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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!

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

Premier League – Matchweek 19

Premier League – Matchweek 20

Premier League – Matchweek 21

Premier League – Matchweek 22

Premier League – Matchweek 23

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League Two – 100 Kits!

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League Two Clubs are the gift that keeps on giving for us Kit Geeks, on Saturday 10th February we saw the 100th Kit Variation used by the 24 clubs in League Two in 362 Games, for comparison in whole of the 2022/23 season there were a total 94 Kits used, this number was surpassed just under half way through the season with Newport County wearing a kit mash up that contained Away Shirt / Home Shorts / 3rd Socks on at Wrexham on 23rd December 2023.

So where have the 100 kits come from?

The way that I define it is a discintive look, so taking all the elements of the kit (Shirt / Shorts / Socks) and then reviewing how that look is made up and the differences in the kit looks, so a club’s default home kit would be one look and then if the home shirt is worn with default shorts but away kit socks, that becomes a new kit variation.

Overview:

  • 24 – Home Kits
  • 15 – Home Kit Variations
  • 24 – Away Kits
  • 11 – Away Kit Variations
  • 20 – 3rd Kits
  • 5 – 3rd Kit Variations
  • 1 – 4th / Special Kit

Looking at the Clubs in more detail, these kits are in order of their appearence this season and the number of times each kit has been used underneath it, this information is correct up to Saturday 10th February.

Accrington Stanley – 4 Kit used, with the Home, Away and 3rd Kits joined by a Home Kit with alternative white socks!

AFC Wimbledon – One of the ten teams to use just Home, Away and 3rd Kits

Barrow AFC – Another team with Home, Away and 3rd Kits

Bradford City – Home, Away and 3rd Kits for The Bantams

Colchester United – Three Kit variations for Colchester, however just Home and Away, with an Away variation with alternative white socks!

Crawley Town – The most variations of the 100 Kits is from Crawley Town with 8 Kits, with different elements of each of the three kits being used to create three different Home Kit looks, three Away Kits and two 3rd Kit variations. The final variation used was the 100th Kit of the Season, their Default 3rd Kit (White / Black / White) used at Crewe Alexandra.

Crewe Alexandra – 5 Kits used by Crewe, with Home and Away variations combined with the three default kits.

Doncaster Rovers – 4 Kits used, with Home Kit with away shorts being used as a variation, we are still to see their default Away Kit this season!

Forest Green Rovers – Just Home, Away and 3rd Kits used (in that order as well).

Gillingham – Our 5th Team with just Home, Away and 3rd Kits

Grimsby Town – 5 Kits for Grimsby, with mash ups of socks between Home and Away Kits

Harrogate Town – Another team to use socks to create mash up looks, Home and 3rd Kits in Harrogate’s case

Mansfield Town – Home, Away and 3rd Kits

Milton Keynes Dons – Another team with just Home, Away and 3rd Kits

Morecambe – Although just having Home and Away Kits this season, Morecambe have used alternative white socks and mash ups to create 5 Kit Variations in total

Newport County – One of two teams to use 7 Kit Variations, however the only team in League Two (and EFL / Premier League) to use a 4th Kit this season, also using two different Home Looks, three Away and 3rd Kit!

Notts County – Another team to use just Home and Away Kits, with alternative white shorts and socks being used to create a second Home Kit look

Salford City - The 2nd Team with 7 Kit Variations, again another team using element of the kits to create different looks, Salford’s however have only used Black Shorts / Socks and White Shorts / Socks to create the look with their three different shirts.

Stockport County – The 8th Team Home, Away and 3rd Kits

Sutton United – Home, Away and 3rd Kits

Swindon Town – 4 Kits, with Home combined with 3rd Socks to create an alternative look

Tranmere Rovers – The Final team with just Home, Away and 3rd Kits, also Tranmere’s Home kit at this moment is the most used kit in League Two with 23 appearences in their 31 games so far (correct as of 12th February)

Walsall – The only that has used 6 Kit Variations this season so far, Walsall are one of my favourite teams for kit usage, often creating different looks with their kit elements, this season has seen two Home Kits, three Away and just the default 3rd Kit used.

Wrexham – 4 Kits looks, with the alternative variation of Away and Home socks being 4 times so far this season!

As mentioned above the 100th Kit used was Crawley Town’s use of their default 3rd Kit against Crewe Alexandra on Saturday 10th February 2024.

Kit Grid – Up to 12th February, this shows what the fixtures were for this season so far!

One Final look, at when the Kits were worn… this view shows you at which match the new kit look / variation was first used, for example… AFC Wimbledon wore their Home Kit in their first game, 3rd Kit in their 3rd game and Away Kit in their 4th game..!

There we have it 100 Kits of League Two, let me know your thoughts and comments below or over at @Kit_Geek

Kit Variations – English Leagues

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I am always looking for new ways to visualise what I do, as regular followers will know I like to look into the details of the Kits worn across various football competitions, so this is a post to consolidate some of that data and it will be one that will be flexible and be updated as we move through the rest of the 2023/24 Season!

One of those things that I look at are the variations of the kits used, but what does that actually mean…

I break the Kits down into their three main elements – Shirts / Shorts / Socks, then I look at the variations of these elements worn with the shirt which is the consistent part of the kit!

Definitions of Terms used

  • Default Kit – This is the regisitered Kit of Each Team, so Home, Away and Third Kits (Could Also be termed as Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Kits)
  • Kit Variation – One of the Shorts and Socks is change with either the Home, Away and Third Kits
  • Mash Up – The use of elements of different kits being used together, for example Away Shirt worn with Home Shorts and Third Socks (as coined on The Football Kit Podcast)
  • Alternative Shorts / Socks – A bespoke alternative pair of shorts and socks, created for a specific kit

Some examples…

Default Kits – The way the kits are designed to worn, Stockport County showing their three kits at the start of the 2023/24 Season.

Kit Variation – Manchester United are an excellent example of this, Home Shirt was been worn in six different variations this season in Premier League.

Mash up – Luton Town are my go to choice here, having worn the ultimate Mash Up already this season by wearing their Third Shirt with Away Shorts and Home Socks.

Alternative Shorts / Socks – A good example here is Everton this season, who have worn their Away kit with “Default” Navy shorts and socks and also “Alternative” Salmon / Coral shorts and socks

Kit Variations – 2023/24 – Last update, 2nd February 2024

So here we are this season and here is a snapshot that shows all the kits used in the Premier League and EFL so far this season.

Premier League – 94 Kits in Total

  • 37 Home Kits (20 Default / 17 Variations)
  • 35 Away Kits (20 Default / 15 Variations)
  • 22 Third Kits (13 Default / 9 Varitions)
  • Manchester United have worn 10 Kit Variations this season
  • 3 Teams in 6 Kit Variations
  • 6 Teams in 5 Kit Variations
  • 6 Teams in 4 Kit Variations
  • 4 Teams in 3 Kit Variations

Championship – 81 Kits in Total

  • 31 Home Kits (24 Default / 7 Variations)
  • 27 Away Kits (24 Default / 3 Variations)
  • 23 Third Kits (All Default)
  • Queen’s Park Rangers have worn 5 Kit Variations
  • 7 Teams in 4 Kit Variations
  • 16 Teams in 3 Kit Variations

League One – 76 Kits in Total

  • 29 Home Kits (24 Default / 5 Variations)
  • 26 Away Kits (24 Default / 2 Variations)
  • 21 Third Kits (18 Default / 3 Varitions)
  • 7 Teams in 4 Kit Variations
  • 14 Teams in 3 Kit Variations
  • 3 Teams in 2 Kit Variations

League Two – 98 Kit Variations

  • 39 Home Kits (24 Default / 15 Variations)
  • 34 Away Kits (24 Default / 10 Variations)
  • 24 Third Kits (19 Default / 5 Varitions)
  • 1 Fourth Kit
  • 3 Teams in 7 Kit Variations
  • 1 Team in 6 Kit Variations
  • 3 Teams in 5 Kit Variations
  • 5 Teams in 4 Kit Variations
  • 12 Teams in 3 Kit Variations

The only Fourth Kit used so far this season is from Newport County, worn at Home against Stockport Country on 25th November 2023, this was a Charity Kit for their former winger Jason Bowen and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

There we have it, I hope this gives you a little bit insight into how I look at kits and how I record their usage, I will continue to update this as we move through the final months of the season.

Any thoughts or comments, please let me know!

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

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

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!

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

Premier League – Matchweek 16

Premier League – Matchweek 17

Premier League – Matchweek 18

Premier League – Matchweek 19

Premier League – Matchweek 20

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Kit Manufacturers Breakdown: 2023/24

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I created a graphic this week that showed a breakdown of the Kit Manufacturers of the current 92 English League Clubs from Premier League and EFL for this current season.

So thought I would create something with a little more detail for those Kit Nerds and Geeks out there, a form of reference guide for Kits and Clubs for the 2023/24 Season.

2024/25 Season can be found here

Overview of Kit Manufacturers

Breakdown per Manufacturer (In good old fashioned League Ladders Style)!

Puma – 16 Teams

Macron – 15 Teams

Umbro – 13 Teams

Adidas – 9 Teams

Castore – 7 Teams

Nike – 7 Teams

Errea – 6 Teams

Hummel – 4 Teams

Joma – 3 Teams

New Balance – 2 Teams

O’Neills – 2 Teams

Oxen – 2 Teams

That Leaves six teams, each being the only club that their manufacturer supplies.

FBT – Crewe Alexandra (League Two)

Kappa – Hull City (Championship)

Kelme – Watford (Championship)

Mills – Tranmere Rovers (League Two)

Tag – Burton Albion (League One)

VX3 – Newport County (League Two)

So there we have it, 92 Team, 18 manufacturers and all the details you may need.

Any surprises there, any thoughts and comments please let me know?

2024/25 Season can be found here

FA Cup: 3rd Round, Kit Review

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The FA Cup 3rd Round, one of the highlights of the Football Season for many of us, the round that sees teams from the Premier League and Championship join the competition, often with several “Non-League” teams still involved, the dreams and hope of a New Year replicated into Footballing dreams both big and small!

In it’s 143rd season, the oldest competition in Football initially had 732 teams enter with qualifying rounds starting back in the summer of 2023, with 32 teams from these fixtures reaching the first round, where the EFL Teams first join the Competition.

A recap of the previous rounds…

1st Round

1st Round Replays

2nd Round

2nd Round Replays

The 3rd Round of The FA Cup took place over 5 days of the first weekend of 2024, between Thursday 4th January and Monday 8th January, the fixture between Crystal Palace and Everton the first to be played on Thursday of this weekend!

3rd Round Kit Log

64 Teams kicked off the 3rd Round in 32 Fixtures.

3rd Round Replays

There were 14 different Kit Manufacturers seen in this round of the FA Cup, with Macron having the most teams with 11 and Umbro with 10, the only two with double figures… four Kit Makers, Kappa, Kelme, New Balance (all Championship Clubs) and VX3 (Newport County) with just one club.

Kit Highlights

Crystal Palace kicked off the 3rd Round of the FA Cup on Thursday by wearing a special charity / 4th shirt, containing a sash something that The Eagles are well known for doning on their kits over the years. This shirt was paired with Home shorts and socks and with Everton in their 3rd Kit, it made for one of my favourite Kit Match Ups of the season so far.

For the 3rd Season in a row Arsenal used an all white kit, labelled as “No More Red”, highlighting teenage knife attacks in London. The shirts will not be for release and will sold for charities supporting the local communities. This season is different as the previous incarnations were used away from The Emirates Stadium, at Nottingham Forest in 2022 and Oxford United in 2023, so this is a rare ccurrence of Arsenal not in red at Home, Liverpool joind the No More Red theme by wearing their 3rd Kit for a unique look for one of the historic fixtures in English Football!

Maidstone United the lowest team left in the competition, continued to the 4th Round with their victory against League One Stevenage, The National League South (6th Tier) Kent Team have a kit which is based in design on the final Maidstone United kit from 1992 before the club folded and withdraw from The Football League.

An interesting Kit Match up with the Tyne / Wear Derby, in recent years when the clubs have played each other change kits have been worn to avoid a clash, this was not the case in this FA Cup game, with Newcastle United wearing alternative white shorts and socks with their Home Shirt to give a more traditional look to this fixture, something that raised mixed views across Social Media with both those glad to see this and those that called it out as a kit clash!

Blackpool are the only team that have worn three different kit looks in the opening three rounds of the Competition, having worn all Tangerine Home Kit in their opening round against Bromley, then their default home with against Forest Green Rovers and their Away Kit against Nottingham Forest.

Manchester City had one difference in their kit from any of the other competing clubs… as they continue to not use the offical FA Cup sleeve patches, due to the current sponsors of the competition, they do not use the patches as it is direct competition to their own principle sponsor. It is likely, as in previous seasons that will be fined for this action but that does not stop them! It also means the holders patch (which is silver not red) will not be seen this season.

Being a Cup competition meant that lots of clubs, introduced their own “Cup” Namesets instead of the standard league names and numbers that normally used, some stand out ones that we wanted to call out are the following…

Any of your FA Cup hightlights that I have missed or stand out, let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek 

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Premier League: Matchweek 20 Kit Review

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The season has now reached Matchweek 20 and the final round of the Premier League fixtures of the Festive Period also means this is the first set of return fixtures, with the reverse games being played in Matchweek 3.

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 20 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 89 (+3 from Matchweek 19)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 57 (+1 from Matchweek 19)

New Kits this Matchweek

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

Sheffield United used alternative red shorts and socks to give a very 90s look when they visited Manchester City, this was the first alternative look they have used for their Home Kit this season.

Manchester United used their Away kit with alternative white socks, although used the socks before this was the first time that we have seen the look with the default away shorts… given us their 10th Kit variation of the season (more on that below)

Arsenal wore their 3rd for the first in the League, however it was worn with alternative white socks which is a variation that we have previoulsy seen this season in The Champions League when they played Sevilla.

There was one new Goalkeeper used this week, that was Brentford’s black version of the current Umbro Goalkeeper Template, the 3rd different Keeper look used by The Bees.

Kit Highlights

Manchester United have now worn 10 different kit variations / looks in 20 Premier League game in total. These are made up six different Home Kits, three away kit looks and just the one 3rd kit – this also means they have worn has many different kit looks as they have wins in The League.

The six Home Kit looks used…

The four Change Kits…

My favourite Kit Match Up of this week was the match up between Manchester City and Sheffield United, regular readers will know that I do enjoy an alternative Kit Look and this Sheffield United change up with red shorts and socks is great, as mentioned above something very 90s about the look and works well in contrast to Manchester City’s Home Kit.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 12 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 3 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek

There were three Kit Variation on show this week, all three being new kit looks for the season…

  • Sheffield United, Home Kit with alternative red shorts and socks
  • Manchester United’s Away Kit with alternative white socks
  • Arsenal 3rd Kit with white socks

Kit Grid – Up to 3rd January 2024

Kit News

The Premier League fixture will come thick and fast over the fesitve period, so there is little in Kit News updates, if I have missed anything Premier League related please let me know.

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

Premier League – Matchweek 15

Premier League – Matchweek 16

Premier League – Matchweek 17

Premier League – Matchweek 18

Premier League – Matchweek 19

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.

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

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Premier League: Matchweek 12 Kit Review

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Matchweek 12 is completed and we are just under a third of the way through the season, time to take a deeper look into some of the kits worn this weekend in the Premier League.

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 12 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 73 (+3 from Matchweek 11)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 53 (+1 from Matchweek 11)

New Kits this Matchweek

The new kit looks keep rolling in, with three new kits variations on show this week with a couple of default away kits seen for the first time and one incredible away kit alternative, there was also a new goalkeeper this week!

Tottenham Hotspur used their away kit in it’s default look of all navy blue for the first time this season, the kits previous outings have been with white (Home) socks.

Luton Town were the other team to use their away kit in its default look for the first time as well, the all white kit used at Manchester United for the first time, the interchangablilty of the Luton Town kits have meant this is the first time in the kits five uses the all white look has been used.

Sheffield United provided one of the best kit looks of the season so far with this combinaton used at Brighton & Hove Albion, the yellow away shirt paired with alternative red shorts and socks, given us a kit reminiscent of their away kit in the very first Premier League season!

Fulham gave us our only new goalkeeper look of the weekend, this is 3rd different keeper kit of the season and matches the others in the current Adidas Goalkeeper template in blue, the same kit used by Arsenal as an alternative goalkeeper kit.

Kit Highlights

First place to start this week with with Luton Town, who have worn four different kit looks in their last four games, with three different away kit looks and one home kit!

“Sock Watch” at Old Trafford, with Manchester United going for the Teamwear socks with the new Adidas logo this week, this is the 3rd time that these socks have been used this in Premier League this season!

Sheffield United continued their run of change kits in all away games this season, with their 3rd kit look on the road in their six games so far, this was the first point won in an away game for The Blades, therefore the first points in change kits this season… and well it gives me another excuse to share a picture of this kit!

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Crystal Palace and Everton, this fixture has given us the only “halved shirt” derby of the season, with two cracking kits on show… it was always going to be my choice of Kit Match up of the weekend!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 12 Home Kits, 7 Away Kits and 1 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek.

However there was three variations on show

  • Manchester United, Home with white shorts and Teamwear (new Adidas Logo) black socks
  • Newcastle United used their away kit with alternative white socks for the second time this season
  • Sheffield United and that wonderful away kit look of Yellow / Red / Red

Kit Grid – Up to 14th November

Kit News

It is a quiet week on the Premier League Kit News front this weekend, with no stories reaching Kit Geek Towers this week, so what this space over the coming two weeks for any updates!

And Finally, the latest Episode (Ep.23) of The Football Kit Podcast is out now, in this episode we are joined by well known Kit Guru and all round good guy Phil Delves and discuss the Kits of the 00’s, often a forgotten decade when it comes to kit designs!

The Podcast can be downloaded in your Pod Catcher of Choice here

That wraps up Matchweek 12, and we have reached the final International Break of 2023, so I will return in two weeks time!

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

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