The Premier League returns after last weekend’s FA Cup 4th Round, with these matches played across three days on Saturday 21st February and Monday 23rd February 2026.
They are the return fixtures of the round of fixtures played in Matchweek 12 , which was the first round of mid-week games this season on between the 22nd and 24th November 2025.
Kits Worn in Total – 101 (No New Kit this Matchweek)
Goalkeeper Kits – 70 (+1 New Kits this Matchweek)
There were no new outfield kits on show this Matchweek, the first one of the season.
There was one new Goalkeeper Kit Look used this weekend, Brighton using white socks
Kit Highlights
This Matchweek was the first of this season NOT to feature a new Kit Look, well an outfield look that is as we did see a new Goalkeeper Kit. For comparison, last season the first Matchweek where there was no new outfield kit was Matchweek 19 (4th to 6th January 2025).
Chelsea debuted their new front of shirt sponsor, IFS a provider of Industrial AI. In the communication about this deal, it is described as a Multi-Year partnership, however it is only confirmed as a front of shirt detail for the remainder of the 2025 / 26 season.
James Milner broke the record for the most Premier League games played this weekend, his start from Brighton & Hove Albion against Brentford was his 654th Game across 23 seasons. He carried “654” on his boots and there was also a hand-written gesture within the collar of this match shirt… will we see something more official in the coming weeks?
Newcastle United playing at Manchester City was an interesting kit story, we often see Manchester City play teams in darker shades of blue with no change, however this game saw Newcastle United change into blue, probably the least likely of the their kits to be used but it still worked for me, maybe this was used as a change of luck after wearing their Home Kit in their recent Carabao Cup Semi-Final game earlier this month.
My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool, with two classic looking kits on show, I was secretly hoping we would see Liverpool in their 3rd Kit (all green variation), to replicate the opening “Super Sunday” fixture in 1992 (Forest also wearing a kit that resembles that look) but this match up was worked very well.
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 3 Away and 3 Third Kits in action.
There two Kit variations used in this Matchweek.
Fulham – Away, All Fluro Green, 5th time used
Manchester United – Home, with alternative black shorts, 4th time used
Kit Grid – Up to 23rd February
Kit News
The main news was the announcement of the Chelsea front of shirt sponsorship deal which as mentioned above as part of the weekly highlights.
Puma launched their final official Premier League Ball of the season, called the “Thrill” Ball, this will be used in the final games of the season. This is the first season that Puma have been supplying balls in the Premier League and this will be 4th ball launched this season, with the original ball used at the start of the season, the winter yellow ball and an unused orange “Snow” Ball.
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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.
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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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
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The Premier League is rapidly closing in the half way point of the season, and these were the sixth round games of nine over a six week period, with these games completed between Saturday 20th December and Monday 22nd December 2025.
There were two new kit looks on show this weekend.
Manchester United wore their Away Kit with alternative purple socks
Nottingham Forest wore their 3rd Kit for the first time in Premier League this season.
Kit Highlights
Manchester United wore their 7th Kit Variation of the season, the joint highest (with their opponents of the day Aston Villa). They have now worn 2 Home Kits, 2 Away Kits and 3 Third Kits.
Nottingham Forest wore their 5th Kit Variation of the Season, wearing their 3rd Kit for the first time in Domestic Football this season, only previously wearing it in Europa League.
This also means that all 20 Premier League Teams have now worn their Home, Away and 3rd Kits this season!
Tottenham Hotspur wore a charity sponsor in their game with Liverpool, this was part of their main shirt sponsor AIA’s Children’s Cancer in Thailand charity campaign.
My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Manchester City and West Ham United, with West Ham in “All Claret look works nicely with this current Home Shirt.
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 2 Away and 3 Third Kits in action.
There were two Kit variations used in this Matchweek.
West Ham United – Home, All Claret, 2nd time used
Manchester United – Away, with alternative purple socks
Kit Grid – Up to 22nd December
Kit News
There was no significant Premier League Kit News this week.
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We are now three quarters of the way the League Phase of the Champions League this season, the sixth round of fixtures being played on Tuesday 9th December and Wednesday 10th December 2025, the final Champions League games of this calendar year.
The current Kit Overview for Kits worn by The Champions League Teams.
Match 6 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 105
7 New Kits used this Matchweek
New Kits this Matchweek
The 7 new kits this week were the following:
Eintracht Frankfurt – Away
AS Monaco – Home with white socks
Slavia Prague – Away
FC Copenhagen – Away
Newcastle United – Away with alternative white socks
Napoli – Euro Away with alternative blue shorts
Bodø/Glimt – 3rd
Kit Highlights
100 Kits has been hit this match week, and it’s 105 Kits used in 108 games in total.
Bayer Leverkusen are the only team to wear just a single kit look in the six games.
Eintracht Frankfurt wore a change kit for the first time in the competition this season.
AS Monaco wore their 3rd different kit look, all of the being Home Kits with different combinations of red / white shorts and socks, they wore white shorts and socks at Home to Galatasaray.
Manchester City used their 4th Kit for the 2nd time in the competition in their game at Real Madrid.
There are ten teams that have now worn four kit looks in the opening six games, Galatasaray and Sporting CP (who used four in four games), Ajax, Athletic Club, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Newcastle United, PSG and Union Saint-Gilloise
My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between PSV and Atletico Madrid, a nice contrast of kits and the Atletico 3rd Kit is a wonderful example of the current T90 Nike 3rd Kits.
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen the following kits…
20 Home Kits
10 Away Kits
4 3rd Kits
1 “Cup” Kit
1 4th Kit
There were just 5 Kit Variations seen this week…
Chelsea – Away with alternative socks, 2nd time used
AS Monaco – Home with white socks
Newcastle United – Away with alternative white socks
Napoli – Euro Away with alternative blue shorts
Juventus – Home with alternative white shorts, 2nd time used
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Slightly delayed here is my look at Matchweek 3 of Champions League, completed on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd October.
The current Kit Overview for Kits worn by The Champions League Teams.
This gives 107 of the 108 Kits of the 36 Teams, but there will be more thanks to a 4th Kits / Cup Kits that we will see in use over the coming months!
Match 3 Fixtures
Total Kits Used
Kits Worn in Total – 71
10 New Kits used this Matchweek
New Kits this Matchweek
There were 10 new kits this week:
Olympiacos – Away
Pafos – 3rd
Atletico Mardid – Away
PSG – 3rd
Inter Milan – Away
Manchester City – 4th
Galatasaray – Home / Away Shorts
Bodø/Glimt – Away
Ajax – 3rd / Alternative dark blue socks
Sporting CP – 4th
Kit Highlights
There are eight teams that have worn three different kits in their opening three games of Champions League – Ajax, Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray, Manchester City, Olympiacos, Pafos, PSG and Sporting CP.
Nine teams have just worn a single kit look in the three games so far – Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, Chelsea, Copenhagen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Kairat, Moncao, Real Madrid and Villarreal.
This was the Matchweek where we saw the use of 4th Kits for the first time this season, however for two very different reasons..
Manchester City’s 4th Kit is in collaboration with EA SPORTS FC.
Sporting CP’s 4th Kit was a Charity Kit raising awareness for Brest Cancer for Pink October.
Galatasaray wore a nice variation of their Home Kit, which was paired with their white Away shorts.
Juventus are yet to wear their Home Kit in the competition so far this season, having worn their 3rd twice (including once at Home) and Away Kit.
PSG are one of the teams to make it three kits in three games, with their 3rd Kit, which is my favourite of the T90 Nike 3rd Kits this season.
My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Chelsea and Ajax, as regular followers will know I do enjoy a contrasting sock colour with a kit look, so both teams going for this was always going to be a match up I enjoyed.
Kit Stats
Overall we have seen the following kits…
21 Home Kits
5 Away Kits
6 3rd Kits
2 “Cup” Kit
2 4th Kits
There were just two Kit Variations seen this week…
Galatasaray – Home, with white (Away) shorts
Ajax – 3rd, with alternative dark blue socks
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The Heat Press returns for issue number 6 of it’s summer series looking at the kits released in English Football over the last few days, with 23 new kits launched since Issue 5
A reminder that I will take a regular look at the Kits launched across the English Leagues and beyond, the discussion points and anything else Kit Related that comes up over these pre-season weeks.
I will only share those kits that have been officially released, as there are plenty of leaks that do the rounds but we will keep those official launches.
You will also find my Kit Overview illustrations for each of the four divisions which will used to document the Kit Usage of all 92 English Clubs.
You can also find the breakdown of the Kit Manufacturers this coming season here
Premier League – 30 / 60 Kits
New Kits:
Leeds United, Away: Leeds United’s return to the Premier League will be in a classic looking kit on the road this season, this all blue kit is a nod to the 2001 / 03 3rd Kit and one that I am sure will be popular with fans.
West Ham United, Away: Ecru is back for West Ham, with another Away Kit taking a nod from the past, this one is based on 1996 / 97 Away Kit and has claret trim to maintain that West Ham look!
Everton, Away: Its a return to cream for this Everton Away Kit, and nice clean design by Castore with a kit that is paying tribute to the dockland area of their new stadium. An interesting collar design here as well, very 70s in it’s look.
Manchester City, Away: Its all black for Manchester City’s away, one this is a “nod” to the original kit of the team that became Man City. The detailing is metallic but overly this is a very understated kit, simple and clean.
Arsenal, Away: The lightning design is back for Arsenal with this Navy Away kit, with red Adidas stripes. There is also a touch of the classic “Ipswich” template about this too. The lightning is taken from The Royal Arsenal Gatehouse.
Championship – 39 / 72 Kits
New Kits:
Southampton, Away: Another 90s inspired kit, this time it’s Southampton’s Away and this is a good one, Puma have now given the club two wonderful kits for this season, a marked upgrade from the unremarkable kits of last season!
Watford, Away: Watford’s Away Kit is all about sustainability, the kit itself is green checked with black shorts and green socks, made from recycled polyester with a donation to ‘Your Tree, Our Future’ with every purchase and a new tree planted for every three shirts sold.
Portsmouth, Home: As you would expect from a Portsmouth Home Kit, there is a pattern in the shirt that is signifying the waves of the coastal history of the city.
Blackburn Rovers, Away: It’s all gold kit on the road for Blackburn Rovers this season, the shirt contains images of landmarks from Blackburn including Ewood Park and is part of the 150th Celebrations of the club.
Bristol City, Home: A good example of less is more with Bristol City’s Home Kit, a simple design, nice collar, white side panels give some balance to the overall kit, another win from O’Neills.
Leicester City, 3rd: Leicester City kicked off their pre-season games in their new 3rd Kit, this pink and black kit is a nice looking alternative kit, I am a big fan of the black / white stripe here!
Middlesbrough, Away: This feels a classic looking Middlesbrough Away Kit from Castore, the black and blue stripes are a nod the club’s Away kit used 30 years ago, their first season at The Riverside Stadium.
Sheffield United, Home: A simple striped design for Sheffield United’s Home Kit, there is an interesting design in the cuffs, which incorporate the “Blades” of the club crest.
Birmingham City, Away: As part of the club’s 150th Anniversary they have looked to their first kit for basis of the Away kit with the sash being part of this shirt, which transitions from black to blue.
League One – 47 / 72 Kits
New Kits:
Burton Albion, 3rd: The vast majority of kits are inspired by the past and past looks, however Burton have called out this Kit as one looking forward to a “New Era” as part of their 75th Anniversary Celebrations, this “off white” (we won’t call it Ecru) kit with gold trim is nice clean look for the club!
Stockport County, Away: A cracker of Away Kit for Stockport County, the thicker stripes matched with light blue details in collar and cuffs work well.
Northampton Town, Home: As you would expect from Northampton Town with their Home Kit, there is a nice subtle stripe within the shirt, with white side panels, so more going on that you would first think.
Reading, Away: Reading have used kits inspired by local landmarks before, this Away Kit is one that pays homage to Reading Town Hall in it’s and it’s colour.
League Two – 45 / 72 Kits
New Kits:
Crewe Alexandra, Away: Puma are now supplying Crewe and it’s a navy kit with swirl design in the shirt for the firsts change kit of the partnership.
Crawley Town, Home: Something very Italian looking about Crawley’s Home shirt this season, yes its made by Errea but the collar, the tapping the whole shirt gives me 90s Italian Football vibes!
Newport County, Away: This Away is another shirt looking at history for inspiriation but this time not within the club, this kit pays tribute to Athletic Club Bilbao, and the unique relationship between the clubs that saw Basque children sent to the area in 1937 during the Spanish Civil war and the formation of a local club, Basque Boys FC. The shirt will also be promoted by the Basque Giants this season.
Salford City, Home: The new Salford City Home Kit has a very subtle hoop pattern within it, this is inspired by the terraced streets of the city, the shirt also contains some gold detailing with side panels and Adidas Stripes.
MK Dons, 3rd: MK Dons complete their first kit set with Reebok with this Pink 3rd Kit, a new colour introduced into the club’s history and one designed to stand out.
This week’s Kit News…..
There was no additional Kit News since last Issue.
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The Heat Press returns for issue number 5 of it’s summer series looking at the kits released in English Football over the last few days, with 21 new kits launched since Issue 4
A reminder that I will take a regular look at the Kits launched across the English Leagues and beyond, the discussion points and anything else Kit Related that comes up over these pre-season weeks.
I will only share those kits that have been officially released, as there are plenty of leaks that do the rounds but we will keep those official launches.
You will also find my Kit Overview illustrations for each of the four divisions which will used to document the Kit Usage of all 92 English Clubs.
Premier League – 25 / 60 Kits
New Kits:
Nottingham Forest, Home: Well this is a great looking kit, the pinstripes is a nod to kits of the past for Nottingham Forest but this one may be one of the best, the “Garibaldi Red” pinstripe gives the shirt a little more depth, but overall a cracker in my eyes.
Crystal Palace, Home: Macron have delivered one the nicest Home Kits in their relationship, introducing white into the shirt, with white pinstripes with the shirts and white sleeve “tapping”.
AFC Bournemouth, Home: Another nice offering in terms of Home Kit from Umbro for Bournemouth, you just cannot go wrong, however this is a shirt that is let down by the sponsor but luckily there is an option for sponsor-less version for fans to buy.
Aston Villa, Home: Aston Villa are in their second season with Adidas and their new Home Kit fits the current Adidas template, with some gold trim and details which pays tribute to the Holte End at Villa Park.
Manchester United, Away: Manchester United introduce a new colour to their away kit this season, using lilac and plum, this is a kit that is using the classic “snowflake” pattern from their early 90s Away Kit, however much larger in the design than that kit, paired with plum shorts and lilac socks, there are also alternative lilac shorts which I am sure we will see through out the season.
Championship – 30 / 72 Kits
New Kits:
Queen’s Park Rangers, Away: QPR are another team that often look to their past for inspiriation of their change kits, this one looks back 50 years to 1975 / 76 season where they finished 2nd in the old First Division, using pink to give it a modern twist.
Bristol City, 3rd: A funky looking kit is the first offering from Bristol City and O’Neills this season, this all black kit has neon flashes across the shirt (almost northern lights like).
Coventry City, Home: Hummel and Coventry continue their productive relationship, a nice looking kit for this season. It will be all Sky Blue with the rest of the kit in the same shade.
Wrexham, Away: Following a similar template to the home kit, Wrexham’s Away is inspired by colours of the Daffodil, the Welsh National Flower, this will be the first time the club have worn yellow and green since the 90s.
Sheffield United, 3rd: This 3rd Kit is another shirt that is looking to home location for inspiration, this time it is the cultural aspect of the city of Sheffield “Thread Through the Noise, begins at one of Sheffield’s most storied cultural landmarks: The Leadmill. A cornerstone of the city’s music scene since 1980” .
Millwall, Away: A new colour for Millwall’s Away Kit palette, with an all “cream” or dare I day Ecru Kit, paired with navy and mint trim, another nice clean Millwall Kit for this season.
Hull City, Home: Kappa’s only team in English leagues is Hull City and it is a partnership that seems to deliver in terms of design, this season’s Home Kit is another wonderful looking shirt, with the use of “tiger stripes” on the sleeves and a return to amber as the first choice base colour .
Swansea City, Home: The kit launch you did not expect to see, Snoop Dogg and Swansea…. this kit is a “nod” to the Kit worn by 96 / 97 team that reached the Division 3 Play-Off Final under Jan Molby, the kit has a checkered pattern in collar and cuffs, which also appears more subtly within the shirt, shorts and socks.
Sheffield Wednesday, Home: Thicker stripes return for Sheffield Wednesday for this season, and those stripes contain SWFC within them, giving a retro vibe to the shirt. The kit will be matched with blue shorts and socks, the time this colour has been used since 2016 / 17 season.
League One – 43 / 72 Kits
New Kits:
Bradford City, Home: Bradford complete their set for their return to League One by launching their Home Kit, the claret shirt which will contain a thin stripe in amber is a change from the recent years but gives a nice balance in it’s look.
Luton Town, Away: Reflo are looking to make a mark and this away shirt certainly takes a chance, the use of white sleeves really breaks the shirt up and gives it a balance that works with the body of the shirt’s design.
Huddersfield Town, 3rd: This green and gold 3rd kit for Huddersfield Town is a nod to the Yorkshire heritage of the club, the colour is being called “Regal botanical garden green” and there is theme in floral tones with “the main body of the shirt subtly patterned with our floret and the unmistakable Yorkshire rose, the design is inspired by the idyllic hillsides and landscapes present across our home within God’s Own county”, one for those Yorkshire folk!
Port Vale, Away: Port Vale complete arguably the finest set of Retro Home and Away kits this season with this classic looking Away Kit as part of their 150th Anniversary celebrations. The Kit is inspired by the 110-goal title winners of 1958 / 59 Season.
Bolton Wanderers, Away: This all navy kit is a nice alternative to the Home Kit, and looks back to the club’s first European campaign 20 years ago.
League Two – 40 / 72 Kits
New Kits:
Walsall, 3rd: Another team to complete their Kit set, with an all light blue 3rd Kit, Walsall have be a team that have used their kits well in combining elements for Home, Away and 3rd Kits to provide alternative looks to avoid clashes, the black away shorts and shorts may combine well with this shirt, fingers crossed it’s something we will see this season!
Accrington Stanley, Home: Accrington going for a new look this season with this Home Kit, the shirt has a white chest and sleeves with details in red that then continue throughout the rest of the kit.
This week’s Kit News…..
Congratulations on Chelsea wining the FIFA Club World Cup, this will impact the club’s kits moving forward over the coming seasons as they will be wearing a “Champions Badge” on their shirts until the next competition scheduled at the moment for 4 years time!
Manchester City have announced an extension of their Kit Deal with Puma, it has been announced as a multi-year deal but being reported as a minimum of 10 years worth over £1bn throughout that period, this would make it the most lucrative Kit Deal in British Football History.
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As we approach the end of June, teams are now starting to kick off their pre-season training and of the course the Club World Cup is still in full swing with the completion of the group stages, I thought it was time to dust off The Heat Press and take a look at some new kits….
To pass these summer weeks I will take a weekly (or maybe more) look at the Kits launched across the English Leagues and beyond, the discussion points and anything else Kit Related that comes up. I will only share those kits that have been officially released, as there are plenty of leaks that do the rounds but we will keep this official.
You will also find my Kit Overview illustrations for each of the four divisions.
Premier League – 11 / 60 Kits
New Kits:
Everton, Home: The first kit to be worn at The Hill Dickinson Stadium, which takes inspiration from the new stadium’s location on the banks of the River Mersey and shows a ‘wave’ that flows throughout the shirt. Blue socks will also return as first choice colour, the first time since 2014 / 15 season, although they were navy blue, this is time royal blue socks will be used in the kit’s default look since 2012 / 13.
Tottenham Hotspur, Away: Tottenham Hotspur have followed up their Home Kit, by launching their Away Kit, this is all black kit with a subtle checked pattern within both the shirt and shorts, the kit is being labeled as “In Darkness we Dare” which is a spin on the club’s motto “To do is to dare”. The first team in Premier League to launch Home and Away kits.
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Home: The second season with Sudu as manufacturer and it’s another classic looking Wolves kit, simple but effective, I like that they keep the Home Kits simple and it works well in my eyes, nice collar too and detailing within the shirt.
Championship – 6 / 72 Kits
New Kits:
Preston North End, Away: A fairly standard offering from Castore in terms of the Home Kit, some nice details within the shirt which take inspiration from Deepdale. The talking point here is the sponsor, Spud Bros… but from my point of view, they are local company supporting their local team, so fair play to them, much more appealing than a betting company, so a win from this Kit Geek.
Millwall, Home: If you follow me on Social Media you will know that I’m a Millwall fan, so been waiting for this one, last season’s Home Kit was wonderful, one of my favourite Millwall kits of all time, so any kit this season will have some big shoes to fill in my eyes…! And they have delivered, a simple and clean look, something classical about this shirt with it’s central placement of logos, one happy Millwall Fan here.
West Bromwich Albion, Home: Macron 2nd season with WBA, an interesting collar and some additional detailing in the socks, which also contain a single stripe.
League One – 14 / 72 Kits
New Kits:
Bradford City, Away: Bradford City launched their new Away Kit at the end of last week, and its light, almost metallic all blue look on the road this season, paired with a Pink 3rd Kit which was released at the end of last season! This kit also carries “UK City of Culture” detail on this shirt.
Northampton Town, 3rd Kit: Its the 3rd Kit first up for Northampton Town and another almost metallic futuristic look in League One, with aqua green, gray kit and detailed with neon yellow… a nice look, that works well for me.
Cardiff City, Home: New Balance remains as Cardiff’s kit manufacturer for a 4th season, and this season will see the club play in pinstripes with white shorts and blue socks!
League Two – 18 / 72 Kits
New Kits:
Shrewsbury Town, Home: A nice looking kit, based on one worn by the club between 1983 and 1985. Some nice details within the shirt and the red trim is something that I particularly like and works for me. Oxen delivering some nice designs again.
Cambridge United, Away: Umbro and Cambridge United are a partnership that have consistently delivered and this season looks to continue that trend, with new Home Kit launched last week and the Away proving to be a classic look that will work perfectly as a change kit!
Cambridge United, 3rd: The full kit set is completed for Cambridge, with this black kit which is paired with gold shorts and black socks, a nice balance from Home Kit.
This week’s Kit News…..
Chelsea wore their 2025 / 26 Away Kit for the first time in the Club World Cup Group Game against ES Tunis. The Kit was worn with alternative socks, rather than the Green default socks.
It appears the Brentford x Joma deal is confirmed, with the launch of their training range this week.
Barnsley have confirmed they are moving away from Puma have signed a new Kit deal with Oxen, who now will supply at least three teams in League One this season and four in total in EFL.
Carlisle United who were relegated into National League last season, launched their new home kit and its another look to the past with Umbro, this time taking one of their classic Away kit looks but giving it a home kit spin as they look to bounce back to League Two this season!
You might wonder why the announcements of Liverpool’s new signings has been using last season’s Nike Kits, the new deal with Adidas does not start until 1st August, so all activity including pre-season friendlies in July will be in Nike playing and training kits.
Manchester City used their alternative shorts and socks with their Home Kit in the final World Club Cup Group game against Juventus, the navy shorts and socks give a really interesting look that I think works well with the navy details within the shirt, a look I hope we see in Premier League this season!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or over at my Socials…
If you are reading this then I am sure you have already seen my End of Season Kit Report for 2024 / 25 Premier League and taken the all the details here around Kit Usage this season and many of you will know about the Kit Stats that I share on my Socials through out the season.
I wanted to build on that and spend a little time with each of the 20 Teams and call out my favourite Kit Stat, Kit Tale, Story or general call out all the teams, although there are some teams with plenty to discuss regarding their kits, this will be my favourite observation per team.
Arsenal
7 Goalkeeper kits were worn by Arsenal, including the only “Mash Up” Goalkeeper Kit of the season, using the Yellow and Black versions of the Adidas Template to produce this wonderful look!
Aston Villa
The most kit variations used by a single team with 13 Kits in total but only 3 of these were worn more than once… Home Kit (Default Look) 23 times, Away with Home Shorts (All White) 3 times and Home with alternative claret shorts / socks was worn twice.
AFC Bournemouth
Alternative red socks worn at Manchester City in their final Away game of the season, this was the Club’s only variation look of their Home Kit this season.
Brentford
Brentford wore just one alternative variation from their three Kits this season and that was the appearance of Claret Socks at West Ham United. Initially it was believed that visitors had used a pair of change socks from their hosts but closer inspection shows that these were standard Umbro Teamwear socks, not from West Ham Kit room…!
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion scored the most points in a change kit in the Premier League this season, having scored 19 points in their Away Kit (worn in 14 games).
Chelsea
Chelsea only used their 3rd Kit once in the Premier League this season, worn at Brighton & Hove Albion. In fact this Kit was only worn twice domestically this season, both games against Brighton and within the same week (8th February, FA Cup and 14th February, Premier League).
Crystal Palace
Only variation of kit used by the club this season was in FA Cup Final, with their Home Kit paired with alternative white socks.
Everton
Everton wore their Away Kit in just four game this season but they did that using three different looks, with alternative yellow short and socks used.
Fulham
Fulham were another team that used a change kit just four time, this being their 3rd Kit, which they used twice with alternative white socks (although they do not appear to be Home socks as not carrying the FFC above the Adidas logo).
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town’s Home was the single most worn outfield kit look this season, being worn 30 times in total.
Leicester City
Leicester City used alternative navy socks with 3rd Kit at Chelsea, a look that worked really well and my favourite for The Foxes this season.
Liverpool
Liverpool used the Nike Goalkeeper template in four different colours, the only Nike supplied team to do so (five if you included the green kit which they also wore with and without the inverted Nike Swoosh logo)!
Manchester City
Another team to wear four Goalkeeper kits was Manchester City, their fourth kit was one that partially created via AI with design input from Ederson, Stefan Ortega, and Rico Lewis, this was part of the promotional advertising for a competition for fans to design their 3rd Kit for 2026 / 27 season!
Manchester United
Manchester United were one of three teams to hit double figures for their Kit Variations this season, each of their three kits used light coloured short variations (White – Home, Light Grey – Away, Off White – 3rd).
Newcastle United
Newcastle United were one of the teams with double digit Kit Variations, wearing 10 Kit looks in total including all possible combinations of their Away Kit with its default and alternative shorts / socks.
Nottingham Forest
Most points scored in 3rd Kit, 16 Points in the 10 games (and 4 Variations) worn.
Southampton
Wore change kits in 18 of the 19 Away games, wearing their Away Kit in 15 Games and 3rd Kit in 3 Games, their 3rd Kit was worn with alternative white shorts in all games rather than the default pink shorts.
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur had two kit variations used this season, one with Home and one with Away but both used the same pair of alternative Navy Socks.
West Ham United
West Ham wore their Home socks with each of their 3 kits, as default with their Home Kit 22 times, twice with their Away Kit and 4 times with their 3rd Kit.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves spent the final half of the season in their Home Kit, wearing it in the final 19 games. The last time they wore a change kit was 29th December and in total wore a change it just once in 24 games in six months, wearing alternative Old Gold Shorts on the road in the second half of the season in all but 1 game!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or over at my Socials…
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