The first round of midweek fixtures of the 2023/24 season have been completed and just like Amazon’s Sub Counter, we want to take Kit Reviews the next level… so here is the review of Matchweek 15 Kits!
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 15 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 79 (+2 from Matchweek 14)
Goalkeeper Kits – 54 (No change from Matchweek 14)
New Kits this Matchweek
A couple more new kit looks on show through this round of fixtures/
Burnley used their third kit for the first time this season at Wolverhampton Wanderers, a nice alternative kit for Burnley with a touch of the Sky Blue within the body of the shirt.
Liverpool used their purple 3rd kit for the first time in the League this season at Sheffield United, having worn it in the Europa League once this season.
Kit Highlights
Manchester City are now the only team that have worn just two kits so far this season, with Home being worn 11 times and Away 4 times!
“Sock Watch”, with Manchester United again used the Teamwear socks with the new Adidas logo this has now been used 5 times in a row (with Home Kit).
My favourite Kit Match Up of this round of fixtures, was the clash between Everton and Newcastle United, a classic look for both teams, especially with Newcastle United in their alternative black socks!
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 3 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek.
There were two Kit Variations on show…
Manchester United in Teamwear (new Adidas Logo) black socks with their Home Kit, the 5th time this has been used
Newcastle United in alternative black socks with their Home Kit, the 2nd time used this season, first being in MW2
Kit Grid – Up to 8th December
Kit News
Bukayo Saka made his 200th Appearence for Arsenal in their visit to Luton Town on 5th December, to mark the occasion his shirt contained “200” inside the collar… thanks to @ArsenalShirt for highlighting this!
It is another quiet week on the Premier League Kit News, a few leaked kits coming through but as previously mentioned we will not share these until it the offical kit launches but they can found easily if you look for them!
That wraps up Matchweek 15, the first midweek fixtures of the season and we will back early next week with MW16!!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek
Its December and the Premier League fixtures are coming in thick and fast, so here a look at the Kits worn in Matchweek 14.
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 14 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 77 (+2 from Matchweek 13)
Goalkeeper Kits – 54 (+1 from Matchweek 13)
New Kits this Matchweek
A couple more new kit looks on show this week,
Brighton & Hove Albion used their away kit with alternative white shorts, this was the first time this look has been used in a competitive game this season and becomes the 3rd different look used The Seagulls this season in the League.
Luton Town, now this is the kind of kit usage that got me interested in Football Kits all those years ago, The Hatters have given us an “Ultimate” Kit Mash, with elements of all three kits being on show in one game! This was the first time that we have seen the 3rd Shirt in the League this season, however it was paired with Away Shorts and Home Socks…. simply Wonderful!
This also becomes the 6th Kit Variation used by The Hatters this season, joint 2nd highest in Premier League.
There was one new Goalkeeper Kit on show, which was Crystal Palace who used their 3rd different Goalkeeper Kit with an Orange alternative kit.
Kit Highlights
“Sock Watch”, with Manchester United going for the Teamwear socks with the new Adidas logo this now seems to the sock of choice now, having been used 4 times in a row (with Home Kit).
Aston Villa using their away kit in an all white format means that they have used four different kit looks in their last four games.
Crystal Palace have now worn their Away Kit 3 times in the last four games
My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Brentford and Luton Town, it was always going to be this game this week with that Luton Town Mash Up…
This gives me another excuse to share a picture of it!
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 4 Away Kits and 2 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek.
There were six variations on show, three Home, two Away and one 3rd, this the most variations seen in one matchweek, the 2nd time this season we have seen this (first being MW6).
Aston Villa using white shorts with their Away Kit to give an all white look, the 2nd time this has been used this season.
Brighton & Hove Albion, used an alternative look for the first time in Premier League, using white shorts with their away kit
Everton in All Blue, the 2nd time this look has been seen in League.
Fulham using alternative white socks and again the 2nd time this look has been used this season
Luton Town with their wonderful mash up… 3rd Shirt / Away Shorts and Home Socks
Manchester United in Teamwear (new Adidas Logo) black socks with their Home Kit, the 4th time this has been used
Kit Grid – Up to 4th December
Kit News
It is another quiet week on the Premier League Kit News front over the last few weeks.
That wraps up Matchweek 14 and with the first set of mid week fixtures taking place this week, the next review will be out this coming Friday!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek
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
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
The clocks have changed, we are now into November and the Premier League Winter Ball is in action… but what happened on the Kit front in this week’s Premier League 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 11 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 70 (+6 from Matchweek 11)
Goalkeeper Kits – 52 (+2 from Matchweek 11)
New Kits this Matchweek
After two weeks of four new kits on show we had one better with this weekend with six new outfield kits, meaning over half the games fielded a kit look we have not seen yet this season, plus a couple new Goalkeeper kits in their as well!
Manchester United, sporting their 5th different Home Kit look of the season (8th Overall) with one of their more traditional Home Kit Variations, using white shorts and socks against Fulham.
West Ham United used their 3rd Kit for the first time this season in the League, having previously used it in Europe.
Wolverhampton Wanderers used alternative shorts to create an all “Old Gold” look on the road, this was the first time we have seen this kit colour variation since 2018/19 Season against Southampton (13th April 2019).
Aston Villa were another team to use their 3rd Kit for the first time in the league having previously used it in Europe this season.
Liverpool used a change kit for the first time this season in their visit to Luton Town, using their away kit!
Chelsea used a variation of their Home Kit for the first time this season, pairing it up with alternative blue socks, to give an all blue look, something not seen since 2021/22 season, as navy socks (from the Away kit) were used as alternative last season
There were two new goalkeeper kits also used for the first time this weekend, both shades of purple…. Having used just one kit for the first nine games of the Season Everton made it three kits in three games for Jordan Pickford and Luton Town used a purple keeper kit, interestingly it was the keeper template from last season that they used not the current Umbro goalkeeper offering!
Kit Highlights
Nottingham Forest have now worn their default Home Kit (Red / White / Red) six times in total and are unbeaten this season in this look, winning three and drawing three of their games!
My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Luton Town and Liverpool, Liverpool in one their best away kit looks of recent years, matched up with Luton Town’s retro inspired home kit just worked for me and looked great in action.
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 2 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek.
However there was four variations on show, all from home kits
Manchester United, Home with white shorts and socks
Arsenal used their Home kit with alternative red socks, this was the 3rd time this has been used this season
Wolverhampton Wanderers and their All Old Gold look
Chelsea in all blue using alternative blue socks with their home kit
Kit Grid – Up to 7th November
Kit News
Something we have been looking into is the Manchester United sock situation, well we may have some more insights on what is going… Kit Guru Phil Delves has got some inside information, which appears to be that the players are not happy with the default socks, complaining that they are too tight, this being the reason behind the use of Teamwear Socks.
There may be some interesting looking logos for some teams next season, it is rumour that Adidas will bring back the “Trefoil” Logo for their teams third kits next season likely to be Arsenal and Manchester United in the Premier League.
Nike also looking to do something different with their logo, having used the “Futura” logo a couple of seasons ago, this time it is rumoured that Nike shirts will have a double tick, and possibly have it on its side (potrait view rather than landscape if you will)… I guess we will find out next summer but interesting both stories being reported in the same week!
That wraps up Matchweek 11, plenty of new kits to look back on both outfield and goalkeepers.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and Matchweek Kit Review will return next week.
We are now in double figures for Matchweeks and over a quarter of the way through the season as Matchweek 10 is now completed.
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 10 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 64 (+4 from Matchweek 9)
Goalkeeper Kits – 50 (+3 from Matchweek 9)
New Kits this Matchweek
For the second Matchweek in a row, there were four new kit looks on show….
Sheffield United made an interesting Kit Choice to their visit to Arsenal, going for the first time this season with their light grey / off white 3rd kit paired with alternative red socks… The Blades have gone with their Yellow Away Kit for all their games on the road this season and maybe this would have been a better choice this week, as this look did create somewhat of an overall clash!
Newcastle United used their Away Kit in its default (Green / White / Green) look for the first time this season at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Everton used their wonderful 3rd Kit for the first time in their victory at West Ham United, the kit is part of the 100th Anniversary Celebration for Hummel and is a variation of their classic “Mexico” design. I wrote a detailed piece on all those kits which you can find here!
Fulham complete the new outfield kits on show this week, debutting their neon pink Away Kit at Brighton & Hove Albion, a kit ot brighten up those dreary winter days…!
There were also three new goalkeeper used for the first time this weekend… with Chelsea using the green version of the Nike Template for the first time and in the game at The London Stadium saw both Keepers in new kits, with West Ham United using the Pink Umbro template as seen by all Umbro Teams in the Premier League now and Everton moving from their green keeper kit for the first time this season by using their Black / Blue alternative kit!
This takes up to 50 Goalkeeper Used this season so far.
Kit Highlights
We will start as always with Manchester United “Sock Watch”, this weekend in the Manchester Derby it was a return the most recent Adidas Teamwear socks, with just the Adidas Logo… this was the 2nd time they have worn these socks with their Home Kit.
Liverpool have worn their Home Kit in their opening TEN GAMES, so currently have the longest running Kit Streak in the Premier League.
My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Brighton & Hove Albion and Fulham, although the Brighton Home Kit is not one of my favourite kits of the season, the match up with the vibriant Fulham Away gave us a nice balance in kit looks and for me just worked well on the eye!
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits, 5 Away Kits and 2 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek, this was the second week in a row that we have seen this breakdown.
However there was one Home, Away and 3rd Kit Variation on show this weekend!
Manchester United, Home with Teamwear Socks (New Logo)
Luton Town, Away with Home Shorts & Socks, 2nd Time this variation has been used this season
Sheffield United, 3rd with alternative red socks.
As mentioned above Liverpool have now worn their Home Kit for all 10 games so far, therefore using just the one kit this season! This run is likely to end next weekend when they visit Luton Town so a change kit will be used there.
Sheffield United have used change kits in all five their Away games this season, using their Away kit four times and 3rd kit for the first time this weekend!
Kit Grid – Up to 30th October
Kit News
The Arsenal x Maharishi collection was released in the last week, Maharishi were founded in London in 1994 and are known for using camouflage as in the heart of their designs. Another example of The North Londoners branching their “kits” across from the standard playing and training gear, with these items likely to be used as Pre-Match kit.
To the other side of North London, Tottenham Hotspur launched their “Legacy” Number initiative for their kits, this is wear players wear a unique number on their kit, the number represents their place in order of players to represent the club, something originally seen in Cricket and recently seen used by England National Football Team as well… will more clubs follow this lead, time will tell?
The Numbers will be on the back of the shirts, above the players name – See “805” for Son below!
That wraps up Matchweek 10 plenty new kits on show and some interesting Kit News for the week.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and Matchweek Kit Review will return next week.
The second International Break is completed and the Premier League returns reaching Matchweek 9 and we around a quarter of the way through the season..!
As always you can find Matchweek 8’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 9 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 60 (+4 from Matchweek 8)
Goalkeeper Kits – 47 (No Change from Matchweek 8)
New Kits this Matchweek
There was quite a few new kits on show this Matchweek, with four new looks seen!
Brighton & Hove Albion were used their Away Kit for the 2023/24 season for the first time, this was the first time they have used any change kit this season.
Luton Town used another different combination of their Away kit, this one paired with Home Shorts created the third different look on the road this season with their change shirt!
Manchester United used their Away kit for the second time, this time paired with bespoke alternative White Shorts and socks. We will talk about this kit a bit more in the Kit Highlights….
West Ham United used their Away for the fourth time this season, however this look was paired with Alternative light blue shorts, likely to be also available to use with Home Kit too.
Kit Highlights
As with most weeks we will start with Manchester United, who wore their 7th Kit Variation in the opening 9 games of the season, with their Away Kit with alternative shorts and socks at Sheffield United
There was some controversy around this shirt choice given the impacts to colourblind fans / viewers (impacting 12% of Male population, 5% Female population), arguably it could be considered that the 3rd All “Off-White” Kit may have been a more suitbale alternative given the prodomentaly red Sheffield United Shirt.
Although there was no “new” goalkeeper kit on show, there was an interesting detail highlighed by Museum of Jerserys with Manchester United’s goalkeeper kit, with André Onana has now worn both the Competition and Pro versions of the yellow Tiro 23, wearing the Pro version of the shirt this weekend
Details of differences can be seen below in the illistration from MoJ. There is also a difference in fit, with the competition version being a more form fitting shirt, could this be the reason behind the choice in style of shirt?
Luton Town have now used their Away Kit with three different combinations and yet to use it in its default All White look. Each variation has only been used the once but we have seen the following (SHIRT / SHORTS / SOCKS):
Away / Away / 3rd at Chelsea
Away / Home / Home at Everton
Away / Home / Away at Nottingham Forest
My favourite kit match up of the weekend was the game was the Claret / Blue Derby with Aston Villa and West Ham United, the use of the alternative shorts by West Ham and the claret details in collar / cuff of their away shirt gave a nice overall balance against Aston Villa in their home kit, very pleasing on the eye (for me anyway).
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits, 5 Away Kits and 2 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek.
However there were a few variations on show as we looked in the new kits of the week!
Arsenal in alternative red socks with their home kit for the 2nd time
Luton Town, Away with Home shorts
Manchester United, Away with alternative white shorts and socks
West Ham United, Away with alternative blue shorts
Liverpool are now the only team to wear just one kit this season, now 9 games since the start of season in their Home Kit, being at Home Next week means this is streak will continue for 10 games.
And again Everton have used just the one Goalkeeper kit
Kit Grid – Up to 24th October
Kit News
A very quiet week on the Premier League Kit News front.
The only story that peaked our interest was after signing for Luton Town Andros Townsend is going for a slight change of name on his shirt for his new club, adding “Sr” to as a tribute his son (Andros Junior).
That wraps up Matchweek 8 and a few new kits on show, some interesting kit highlights.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and Matchweek Kit Review will return next week.
The Premier League reaches Matchweek 8 and it’s second International Break of the season, overall a reasonably quiet week in terms of Kits in terms of usage and new but let’s take a look at the Kits from this weekend.
As always you can find Matchweek 7’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 8 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 56 (+1 from Matchweek 7)
Goalkeeper Kits – 47 (+1 from Matchweek 7)
New Kits this Matchweek
As we start to get into the season, the new kits on show contunue to slow down and this was seen again this week where there was just one new kit look on show.
Tottenham Hotspur used their 3rd kit for the first time in the Premier League, having worn the Kit in the Carabao (League) Cup against Fulham.
1 New Goalkeeper Kit:
Burnley – Two Tone Blue (worn against Luton Town on 3rd October)
Kit Highlights
Again, as last week there is only place to start, is Manchester United “SOCK WATCH” ….
And it is the Teamwear socks again with the Adidas Wordmark… this is two games in a row for these socks, so could they be the sock of choice from now on… who knows!
Another notable Kit Highlight from this game was that Brentford have been in change kits for all their away games so far, using their 3rd Kit for the third time this season at Manchester United, and used change kits four times overall.
Sheffield United continued their use of their away kit when playing on the road this season, their yellow second choice kit was used for the fourth time.
My favourite kit match up of the weekend was the game between Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool, mainly because both clubs have only used their Home / Primary Kits so far in the Premier League this season, so this match up means that run will continue into Matchweek 9!
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 2 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek.
However there were just one variation on show!
Manchester United in those teamwear socks again
We still have two teams who have only worn 1 kit this season in the opening 8 games
Brighton and Hove Albion
Liverpool
And again Everton have used just the one Goalkeeper kit
Kit Grid – Up to 3rd October
Kit News
There has been both confirmation of Newcastle United leaving Castore and rumours of Aston Villa ending their deal with the manufacturer earlier but it looks a current Premier League Club will be joining their stable from next season, with Everton set to move to them when their deal with Hummel coming to an end this season. This has been reported in the media with sources at the club confirming this.
That wraps up Matchweek 8 and a quiet week in terms of Kits.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and Matchweek Kit Review will return after the International Break
The Premier League is now seven weeks into the season and it is time to have a more in depth look at the kits worn this weekend and some of the stories and news around Premier League Kits.
As always you can find Matchweek 6’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 7 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 55 (+1 from Matchweek 6)
Goalkeeper Kits – 46 (+1 from Matchweek 6)
New Kits this Matchweek
As we start to get into the season, the new kits on show will of slow down and this was seen this week where there was just one new kit look on show this weekend…
Luton Town in a nice looking kit mash up with Away shirt with Home shorts and socks, celebrating this new look with their first ever Premier League victory.
1 New Goalkeeper Kit:
Manchester City (Purple / Pink)
Kit Highlights
The only place to start, is Manchester United “SOCK WATCH” ….
This week it was a return to the Adidas Teamwear socks that include the Adidas Wordmark! This becomes the first look that Manchester United have used more than once in Premier League this season.
Cheslea’s kit was used for the first time with their new front of shirt sponsor, more details below but worth calling out as a kit highlight for the week.
Sheffield United have played all three of their away games this season in their All Yellow Away Kit.
They are not the only team to play in change kits in all their Away Games so far, with both Brentford (Away x1, 3rd x 2) and Crystal Palace (Away x2, 3rd white Away socks x2) continuing their use of change kits on the road this weekend.
My favourite kit match up of the weekend was the game between Everton and Luton Town, the mash up of the Luton Kit working really well and giving a nice balance with the Everton Home Kit, something very nostalgic for me with this game, so calling this one as my favourite of the week!
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 5 Away Kit and for the 4th time this season just one 3rd kit in action.
However there were just variations on show, one home and one away kit.
Manchester United in those teamwear socks
Luton Town in their Away / Home Kit Mash up (as mentioned above).
We still have two teams who have only worn 1 kit this season in the opening 7 games and with both teams playing each other next weeked, likely to make it 8 games in just the one kit!
Brighton and Hove Albion
Liverpool
And again Everton have used just the one Goalkeeper kit
Kit Grid – Up to 3rd October
Kit News
Chelsea have finally confirmed their front of shirt sponsorship with “Infinite Athlete”, the Sports Technology Company was much rumoured to take the spot on the Chelsea shirt in the past few weeks after initial sponsors Paramount were not sanctioned by the Premier League due to their Broadcast deal with NBC in USA and then fans reacted negatively to the rumours of Stake becoming the headline sponosor of the club.
The Sponsorship with Infinite Athlete was debuted in the West London Derby with Fulham on Monday 2nd October.
Hummel have launched a range of shirts called the “Equality Jersery” to celebrate equality and inclusion in the world of sports. Several of the teams in the Hummel stable will have this shirt, likely to be a pre-match shirt… Premier League’s Everton included in this group. The shirt is the classic “Mexico” template in rainbow colours and goes on sale on 29th September 2023.
There were reports last week coming from Aston Villa that players were unhappy with the quality of the shirts from Castore and that they were impacting performance but holding sweat within the shirt. Added to this, the often seen ripping of Castore shirts certainly brings the quality of the products into the spot light, with Newcastle United already confirmed to moving away from the manufacturer next season, will Aston Villa be the next team?
The game between Luton Town and Burnley which was postponed from Matchweek 2 is being played on Tuesday 3rd October, any additional kit details will be added in next week’s Kit Review.
That wraps up Matchweek 7 and a lot to consider from this recent round of fixtures.
And a final reminder, that the latest Episode of The Football Kit Podcast is out now, we have a chat with @TinyJerserys about all things minitaure kit and create our own “Mount Kitmore”, find it at your Podcast Catcher of choice here
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and Matchweek 8 will be out next week!
Hummel is a sports brand that has had a resurgence in the footballing world over the past few years and the manufacturer is celebrating their 100 year anniversary by producing one their and football’s most iconic kit designs.
The “Mexico” template, most famously worn by the Denmark National Team in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico was also worn by several teams in the late 80s includng English clubs Southampton, Coventry City, Aston Villa and Pisa in Italy.
Several teams across Europe currently supplied by Hummel are being given their own version of the kit this season to celebrate the 100 year anniversary, so I wanted to collect them all in one place… well just because I thought it is only right to have that one place to visit them all in one go!
Denmark
I will start with the spiritual home of the kit design, the Danish National Team who first saw a return to this template with “Red Out” version most famously worn in their Euro 2020 Semi-Final Against England in 2021.
The team have had several Hummel Templates of the 80s and 90s revisited over the past three years, so it was no surprise when there was a return their iconic away kit from 1986 earlier this year and kicked off the 100 Year Celebrations.
Brondby IF
One of the most well known clubs in Denmark, supplied by Hummel, it was always going to be on the cards that Brondby were one of the clubs to showcase the 100 Year Celebration Kits. The design is more a sublte one with slighlty different shades of yellow to give us that iconic striped look.
Coventry City
Coventry City have one of the key clubs in the return of Hummel to the football kit mainstream world, and had versions of this template in 2019/20 seasons with home and away kits using a modern twist to this look.
However this season it will be their 3rd Kit that is part of the celebrations, with this Green and Black version of the kit… at the moment the latest of the kits to be released.
Everton
Everton have been in a partnership with Hummel since 2020 and this is the first time we have seen Grey used as a change colour for The Toffees in this time, a colour that has been used several times over the years since 1980s. This 3rd kit uses a two-tone grey in its design to give a nice look for the template!
FC Koln
The first of German teams to have the kit, FC Koln are using this red version as their away kit this season. It is very similar in design to the “Red Out” kit used by the Denmark team but this one with a round collar, the only playing version of the shirt to do so with more white detailing in collar and chevrons.
Southampton
Probably the most classic in design of all the 100 Year Kits, this kit, like the Denmark Away shirt is a remake of the same kit worn by the club between 1987 and 1989, the remake also goes for the shorts and sock here as well, this is also one of three home kits to use this design.
Malaga
The Spanish Second Division team probably have the boldest designs in terms of colour with their Away and 3rd Kits this season.
Away, combines Purple and Green for what would be an outstanding choice in colour design if it was not for their 3rd Kit…!
3rd Kit uses Neon Green and Neon Yellow, combined with Neon Pink details with Club Crest, Hummel Logo / Chevrons and Sponsor, absolutely my favourite of the 100 Year Celebration Kits!
Real Betis
Real Betis and Hummel is another relationship that goes back to the 80s and 90s, so no surprise when they had their own version of the template for this season. Much more subtle in design than Spanish compatriots Malaga, this all black version is a classic looking kit and with its Green detailing is wonderful looking kit.
St Etienne
Another low key version for French Ligue 2 side St.Etienne, with a predominantly white shirt with a very pale green strip used within the shirt for their away kit, green being the club colours being used here gives a great alternative kit for the team to use on the road.
Werder Bremen
In their first season with Hummel, Werder Bremen will have this home kit. The green and white look for this kit is a look also harks back to the 80s, with rumours of a similar Green Verison of this kit created for Denmark to be used as a 3rd Kit back in 1986. The look perfectly ties in with club colours of the Bundersliga team and finally gives kit lovers the opportunity to see this kit in action.
Wycombe Wanderers
One of four English clubs to have their kits supplied by Hummel, each of them having their own version of this kit. Wycombe Wanderers, also in their first season with Hummel have the “Red Out” look as their away kit, this one does have a similar collar to the Danish version of the kit used in 2021 and Red Chevrons are included!
Equality Shirt
Released on 26th September the Hummel Equality Jersey was created as a limited edition shirt to celebrate equality and inclusion in the world of sports and will be worn by several of the teams mentioned above.
It is yet to be seen how this will be worn but based on last season’s Equality Shirt it is likely to be a “Pre-Match” shirt.
There we have it, 12 shirts from 9 Clubs, 1 Nation and a Pre Match shirt all pulling from an iconic design. It raises as many negative comments as it does positive comments but it drives conversation about kit design and for me that is a positive thing and using templates in football kit design is not a new thing and will always be with us, so lets celebrate when there is a good one and join Hummel in celebrating their 100 year Anniversary.
Let me know your thoughts or if I have missed any kits in the comments below or over at @Kit_Geek I will update the post with the kits missed and of course give you credit for my oversights!
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