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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 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 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

Kit News

There was no significant Premier League Kit News this week.

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Premier League: Matchweek 19, Kit Review

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Happy New Year to all you readers and followers out there….

The Premier League hits the New Year and this also marks the half way point of the season, and these were the seventh round games of nine over a six week period, with the fixtures played across 2025 and 2026 different this year being completed on Tuesday 30th December 2025 and Thursday 1st January 2026.

They were also the first set of return fixtures, with these previous games being played in Matchweek 15, earlier this month!

You can find last weekend’s report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 19 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 89 (+1 Kit this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 66 (No New Kits this Matchweek)

There was one new kit looks on show in these fixtures

Aston Villa wore their Away Kit with white alternative socks.

Kit Highlights

There were 17 Teams in these round of fixtures to wear their Home Kit, this was the most home kits seen in a single “Matchweek” so far this season.

Aston Villa wore their 8th Kit Variation of the season, this is highest now in the Premier League. They have worn 3 Different Home Kit looks, 3 Different Away Kit and 2 Different 3rd Kits.

They have also worn 4 different Kit Looks in their last 4 games!

Newcastle United wore white socks their blue goalkeeper kit for the 3rd time this season, in this case this was due to Burnley’s sky blue socks.

Tottenham Hotspur have now worn their 3rd Kit (Nike T90) four times in the last six games, all within the last month.

There was a nice symmetry with the game between Nottingham Forest and Everton, Everton in All blue this week was aligned with Forest in All Red when the two meet just a few weeks ago.

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, not a lot going on in these fixtures, so went for this one purely for the good contrast between the Kits, should Wolves have worn their 3rd Kit, well we would not be here if these things did not happen, so its all okay with me.

Kit Stats

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

There were two Kit variations used in this Matchweek.

  • Everton – Home, All Blue, 3rd time used
  • Aston Villa – Away, with alternative white socks

Kit Grid – Up to 1st January

Kit News

There was no significant Premier League Kit News this week.

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Premier League: Matchweek 18, Kit Review

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The Premier League is rapidly closing in the half way point of the season, and these were the seventh round games of nine over a six week period, with the “Boxing Day” fixtures looking different this year being completed between Friday 26th December and Sunday 28th December 2025.

You can find last weekend’s report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 18 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 88 (+2 Kit this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 66 (+1 New Kits this Matchweek)

There were two new kit looks on show this weekend.

Newcastle United wore white socks with their Home Kit.

Fulham wore their Home shirt with alternative black shorts and socks.

There was one new Goalkeeper Kits used this weekend:

  • Sunderland – Black Goalkeeper Kit (Pink / Cyan Detailing)

Kit Highlights

Newcastle United have now worn 7 Kit looks this season, the joint highest in Premier League (with Aston Villa & Manchester United), wearing 2 Home, 3 Away and 2 3rd Kit Variations.

Fulham wore their 6th Kit Look of the season, this now includes Home Kit in all White / Black Combinations.

Tottenham Hotspur have worn their 3rd Kit for the last three Away Games in a row.

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Chelsea and Aston Villa, Villa in alternative claret socks gave this match up a nice overall balance.

Kit Stats

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

There were four Kit variations used in this Matchweek.

  • Newcastle United – Home, with alternative white socks
  • Everton – Away, with alternative navy socks, 2nd time used
  • Fulham – Home, with alternative black shorts & socks
  • Aston Villa – Home, with claret socks, 2nd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 28th December

Kit News

There was no significant Premier League Kit News this week.

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Premier League: Matchweek 13, Kit Review

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The Premier League rolls into December with the 13th round of fixtures of the season, and this is the second round games of nine Matches over the next six weeks, with these games completed between Saturday 29th November and Sunday 30th November 2025.

You can find last week’s report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 13 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 76 (+3 Kit this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 64 (+1 Kit this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were three new kits on show this weekend.

Newcastle United wore their Away Kit with alternative green shorts and alternative white socks.

Fulham wore their 3rd Kit for the first time this season.

Liverpool wore their Away Kit with alternative black socks.

There was one new Goalkeeper Kits used this weekend:

  • Manchester United – Yellow Adidas Template

Kit Highlights

Newcastle United wore their 6th Kit Variation of the season, the joint highest in the Premier League of the season, this was also the 3rd different look used for their Away Kit!

Both Fulham and Liverpool wore their 5th Different Kit looks of the season this weekend, Fulham wore their 3rd Kit for the first time and Liverpool wore a second different variation of their Away, with alternative Black Socks.

Manchester United made it 4 different Goalkeeper Kits in their last 4 games, with the use of the Yellow Adidas Template, this games was also the first defeat for Crystal Palace in their Home Kit this season.

Sunderland remain undefeated in their Home Kit this season, winning 5 and drawing 3 of the 8 games it has been worn in total.

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Sunderland and Bournemouth, who used their wonderful Away Kit for just the second time this season, having worn it in the opening game of the season.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits, 5 Away and 2 Third Kits in action.

There were three Kit variations used in this Matchweek, all Away Kits.

  • Newcastle United – Away, with alternative shorts / socks
  • Manchester United – Away with alternative white socks, 2nd time used
  • Liverpool – Away with alternative black socks

Kit Grid – Up to 1st December

Kit News

Brentford have launched a special-edition shirt in collaboration with the band Hard-Fi, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the group’s Stars of CCTV album, the band’s frontman Richard Archer is a Brentford fan and season ticket holder. It has also been confirmed that the club will NOT wear this shirt in a game.

We are still waiting for news confirming the Chelsea / Oracle Front of shirt sponsorship, watch this space for updates.

I will be back on Friday after the first round of midweek fixtures this season!

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Champions League 25/26: Match 5, Kit Review

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We are now over half-way through the League Phase of the Champions League this season, the fifth round of fixtures being played on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th November 2025.

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

Match 5 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 98
  • 15 New Kits used this Matchweek

New Kits this Matchweek

The 15 new kits this week were the following:

  • Ajax – 3rd
  • Benfica – Home, All Red
  • Union Saint-Gilloise – Away (European Version)
  • Villarreal – Away
  • Barcelona – Away
  • Newcastle United – 3rd
  • Napoli – Away (European Version)
  • Athletic Club – Away
  • Monaco – Home with alternative red shorts / white socks
  • Bayern Munich – 3rd with green socks
  • Inter Milan – Home with white socks
  • Real Madrid – 3rd
  • PSG – 4th Kit
  • Tottenham Hotspur – 3rd
  • Club Brugge – 3rd

Kit Highlights

There are just two teams have just worn a single kit look in the five games so far, both from Germany – Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt

The game between Ajax and Benfica was a game that gave us plenty of talking points in terms of kits. Firstly, Ajax were the Home Team and wore their 3rd Kit, the reason given for this was the lack of Kit Options from Benfica (who have a light grey Away Kit and white 3rd Kit).

This was also the 4th Kit Look Ajax have used so far in the competition (joint highest) and was the first alternative look worn by Benfica.

Two teams wore “European” Away Kits for the first time in the Champions League. Union Saint-Gilloise wore a plain white shirt (their domestic Away contains a map of the area in the body of the shirt) and Napoli wore an All White Away, with their domestic Away being cream in colour.

Newcastle United wore a change kit for the first time in Champions League this season, using their “Trefoil” 3rd Kit against Olympique Marseille.

Athletic Club wore their Away Kit at Slavia Prague, this was their 4th different Kit Look so far this season in the competition, the joint highest from a club.

It was 4th Kit v 3rd Kit, when Tottenham Hotspur visited PSG, who debuted their 4th Kit for this season (something we have seen them use in past few seasons in The Champions League). PSG are the first team to wear four distinct kits in the competition so far.

AS Monaco wore a different Kit variation for the first time this season, however it was still their Home Kit but paired with alternative shorts and socks, so red shorts and white socks, the opposite of their default look.

Bayern Munich wore their 3rd Kit for the second time in the competition, however this time with alternative green socks, rather than the default light gold / cream socks, this is the fourth Kit Look used so far.

There are eight teams that have now worn four kit looks in the opening five games, Galatasaray and Sporting CP (who used four in four games), Ajax, Athletic Club, Bayern Munich and PSG all mentioned above, with the other two teams Inter Milan (who wore white socks with their Home Kit) and Union Saint-Gilloise (European Away) making up the eight clubs.

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal, the Spanish team are not one for changing their kit but against Dortmund was one of times when it was needed, so the Kit Match up looked good in action.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen the following kits…

  • 19 Home Kits
  • 7 Away Kits
  • 7 3rd Kits
  • 2 “Cup” Kit
  • 1 4th Kit

There were just 4 Kit Variations seen this week…

  • Benfica – Home, All Red
  • Monaco – Home, alternative red short / white socks
  • Bayern Munich – 3rd, alternative green socks
  • Inter Milan – Home, white socks

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 next round of Champions League games on the 9th and 10th December.

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Premier League – Matchweek 10

Premier League – Matchweek 11

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Premier League: Matchweek 9, Kit Review

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The Premier League is approaching the quarter stage of the season and we are taking our usual look at the Kits worn this weekend, Friday 24th October to Sunday 26th October 2025.

You can find last week’s report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 9 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 66 (+3 Kit this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 59 (+3 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were three new kit looks on show this weekend.

West Ham United, in an all claret look for their Home Kit.

Liverpool wore their 3rd Kit with alternative white socks.

Manchester City wore their 3rd Kit for the first time.

There was also three new Goalkeeper Kits used this weekend:

  • Fulham – Orange Adidas Template
  • Brighton & Hove Albion – Yellow Nike Template
  • Crystal Palace – Grey Macron Template

Kit Highlights

Liverpool in their 4th Kit Variation of the season and their 2nd different look for their 3rd Kit and have yet to use the default look in Premier League (they have used in Champions League).

They also used the standard Adidas Goalkeeper kit (yellow template) rather than a Trefoil Goalkeeper Kit.

Crystal Palace continue to wear change kits in all of their away games this season, having worn their Gold Kit in four games and All White Kit in one game.

West Ham’s all claret look means they have worn four different kit looks in their last four games.

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Newcastle United and Fulham, Fulham’s 3rd Kit this season is an interesting look, and the all fluro green look worked well matched against Newcastle’s Home Kit.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 2 Away and 3 Third Kit in action.

There were three Kit variations used in this Matchweek, one Home, one Away and one 3rd.

  • West Ham United – Home, All Claret
  • Liverpool – 3rd, with alternative white socks
  • Fulham – Away, with alternative fluro green shorts & socks – 3rd time used.

Kit Grid – Up to 27th October

Kit News

The first “Winter Ball” from Puma was launched in the past week, the yellow ball will get it’s first use in weekend of 8th November, with the game between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur being the first game to use the ball.

The Adidas and Arsenal relationship continues to look to the past to offer supporters alternative equipment with the release a remake of the 1992/94 Home Shirt, the shirt is accompanied with a range of other products.

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Champions League 25/26: Match 2, Kit Review

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The revamped Champions League format is now in it’s second season, and this is also the second season we will review the kits worn in each Matchweek, much like the Premier League Kit Reviews.

Round 2 of the fixtures have been completed, with each team now playing home and away, so plenty of new kits on show over the two nights of fixtures.

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 are likely to see in use over the coming months!

Match 2 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 61
  • 25 New Kits used this Matchweek

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 25 new kits this week:

  • Atalanta – Home
  • Club Brugge – Away
  • Atletico Madrid – Home
  • Tottenham Hotspur – Away
  • Galatasaray – Home
  • Liverpool – Away
  • Slavia Prague – 3rd / Home socks
  • Marseille – Home
  • Ajax – Away
  • Pafos – Home
  • Bayern Munich – 3rd
  • Qarabag – Home
  • Union Saint-Gilloise – Home
  • Newcastle United – Home / white shorts & socks
  • Arsenal – Home
  • Olympiakos – 3rd
  • Barcelona – Home
  • PSG – Away
  • PSV – 3rd / white shorts & socks
  • Borussia Dortmund – Cup Kit
  • Athletic Bilbao – Home / White shorts
  • Manchester City – Away
  • Napoli – Home
  • Sporting CP – Home
  • Juventus – Away

Kit Highlights

As called out by The Football Kit Podcast Galatasaray’s shirt mirrored the shirts worn by the mascots in the pre-game line up.

Slavia Prague wore a “mash up” against Inter Milan, using their Home (white) socks with their 3rd Kit (who’s default socks are pale blue), for an all white look.

Holders PSG are using their current Away Kit for a second season, however this is the first time it has been used in the Champions League, having just worn Home and 4th Kits in victorious campaign last season.

Juventus are the only club not to wear their Home (or Cup) Kit yet in their opening two games, after wearing their 3rd Kit in their Home game last match week, they wore their Away at Villarreal.

There were 11 teams that have worn the same kit (Home or Cup) in the opening two games, meaning over 70% of clubs wore different kits in the two appearances so far.

5 Teams, Athletic Bilbao, Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle United, Sporting CP and Union Saint-Gilloise have worn their Home (or Cup) Kit in opening two games in two different variations wearing alternative shorts (and socks in Newcastle’s case) with their Home Kit.

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Borussia Dortmund and Athletic Bilbao, this season’s Cup kit for Dortmund is a simple classic looking kit, paired with Athletic Club wearing alternative white shorts with their Home Kit gave a wonderful looking match up.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen the following kits…

  • 23 Home Kits
  • 6 Away Kits
  • 5 3rd Kits
  • 2 “Cup” Kit

Kit Variations seen this week…

  • Slavia Prague – 3rd, with Home (white socks)
  • Newcastle United – Home, with alternative white shorts & socks
  • PSV – 3rd, with alternative white shorts & socks
  • Athletic Bilbao – Home, with alternative white shorts

Let me know your thoughts or other details you spotted this week in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back after next round of Champions League games on the 21st and 22nd October.

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Premier League – Matchweek 5

Premier League – Matchweek 6

Premier League – End of Season Report, 24 / 25

Premier League: Matchweek 5, Kit Review

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The Premier League is now starting to feel in full swing, we have just had our first week of European football and Matchweek 5 has been completed.

You can find last week’s report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below:

Matchweek 5 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 50 (+2 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 45 (+6 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 5 new Kit looks on show this Matchweek

Newcastle United wore their Away Kit with alternative white socks.

Aston Villa in their Away Kit with alternative white shorts.

There was also 5 new Goalkeeper Kits used this weekend:

  • Chelsea – Green Nike Template
  • Liverpool – Grey Adidas Template
  • Nottingham Forest – Orange Adidas Template
  • Tottenham Hotspur – Pink Nike Template
  • West Ham United – White / Black Shorts & Socks
  • Manchester City – Green Puma Template

Kit Highlights

Aston Villa and Newcastle United are leading the way in the number of kits used this season, both clubs wearing four kit variations in the opening five games.

Tottenham Hotspur wore their 4th different Goalkeeper look of the five games so far, rumours of delivery issues of their new kit at the start season meant they used last season’s yellow template in the first game of the season, and by using the pink version of the current Nike Goalkeeper selection meant they have used their three kits from this season now, so four kits used in total.

West Ham United wore their 3rd choice goalkeeper kit this weekend and its a rare sight nowadays, as its a kit with constrasting shorts and socks, rather than the single colour look that we normally see with Keepers!

My favourite “Kit Match Up” of the Matchweek was the game between Liverpool and Everton, two classic looking home kits for the Merseyside Rivals this season, so seeing them up against each other was a pleasing Kit Match up!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 5 Away and 1 Third Kit in action.

There were two Kit variations used in this Matchweek, both the new kits we saw used this weekend.

  • Aston Villa – Away, with alternative white shorts
  • Newcastle United – Away, with alternative white socks

Kit Grid – Up to 21st September

Kit News

There is no significant Premier League related Kit News this week.

A reminder you can find details of the 9 Different Kit Manufacturers used in the Premier League this season (along with the rest of The EFL Clubs) – here

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