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Premier League: Matchweek 25, Kit Review

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The Premier League welcomes Friday Night Football for the first time since 24th October in Matchweek 9, with these games played across three days on Friday 6th February and Sunday 8th February 2026.

They are the return fixtures of the second round of fixtures played in Matchweek 11 , on the weekend of 8th and 9th November 2025.

You can find last round of fixtures report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 25 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 99 (+1 Kit this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 69 (+1 New Kits this Matchweek)

There was just the one new kit looks on show these matches.

West Ham United wore alternative navy socks with their Away Kit.

There was also one new Goalkeeper Kit look, with Aston Villa using the Yellow Version of the Trefoil Template for the first time this season.

Kit Highlights

We are closing in on 100 Kit Looks used this season, with the one new look this weekend that takes up to 99…

1 more kit look to go and we continue to see at least one new kit look every match week this season, the breakdown below shows this in more detail!

West Ham United were in their 7th Kit Variation of the season, with 3 Home Kit Looks, 3 Away (see below) and a single 3rd Kit used so far this season. This is the joint second highest along with Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest.

Aston Villa used their 5th different Goalkeeper look of the season, with the use of the yellow Trefoil Template Kit, the other teams to use this kit, Arsenal and Newcastle United are the two other teams that have used at least 5 Different Goalkeeper Kits (Arsenal – 6, Newcastle United – 5).

Everton have worn 4 different Kit Looks in their last 4 games, Away Kit (with Navy Socks), Home Kit, 3rd Kit and Home with Blue shorts worn in this time.

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, Spurs wearing their Away Kit at Old Trafford is something although not common, we have seen before (2021 / 22 was the last time it was done), but using their 3rd Kit worked quite nicely.

Kit Stats

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

There were four Kit variations used in this Matchweek.

  • Nottingham Forest – Home with alternative red shorts, 2nd time used
  • West Ham United – Away with alternative navy socks
  • Everton – Home with alternative blue shorts, 4th time used
  • Chelsea – Away with alternative socks, 2nd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 9th February

Kit News

There was no significant Premier League Kit News this week.

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Premier League: Matchweek 24, Kit Review

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The Premier League says goodbye to January as it plays it’s fifth round of fixtures in 2026 , with these games played across three days on Saturday 31st January and Monday 2nd February 2026.

They are the return fixtures of the second round of fixtures played in Matchweek 2 , on the weekend of 22nd to 25th August 2025.

You can find last round of fixtures report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 24 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 98 (+1 Kit this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 68 (No New Kits this Matchweek)

There was just the one new kit looks on show these matches.

Brentford in their 3rd Kit with alternative claret socks.

Kit Highlights

We are closing in on 100 Kit Looks used this season, with the one new look this weekend that takes up to 98… just 2 more looks to go and we continue to see at least one new kit look every match week this season, the breakdown below shows this in more detail!

Brentford wore their 4th Kit Variation of the season and their first alternative kit look.

Arsenal have worn 4 different kit looks in the last 5 games.

West Ham United have now worn their Home Kit in 10 consecutive games, however they have worn 3 different looks in this time, with default look used 7 times, All Claret used once and the look they used this weekend at Chelsea with alternative claret socks used twice.

Crystal Palace wore their Away (although marketed as white change kit), for just the second time this season, the first being in Match 7, so first time in 17 games.

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Aston Villa and Brentford, as regular followers and readers will know I love a constrasting sock being used, so Brentford using this look and the colour match up between the two kits works really well for me here.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 4 Away and 2 Third Kits in action.

There were four Kit variations used in this Matchweek.

  • West Ham United – Home with alternative claret socks, 2nd time used
  • Fulham – Home with alternative black shorts, 2nd time used
  • Brentford – 3rd with alternative claret socks
  • Burnley – Away with Home socks

Kit Grid – Up to 3rd February

Kit News

Chelsea launched a range of leisure wear called “Return of the Rebel” which takes inspiration from one of the clubs most well know Away Kits worn between 1994 and 1996, the grey and orange look.

There was lots of rumours that this shirt was the Away Kit for 2026 / 27 Season but turns out that was incorrect and this leaked shirt was part of this range and will be a “Pre-Match” Shirt. A nice retro crest used here as well.

Full details can be found on the club website – here

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Champions League 25/26: League Phase Overview

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On Wednesday 28th January 2026 the second League Phase of the expanded Champions League came to it conclusion, with the 36 Teams playing 8 games each for a total of 144 games.

Overall Kit Stats:

  • 113 Kits worn in Group Stages – 144 games
  • 44 Home Kits (33 Default / 11 variations)
  • 33 Away Kits (30 Default / 3 Variations)
  • 30 3rd Kits (23 Default / 7 Variations)
  • 3 “Cup” Kits (2 Default / 1 Variation)
  • 2 4th Kits
  • 1 Charity Kit
  • 2 Teams in 5 Kit Variations
  • 11 Teams in 4 Kit Variations
  • 14 Teams in 3 Kit Variations
  • 8 Teams in 2 Kit Variations
  • 1 Team in just 1 Kit

Team Breakdowns

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

Ajax to Benfica

Bodø/Glimt to Juventus

Kairat to Pafos

PSG to Villarreal

Match Day Breakdowns:

Match 1

Champions League – Match 1

Match 2

Champions League – Match 2

Match 3

Champions League – Match 3

Match 4

Champions League – Match 4

Match 5

Champions League – Match 5

Match 6

Champions League – Match 6

Match 7

Champions League – Match 7

Match 8

Champions League – Match 8

Kit Highlights:

Looking at some of my favourite Kit highlights of the League Phase of the competition…

There were two teams that wore five different Kit variations in their eight games, Bayern Munich and Sporting CP.

Bayern Munich, who wore Home, Away and three different variations of their 3rd Kit.

Sporting CP wore two variations of their Home Kit, Away, 3rd and a Charity Kit.

Bayer Leverkusen were the only team to wear a single Kit Look through this phase of the competition.

PSG were the only team to wear four distinct kits with no variations, wearing Home, Away, 3rd and 4th Kit in their eight games!

AS Monaco wore three different Home Kit looks, using red / white shorts and socks in different combinations.

Benfica were the only team to wear just their Home Kit in all of their matches, they did this in two different looks, wearing default look (white shorts) six times and alternative red shorts twice.

Borussia Dortmund as with traditional over the recent seasons wore a Cup Kit, they did this in two different variations, only wearing alternative shorts the once in the opening game against Juventus.

Juventus wore their 3rd Kit more than any other look, wearing it four times including once at Home.

There were three examples of “European” Change kits, with Napoli having dedicated European Away and 3rd Kits (a shame we did not get to see that wonderful brown 3rd Kit in Champions League Action) and Union Saint-Gilloise used a “European” Away Kit.

Manchester City wore a 4th Kit for second season in a row, this season wearing it three times in total for their most used look away from Etihad Stadium.

That’s it, the Champions League “League” Phase has now been completed!

Links to all the weekly reports can be found above.

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Champions League 25/26: Match 8, Kit Review

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For the second time we are seeing the expanded Champions League complete it’s “League Phase” with the 36 Teams playing a total of 144 game, with these final round of fixtures being played on a single day, Wednesday 28th January 2026.

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

Match 8 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 113
  • 6 New Kits used this Matchweek

New Kits this Matchweek

The 6 new kits this week were the following:

  • Sporting CP – 3rd
  • Real Madrid – Away
  • Qarabag – Away
  • Chelsea – 3rd
  • Bayern Munich – 3rd with red shorts & black socks
  • Slavia Prague – Home with alternative red shorts

Kit Highlights

Bayern Munich wore a wonderful mash up, their 3rd was worn with what appears to be their third goalkeeper kit shorts and black trefoil socks! This was the 3rd different pair of socks worn with this kit in the competition this season and their 5th look used overall, the joint-highest in the Champions League this season

Sporting CP wore their 3rd Kit for the first time, this was their 5th different look (joint-highest), having worn 2 different Home Kit looks, Away and a Charity Kit.

Bayer Leverkusen remain the only team to wear a single kit look through the League Phase.

One of the most common goalkeeper templates across Europe this season, but it a goal scoring one now and we love a goalkeeper scoring!

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between PSV Eindhoven and Bayern Munich, of it was… that wonderful looking Bayern Kit gives a nice balance with PSV’s classic look.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen the following kits…

  • 25 Home Kits
  • 4 Away Kits
  • 5 3rd Kits
  • 2 “Cup” Kit

There were just 3 Kit Variations seen this week…

  • Bayern Munich – 3rd with red shorts & black socks
  • Slavia Prague – Home with alternative red shorts
  • Newcastle United – Home with alternative white shorts & socks, 3rd time used

Let me know your thoughts or other details you spotted this week in the comments below or at my socials.. 

X – @kit_geek or Bluesky – Kit Geek and I will be taking a deeper look into the Kit Usage through out the League Phase of the Champions League in future post coming soon.

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Premier League – Matchweek 21

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Premier League: Matchweek 23, Kit Review

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The Premier League played its fourth round of fixtures in 2026 , with these games played across three days on Saturday 24th January and Monday 26th January 2026.

They are the return fixtures of the opening weekend of the season games played in Matchweek 1, played on the weekend of 15th to 18th August 2025.

You can find last round of fixtures report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 23 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 97 (+3 Kit this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 68 (No New Kits this Matchweek)

There were three new kit looks on show these matches.

Liverpool wore their Away Kit with alternative “Ecru” shorts

Nottingham Forest wore their 3rd Kit with alternative fluro orange socks

Chelsea wore their Away Kit in its default look for the first time.

Kit Highlights

We are closing in on 100 Kit Looks used this season, with 3 New Looks this weekend that takes up to 97… just 3 more looks to go!

Nottingham Forest wore their 7th Different Kit Look of the season, using their 2nd different 3rd Kit look, with 2 Home Kit and 3 Away Kits variations previously used.

Liverpool were in their 6th Different Look of the season, with their 3rd different Away Kit, changing shorts is not something Liverpool have done in the past, but with a change to Adidas this season, this is the second different example of alternative shorts being worn with all green used at Burnley in Matchweek 4.

Chelsea are another team to make it 6 Different Kit Looks this season, with their 3rd different Away Kit look, they used their Away Kit in it’s default look for the first time in Premier League this season, having used it in Club World Cup… we will see the alternative green shorts and socks look used in Premier League to complete the set, they have worn the look in Carabao Cup this season already!

Arsenal lost their first game of the season in their Home Kit, the loss to Manchester United was their 15th match of the season in their first choice look.

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Brentford and Nottingham Forest, the use of the alternative socks really worked well with the Forest 3rd Kit, this was also the match up of the week in the reverse fixture, so maybe one of the best paired teams of the season so far in terms of kits!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 11 Home Kits, 3 Away and 4 Third Kits in action.

There were three Kit variations used in this Matchweek.

  • Liverpool – Away with alternative Ecru Shorts
  • Nottingham Forest – 3rd with alternative Fluro Orange socks
  • Manchester United – 3rd with alternative Yellow socks, 2nd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 27th January

Kit News

There was no significant news this past week involving Premier League Kit News, some leaks from next season are being seen but we will wait until official confirmation before sharing these details.

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Premier League – Matchweek 18

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Premier League – Matchweek 20

Premier League – Matchweek 21

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Champions League 25/26: Match 7, Kit Review

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For the second time we are seeing the expanded Champions League have it’s final fixtures in January, with the seventh round of fixtures being played on Tuesday 20th January and Wednesday 21st January 2026.

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

Match 7 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 107
  • 2 New Kits used this Matchweek

New Kits this Matchweek

The 2 new kits this week were the following:

AS Monaco in their Away

Pafos in 3rd Kit with Away socks

Kit Highlights

Bayer Leverkusen remain the only team to wear a single kit look in this phase of the competition.

AS Monaco wore a change kit for the first time in this season’s Champions League, having worn 3 different Home Kit looks in their previous 6 games. This then being their 4th different kit look, the joint most so far this season.

Manchester City wore their 4th Kit for the 3rd time, they have now worn this kit has much as their Home Kit in the competition this season.

Newcastle United wore an alternative Home Kit look at Home against PSV Eindhoven, wearing white shorts and socks.

Benfica have only worn their Home Kit in the competition so far this season, they wore alternative red shorts for the 2nd time playing Juventus.

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Sporting CP and PSG, the PSG 3rd Kit is one of my favourite kit looks of the season, combined with the classic Sporting look was always going to be a great Kit Match up.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen the following kits…

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

There were just 6 Kit Variations seen this week…

  • Galatasaray – Home with Away Shorts, 2nd time used
  • Union Saint-Gilloise – 3rd with Home Socks, 2nd time used
  • Pafos – 3rd with Away socks
  • Juventus – Home with alternative white shorts & socks, 3rd time used
  • Benfica – Home with alternative red shorts, 2nd time used
  • Newcastle United – Home with alternative white shorts & socks, 2nd time used

Let me know your thoughts or other details you spotted this week in the comments below or at my socials.. X – @kit_geek or Bluesky – Kit Geek and I will be back after the final round of Champions League games , with Round 8 on 28th January 2026.

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Premier League – Matchweek 20

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Premier League – Matchweek 22

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Premier League: Matchweek 22, Kit Review

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The Premier League returns after last weekend’s FA Cup 3rd Round Games, with these fixtures played across three days on Saturday 17th January and Monday 19th January 2026.

They are the second set of return fixtures this season, with these previous games being played in Matchweek 4, played on the weekend of 13th / 14th September 2025.

You can find last round of fixtures report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 22 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 94 (+2 Kit this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 68 (+2 New Kits this Matchweek)

There were two new kit looks on show these matches.

West Ham United wore their Home with alternative claret socks.

Arsenal wore their Away Kit with alternative grey socks.

There were two new Goalkeeper Kits used this weekend:

  • Burnley – Pink
  • Newcastle United – Pink Adidas Trefoil Template

Kit Highlights

West Ham United wore their 6th Kit Variation of the season, and their 3rd different Home Kit look. Along with 2 different Away Kit looks and a single 3rd Kit.

Arsenal wore their 5th different Kit variation of the season, with the 2nd different Away Look this weekend… they have now worn, 1 Home Kit, 2 Away and 2 3rd Kit Looks!

Interestingly they shared on their Social Media the reason for the change of socks, with Premier League making the request due to impacts of colour blind supporters.

There were two new Goalkeeper looks this weekend, they were both Pink Kits with Burnley using their 3rd choice Goalkeeper Kit for the first time and Newcastle United in the Pink version of the Trefoil Keeper’s Template (their 5th Different Goalkeeper look used this season so far).

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United, Newcastle’s 3rd kit gave a nice balance with the “Old Gold” Wolves shirts.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 3 Away and 3 Third Kits in action.

There were three Kit variations used in this Matchweek.

  • West Ham United – Home with alternative claret socks
  • Arsenal – Away with alternative grey socks
  • Everton – Away with alternative navy socks, 3rd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 20th January

Kit News

A couple of Premier League Teams wore special Kits in last weekend’s FA Cup Games.

Tottenham Hotspur wore a commemorative kit, celebrating their 1901 FA Cup win.

Everton wore a 4th Kit, it is unclear whether this kit will be seen in the Premier League this season.

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Premier League: Matchweek 21, Kit Review

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The Premier League has now seen two rounds of games in the New Year and these were the final round of nine games in just over a six weeks, with these midweek fixtures played across three days on Tuesday 6th January and Thursday 8th January 2026.

They are the second set of return fixtures this season, with these previous games being played in Matchweek 3, played on the weekend of 30th / 31st August 2025.

You can find last round of fixtures report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 21 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 92 (+1 Kit this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 66 (No New Kits this Matchweek)

There was one new kit looks on show these matches.

Manchester United wore their Away Kit in it’s default look for the first time this season.

Kit Highlights

Nottingham Forest wore alternative navy shorts and socks with their Away for the second time in two games in a row, their victory at West Ham United also means they have now scored 11 points in their Away Kit, the first team to score double figure points in their Away Kit (and as it stands the kit they have won the most points in this season, only won 10 in their Home Kit).

Manchester United have now worn 8 Different Kit Variations this season, with their Away Kit being worn in its default look being the 3rd different Away Kit look, coupled with 2 Home Kit looks and 3 3rd Kit variations used this season, this is the joint highest in Premier League so far this season (with Aston Villa).

Tottenham Hotspur have now worn their 3rd Kit 5 times in the last 8 games, these all in just over a month.

Aston Villa wore their 3rd Kit (in it’s default look) against Crystal Palace, this meant it was 4 different kit looks in the last 4 games, having worn Home with Claret socks at Chelsea, Away with white socks at Arsenal, Home Kit against Nottingham Forest and then the 3rd Kit at Palace!

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Arsenal and Liverpool, a classic looking Liverpool Away Kit gave us a Kit Match up that harks back to the 90s, and I am all for it!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 12 Home Kits, 5 Away and 3 Third Kits in action.

There were two Kit variations used in this Matchweek.

  • Nottingham Forest – Away with alternative navy shorts / socks, 2nd time used
  • Chelsea – Home, All Blue, 2nd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 9th January

Kit News

Newcastle United and Adidas have reissued their classic 1995 / 96 Away Shirt, but for me it’s the training wear that they are also launching, with the team donning this classic sweatshirt in training this week. The full range is being released on 13th January.

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The Heat Press: My Top 5 Shirts of 2025

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Our friends over at They Think Kits All Over released their Top 50 Shirts of 2025 Podcast Episode earlier this week, where they ask their followers to send across their Top 5 (in order) which they then collate and create a list of the Top 50 shirts… with many other people sharing their Top Shirt Lists, I thought I would share mine which I submitted to the TTKAO gang!

So queue the countdown music, here are my favourite 5 Shirts of the year!

Number 5 – Hamburg SV Home

My countdown starts with HSV’s 2025 / 26 Home Shirt, as we see with most seasons now there is a look back to past, and this template has also been used by Club America in Mexico but this version in Hamburg’s Tri-Colour combination was my favourite and a great example of retro done right as based on 1994 / 95 3rd Kit.

Number 4 – Swansea City 3rd

Gulf colours are one of the most iconic colour schemes in sport, so when Swansea City built on the success of their commemorative fourth kit from the 2023 / 24 season, when the Gulf logo featured on the front of the Swansea City shirt celebrating the 30th anniversary of their Autoglass Trophy win, the third kit went fully in on the Gulf colours of racing blue and orange.

Number 3 – SSC Napoli 3rd

Brown Kits often be seen in “worst” shirt lists, you the one I mean… so this Napoli choice is a brave one in terms of colour but paired with the light blue detailing and logos just works wonderfully well. We discussed this kit in Episode 35 of The Football Kit Podcast and I called it out then as my favourite Kit from Serie A this season.

Number 2 – Germany 125th Anniversary Shirt

There were so many wonderful Anniversary Shirts from Adidas this season, this list easily could have been made up of the 5 shirts from that “Family”, however I decided I would only include one shirt and that one was the Germany 125th Anniversary Shirt. One of the most elegantly beautiful shirts of this century, and does exactly what you want an Anniversary shirt to do… a special call out the blue goalkeeper version as well (which I purchased, in long sleeve of course).

Number 1 – Port Vale Home

So my Number 1 was Port Vale’s Home Shirt, another Anniversary shirt, this time celebrating 150 Years of the club, with its retro club crest, no sponsor, it just looks amazing and when you take the whole Kit into consideration for me it is Kit Perfection. This Puma template is one the best templates of the season as well, with several clubs have great shirts with it but this one is the stand out in my eyes and my favourite shirt of 2025.

Well that’s it, My Top 5 Shirts of 2025 but I am just one single voice and would love to know what you think and what made your Top 5’s!

Again a huge call out and thanks to They Think Kits All Over Pod for their hard work in creating and sharing their list, also if you enjoy these kind list please also check out Friend of Kit Geek and The Football Kit Podcast @ChatShirt who created a wonderful Top 100 List that is worth spending the time reading – you can find it here

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Premier League: Matchweek 20, Kit Review

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The Premier League hits the New Year and we are officially in the second half of the season, and these were the eighth round games of nine over a six week period, with the fixtures played across two days on Saturday 3rd January and Sunday 4th January 2026.

You can find last round of fixtures report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 20 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 91 (+2 Kit this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 66 (No New Kits this Matchweek)

There were two new kit looks on show this weekend.

Nottingham Forest wore their Away Kit with alternative navy shorts and socks

Burnley wore their Home Kit with Away socks

Kit Highlights

For the second Matchweek in a row, 17 Teams wore their Home Kit, with 15 in default look and 2 in alternative Home Kit Looks.

Nottingham Forest wore their 6th Different Kit Look of the season so far, this was their 3rd different Away Kit variation.

Burnley wore their 5th different Kit Variation of the season, there are the only team in the Premier League this season to use “Kit Mash” up and now they have done it twice, having worn Away Kit with Home socks at West Ham United, this weekend they wore Home Kit with Away Socks at Brighton & Hove Albion.

Brentford wore their Home Kit in an Away game for the first time this season, in their 10th Away Match of the campaign.

A couple of interesting Kit notes from Newcastle United this weekend…

Firstly, Fabian Schär marked his 250th appearance for the club with a special detail on his match shirt.

Secondly, Nick Pope wore their 3rd Choice Goalkeeper Kit, the yellow Trefoil Template, this is the first time that we have seen this template used when the team are NOT wearing their 3rd Kit (other teams have worn same colour in standard and Trefoil Templates to get around this).

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal, the Bournemouth Home Kit is one of my favourite this season, and paired with a classic looking Arsenal 3rd Kit gave us a nice overall match up and balance!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 17 Home Kits, 2 Away and 1 Third Kits in action.

There were three Kit variations used in this Matchweek.

  • Nottingham Forest – Away with alternative navy shorts / socks
  • Burnley – Home with Away socks
  • Manchester United – Home, with alternative black shorts, 3rd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 4th January

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