue Socks) away from Villa Park this season in the Premier League.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was at the game between Brentford and Liverpool, one of the best Brentford Home Kits in their Umbro period, and an interesting Liverpool 3rd Kit, the Purple an unusual colour in football but one that has strong links with the city of Liverpool, this Kit does work well for me and matched up with this Brentford kit gave us a good kit match up.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 11 Home Kits, 7 Away Kits and 2 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek

There was there five Kit Variations on show this week.

  • AFC Bournemouth in Away Kit with Navy Socks
  • West Ham United in Away Kit with alternative sky blue shorts, 3rd time this look has been used
  • Brighton & Hove Albion in Away Kit with white shorts and socks, the 2nd time used
  • Manchester United in 3rd Kit with alternative white socks, the 5th time they have been used
  • Crystal Palace in Away / Home Kit Mash up, with Away kit paired with Home socks, the 2nd time seen in the League

Kit Grid – Up to 20th February 2024

Kit News

There was no new Premier League related Kit News this week, watch this space for news in the coming weeks.

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Premier League – Matchweek 20

Premier League – Matchweek 21

Premier League – Matchweek 22

Premier League – Matchweek 23

Premier League – Matchweek 24

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Premier League: Matchweek 24 Kit Review

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Matchweek 24 is another quickly followed round with the reverse fixtures are from Matchweek 19 which were the fixtures that of “Boxing Day” round of games, just six weeks ago. Another querk of these games is that this also means that due to their meeting in the FA Cup 3rd Round and its replay it will be the fourth time that Brentford and Wolverhampton Wanderers have met since then!

As always you can find last week Matchweek’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 24 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 97 (+2 from Matchweek 23)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 23)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were two new kits on show in this Matchweek,

Newcastle United wore their default 3rd Kit for the first time, it is the third different look for this kit but the first time as it was intended with Navy shorts and white socks!

Manchester United wore their 3rd kit in its second different look in the Premier League this season, with alternative red shorts.. although already seen this season in The Champions League this was the first time this look was used in League and the first time Red Shorts have been used by The Red Devils since 1956/57 season – details can be found here at Musuem of Jerseys!

Kit Highlights

Sheffield United recorded their first win of the season in a change kit, with their 3-1 at Luton Town on Saturday 10th February.

Manchester United have now worn 11 Kit variations this season in their 24 games so far! They have used six different Home Kit looks….

With their Change Kits, they have three Different Away Kit and now two different 3rd Kits!

Brentford were the only team this Matchweek to wear their Home Kit in an Away game. Interestingly when they met Wolverhampton Wanderers in their recent FA Cup 3rd Round Reply on 16th January, they wore their 3rd kit for that fixture but doned their Home Kit just a few weeks later.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this week’s games was a tough one this week, with no real stand outs but I have given it to Aston Villa’s game against Manchester United, purely seeing Manchester United in red shorts in a domestic game for the first time for nearly 70 Years is worth remembering!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 10 Home Kits, 5 Away Kits and 3 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek

There was just the one Kit Variation on show this week.

  • Manchester United in 3rd Kit with alternative red shorts

Kit Grid – Up to 13th February 2024

Kit News

Adidas launched a new collection, combining Manchester United and The Stone Roses, inspired by the artwork of the Band’s debut album cover, some great looking “stash” produced for this range, and it can be found at Manchester United’s Direct Store – Here

The new Episode of The Football Kit Podcast is out now, in Episode Les and I are joined by Rob Fletcher and Kieran Casey for a Question of Strips with Denis in the Quizmasters chair, let us know how you got on with the questions!

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Premier League – Matchweek 19

Premier League – Matchweek 20

Premier League – Matchweek 21

Premier League – Matchweek 22

Premier League – Matchweek 23

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Premier League: Matchweek 22 Kit Review

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Matchweek 22 was the second round of Midweek fixtures (outside the Christmas Period), with all 20 Teams in action across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (30th January to 1st February).

As always you can find last week Matchweek’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 21 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 94 (+3 from Matchweek 21)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (+1 from Matchweek 21)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were three new kit looks on show through these fixtures and one new goalkeeper kit!

Brighton & Hove Albion wore an alternative white shorts and socks with their Home Kit for the first time, a nice overall look that still keeps the overall classic Brighton feel to the kit!

Everton used their Away Kit just the second time this season but this time with alternative “salmon” shorts and socks for lovely looking overall Kit… I think I might even prefer the look here than the standard navy shorts and socks.

Brentford wore their 3rd Kit with alternative navy socks, this was the first kit variation worn by The Bees this season but thats not all from this them this week….

There was also a new Goalkeeper Kit on show for Brentford, the first team to wear 4 goalkeeper kits this season. This was a purple version of last seasons keeper template which has also been worn by Luton Town this season!

Kit Highlights

An “interesting” Kit Stat from the game between Aston Villa and Newcastle United, the result of Newcastle United winning meant this was the first time Aston Villa had suffered defeat in their default Home Kit this season as well as being the first League victory for Newcatle United in alternative Black Socks with their Home Kit….!

Brentford became the first team to wear four goalkeeper kits this season, with their use of the purple template from last season’s Umbro catalogue.

My favourite Kit Match Up of these midweek fixtures has to be Fulham and Everton, the use of red and white details in the Fulham Home kit is one of favourite little details this season, paired with cracking Everton away kit with what is arguably better alternative shorts and socks is a winner for me!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits, 4 Away Kits and 3 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek

There were five Kit Variation on show this week.

  • Brighton & Hove Albion in Home kit with alternative white shorts and socks
  • Everton in Away kit with alternative “Salmon” shorts and socks
  • Newcastle United in Black socks with their Home Kit for the 3rd Time this season
  • Brentford, 3rd kit with alternative navy socks
  • Manchester United in all off white 3rd kit, 4th time this look has been used

Kit Grid – Up to 23rd January 2024

Kit News

With Paris St. Germain’s Jordan Kit “deal” coming to an end this season we thought they may be the end of the “Jumpman” logo featuring on Football Kits, however it has been reported that a London Club is being looked at to take up the logo moving forward… with currently Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur being in the Nike camp, it likely to be one of these clubs with Chelsea being rumoured as the preferred option.

Full report can be found here

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Premier League – Matchweek 17

Premier League – Matchweek 18

Premier League – Matchweek 19

Premier League – Matchweek 20

Premier League – Matchweek 21

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Premier League: Matchweek 21 Kit Review

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Matchweek 21 is a unique Matchweek in the Premier League season, with the fixtures being split over two weekends to give each of the teams a mini “mid-season” winter break, there was five fixture played over the weekend of 12th to 14th January and the remaining five fixtures on 20th to 22nd January.

As always you can find last week Matchweek’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 21 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 91 (+2 from Matchweek 20)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 57 (No Change from Matchweek 20)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were two new kit look on show through these fixtures.

Crystal Palace have worn their 3rd twice already this season, including the opening fixture back in August, however this is the first time that the kit has been worn in default look of all black, with the black socks getting the debut outing!

Nottingham Forest used their 3rd Kit with bespoke alternative orange shorts and socks for the first time this season in their game against Brentford, the overall look worked well with amount of orange in the shirt… a nice alternative and opens up more opportunities for mix and matching with the default navy blue shorts and socks.

Kit Highlights

Manchester United “Sock Watch”, it was the 2023 Adidas Teamwear socks again in the home game against Tottenham Hotspur, this seems to be the go to sock now for The Red Devils…

Wolverhampton Wanderers wore their away kit for only the second time this season and the first time since the third game of the season back in August against Everton, this also means they have worn Home, Away and 3rd Kits in their last three games!

My favourite Kit Match Up of this week was the match up between Brentford and Nottingham Forest, the alternative look against the classic Brentford kit worked well for me, I have seen comments that considered this to be a kit clash but I think there is enough destinction between the light and dark shorts and socks and in the shirts that this worked well under the lights of Gtech Community Stadium!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 3 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek

There were four Kit Variation on show this week.

  • Luton Town, Away Kit with Home Shorts and Socks, this is the 3rd time this look has been used
  • Manchester United’s again in Black Teamwear Socks (with updated Adidas Logo), the 8th time they have been worn
  • Aston Villa, Home Kit with alternative claret shorts and socks, the 2nd time for this look
  • Nottingham Forest’s 3rd Kit with alternative shorts and socks (see above)

Kit Grid – Up to 23rd January 2024

Kit News

It is being widely reported that Aston Villa have signed “Major” Deal with Adidas, replacing Castore from next season. Aston Villa have been supplied by the many kit manufacturers over the years, however this would be the first time that they have worn the “Three Stripes” of Adidas and will be the second club to move from Castore to Adidas with Newcastle United also making that change from 2024/25 Season – Image from @TheShirtUnion

Manchester City have released a “Year of the Dragon” shirt to celebrate the Chinese New Year and it has been reported that this kit will be worn by both Men and Women’s teams at some point this season, with the kit having its own designed nameset I wonder if it will be a cup game that we see this kit, however with the Men away at Tottenham Hotspur in the 4th Round, its not likely to be that game.

Another interesting story that was being report at the end of last week was the potential introduction of “4th” Kits from 2024/25 season. It is not clear if this will be for every team but the reports suggested that one of Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur or Chelsea will have a 4th Kit available for regular use and not seen as a “Special Kit”. 

So what we have seen with Crystal Palace and Arsenal this season may become the norm in future season within Premier League!

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Premier League – Matchweek 16

Premier League – Matchweek 17

Premier League – Matchweek 18

Premier League – Matchweek 19

Premier League – Matchweek 20

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Premier League: Matchweek 17 Kit Review

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The Christmas fixtures are now in full swing with Matchweek 17 being completed over this weekend, however due to the abandonment of the game between AFC Bournemouth and Luton Town there was only nine completed fixtures.

As always you can find last week Matchweek’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 17 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 81 (No Change from Matchweek 16)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 55 (+1 from Matchweek 16)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were no new outfield kits on show this week, this is the first time this season that we have had no new kit looks in a Matchweek.

However, there was one new Goalkeeper kit, with Brighton & Hove Albion using the yellow version of their goalkeeper kit template (last season’s Nike Keeper Template), which also means the three goalkeeper kits used by Brighton this season are the same three kits used last season by the club (Black / Orange / Yellow).

Kit Highlights

Sheffield United wore their home kit away from Brammall Lane for the first time this season when they visited Chelsea on 16th December.

There were 15 Teams in their default Home Kit this matchweek, this is the highest number of default Home Kits on show in one week this season so far and with the abandoned game between AFC Bournemouth and Luton Town, this meant only three teams were in change kits this weekend…. Fulham (Away Kit), Aston Villa (3rd Kit), Manchester United (3rd Kit / Alternative Socks).

My favourite Kit Match Up of this week was at Anfield, with Liverpool playing Manchester United, with an all red versus all white look, there is something very classic looking about this Manchester United kit and although being used with alternative white socks, the overall match up looks somewhat classic in terms of colours and shirt design!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 1 Away Kit and 2 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek (one match abandoned)

There were just the one Kit Variation on show this week…

  • Manchester United in their 3rd Kit with alternative white socks, creating an All White look. 2nd time this has been used this season.

Kit Grid – Up to 18th December

Kit News

We wish Tom Lockyear all the best in his recovery from his cardic arrest in the game between AFC Bouremouth and Luton Town.

The Premier League fixture will come thick and fast over the fesitve period, we will try and keep on top of things at Kit Geek Towers!

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Premier League – Matchweek 12

Premier League – Matchweek 13

Premier League – Matchweek 14

Premier League – Matchweek 15

Premier League – Matchweek 16

Champions League – Group Stages – in case you missed this review last week!

Premier League: Matchweek 13 Kit Review

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The Premier League returns after the third International Break of the season and this weekend kicks off a run of 8 Matchweeks between now and the end of 2023… so strap yourselves in as we take a more detailed look into the kits worn this weekend!

As always you can find last week Matchweek’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 13 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 75 (+2 from Matchweek 12)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 53 (No Change from Matchweek 12)

New Kits this Matchweek

The new kit looks are still trickling in, with two new kits variations on show this week, both variations of Home Kits.

Aston Villa in their third different Home Kit look this season, using alternative claret shorts and socks for their visit to Tottenham Hotspur.

Manchester United used their home kit with alternative black shorts and Teamwear (2023 version) socks for the first time, the second Red / Black / Black look of the season but first with these socks.

Kit Highlights

“Sock Watch”, with Manchester United going for the Teamwear socks with the new Adidas logo this week but with alternative Black shorts meant a new kit variation (see above), this is the 6th different Home Kit look of the season for Manchester United and the 9th in total in just 13 games!

Aston Villa have now worn six different kit variaions so far this season, 2nd highest in the Premier League… they have used 2 Home Kits, 2 Away and 3rd kit in the first 13 games of the season, yet to wear their default Home Kit look on the road this season.

AFC Bournemouth played in a change kit for the first time in eight games against Sheffield United, which was almost 3 months ago on September 2nd against Brentford.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Brentford and Arsenal, a nice balance between the two kits and both using black shorts which adds to the aesthetic to me, plus the Arsenal away kit keeps growing on me, I really do like seeing it in action!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 16 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and again just the 1 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek.

However there was four variations on show, all home kits..!

  • Chelsea with all blue look for the 2nd time this season
  • Aston Villa with alternative claret shorts and socks (again mentioned above)
  • Manchester United with black shorts and Teamwear (new Adidas Logo) black socks (as mentioned above)
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers used their alternative shorts to create an all “Old Gold” look

Kit Grid – Up to 27th November

Kit News

It is a quiet week on the Premier League Kit News front over the last few weeks.

We are starting to see some leaks for next season’s kits hitting Social Media, I am not one to share until we have offical launch pictures however there are some interesting colour / crest choices for clubs if the leaks are accurate.

That wraps up Matchweek 13 and watch this space for future Premier League Kit Reviews.

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Premier League – Matchweek 8

Premier League – Matchweek 9

Premier League – Matchweek 10

Premier League – Matchweek 11

Premier League – Matchweek 12

Premier League: Matchweek 3 Kit Review

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We are back with all 20 teams in action this weekend and there is plenty to talk about in terms of the kits on show and kit usage this matchweek.

This is the third weekly review of the kits in the Premier League, you can find last week’s here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, we have seen 54 out of the 60 Kits released so far…

Matchweek 3 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 37 (+4 from Matchweek 2)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 35 (+6 from Matchweek 2)

New Kits this Matchweek

We are now hitting the 3rd Matchweek of the season, so the new kits on show are starting to slow up this week

Luton Town – Away Kit with Navy socks (from yet to be released 3rd Kit??)

Manchester United – Home Kit with Teamwear Black socks (we’ll get to this….)

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Away Kit

Aston Villa – Away Kit with alternative white shorts (not home shorts)

6 New Goalkeeper Kits:

  • Arsenal (Blue)
  • Crystal Palace (Green)
  • Fulham (Green)
  • Luton Town (Pink)
  • Manchester City (Fluro Yellow / Green)
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers (Yellow)

Kit Highlights

So, there is only one place to start… Manchester United….

Another Premier League season and yet another Manchester United sock drama. So after using their default home socks in their opening two games, which are black with the similar pattern as seen in the home shirt, this weekend’s home game with Nottingham Forest saw The Red Devils in plain Black Adidas Teamwear socks, is it supply issues or something else, regarding Premier not “signing off” on the sock design as I saw mentioned on Social Media this weekend, only time will tell but if we can get the default socks back that would be great in my humble opionion, they worked really well with the kit and help elevate the overall design!

See the difference below…

The result of this means its 3 different kit looks in 3 games of Manchester United, only matched by Aston Villa, who have worn 2 home kit looks and now an away kit with alternative white shorts (including the monochorm Club Crest).

There is another team that has used 3 different kits in their opening 3 games and that is Wolverhampton Wanderers and their use of Goalkeeper kits, using all 3 already this season…

My favourite kit match up of the weekend was the game between Brentford and Crystal Palace. Palace in their Black 3rd kit with away socks for the second time this season and balance of red / white / black of Brentford gave a nice overall kit match up in my eyes!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 4 Away Kits and again just the one 3rd kit used this weekend but plenty of variations on show with 4 teams moving from default looks:

  • Home, Manchester United
  • Away, Aston Villa and Luton Town
  • 3rd, Crystal Palace

Kit Grid – Up to 28th August

Kit News

There was just the one kit launch this week, with Aston Villa releasing their 3rd kit for this season on Friday 25th August.

I will be back again next week with Matchweek 4’s Kit Review, what we will see in the final week of games before the first International Break of the season!

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 2

Premier League: Matchweek 1 Kit Review

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And we are off….

The 2023 / 24 Premier League Season has now kicked off and as mentioned here I will be taking a more in depth look into the Kits each Matchweek from my usual update via Social Media.

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, we have seen 50 out of the 60 Kits released so far…

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

The New Premier League Namesets got their first full outings and visually worked well I believe, they certainly appeared to be a lot bigger and clearer than their predecessors, so a thumbs up from me on those changes (apart from the bespoke colours, I would still love to see more colour options available to teams).

There were two Kit Mash ups used in the opening weekend of fixtures…

Firstly Crystal Palace who combined their 3rd Kit with their white Away Kit Socks, this look giving two shades of Blue on the kit, with the lighter shade of blue being used with the Away Kit this season.

The second Mash Up was with Tottenham Hotspur, who not only launched their beautiful Navy Blue Away Kit this weekend, they then used it at Brentford with Home Socks (White)

There was a potentially a third Kit Mash Up used with Aston Villa using alternative “Claret” Socks to their trip to Newcastle United, however we do not know what their 3rd kit looks like, so not sure if this is a mash up or just use of alternative home socks, my feeling is this will be an alternative sock but time will tell!

Some more investigation is needed on Brighton & Hove Albion’s Goalkeeper Kit, the black kit worn by Jason Steele this weekend which appears to be same black kit used in the 2022/23 Season, its been difficult to get a clear image of the kit to be 100% certain… so watch this space about this one!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits (12 default and 1 variations), 4 Away Kits (3 default and 1 variation) and just the one 3rd kit used in these opening games

Kit Grid – Up to 15th August

Kit News

In the coming week we expect to see the lauch of Arsenal’s 3rd Kit which has been well documented as a return to the green / navy sleeves, which is rumoured to launched on Friday 18th August 2023.

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.