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Premier League: Matchweek 20 Kit Review

Jan 3, 2024Posted in General, Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged Arsenal, England, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Manchester United, Premier League, Sheffield United, Soccer, sports5 Comments

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

As always you can find last week Matchweek’s review – here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, we now have all 60 shirts released… still waiting for confirmation of the shorts that will be used with Luton Town’s 3rd.

Matchweek 20 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

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

New Kits this Matchweek

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

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

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

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

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

Kit Highlights

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

The six Home Kit looks used…

The four Change Kits…

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

Kit Stats

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

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

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

Kit Grid – Up to 3rd January 2024

Kit News

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

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

Premier League – Matchweek 15

Premier League – Matchweek 16

Premier League – Matchweek 17

Premier League – Matchweek 18

Premier League – Matchweek 19

Premier League: Matchweek 19 Kit Review

Dec 29, 2023Posted in General, Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged Arsenal, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Manchester City, Premier League, Soccer5 Comments

We have reached the half way point of the season and the “Traditional” Boxing Day Fixtures, Matchweek 19 of the Premier League season have taken place over three days, time to have a deeper look into the kits worn over these 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 19 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 86 (+2 from Matchweek 18)
Goalkeeper Kits – 56 (+1 from Matchweek 18)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were two new kit looks on show through these fixtures, both variations of away kits..

Crystal Palace used an interesting mash up at Chelsea, pairing their Away shirt and shorts with Home Socks, to give two different shades of blue in their look, the choice was made all the more interesting with the black 3rd kit not being used which would have provided a contrast.

Manchester City were the second team to use a variation of an away kit at Everton, with alternative maroon socks for the first time this season, this was 3rd different kit look used by The Champions this season, the last team to reach this number.

A new Goalkeeper kit was on show in this matchweek, with Liverpool using their Orange version on the Nike Goalkeeper template at Burnley.

Kit Highlights

Manchester City wore their World Club Championship Winners Badge on their Away Kit, previous winners of this Competition (Liverpool and Chelsea) were only allowed to wear the badge once after being given special permission from the Premier League as it was against the kit regulation of the time, however this will not be the case for Manchester City who will wear the badge for the remaining games of the 2023 / 24 season… a sensible decision in my eyes, as the Premier League should be proud of its European and Continential success!

Wolverhampton Wanderers wore a change kit for first time in 10 game and for only 4th time this season when they used their 3rd kit (for 3rd time) in their victory at Brentford.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this week was of course the appearence of the “Ultimate” Mash up, with Luton Town’s visit to Sheffield United seeing The Hatters in three different elements of their kit, with 3rd shirt, Away shorts and Home socks, the 2nd time we have seen this look in December as previously used at Brentford.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 12 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 5 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek

There were five Kit Variation on show this week…

Fulham Home Kit with alternative white socks, worn for 3rd time
Luton Town in the ulitmate mash up for 2nd time this season, with 3rd shirt / away shorts and home socks
Manchester United Home Kit with alternative black team wear socks (new logo), this is the 7th time these have been used this season
Crystal Palace Away Kit with Home socks
Manchester City Away Kit with alternative maroon socks

Kit Grid – Up to 29th December

Kit News

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

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

Premier League – Matchweek 14

Premier League – Matchweek 15

Premier League – Matchweek 16

Premier League – Matchweek 17

Premier League – Matchweek 18

Champions League – Group Stages – in case you missed this review

Premier League: Matchweek 18 Kit Review

Dec 27, 2023Dec 27, 2023Posted in General, Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged Chelsea, EPL, Everton, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Premier League, Soccer5 Comments

The Christmas fixtures continue with Matchweek 18 being completed over the four days before Christmas, however due to the Manchester City’s participation (and victory) in the World Club Championship, their fixture with Brentford was postponed and will take place later in the season.

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 18 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 84 (+3 from Matchweek 17)
Goalkeeper Kits – 55 (No change from Matchweek 17)

New Kits this Matchweek

Brighton & Hove Albion wore alternative white shorts and socks with their away shirt when they visited rivals Crystal Palace on 21st December, this is the 3rd different look used by The Seagulls with their Away shirt (Black shorts / socks and White shorts / Black socks).

There were also two completely unseen kits used in this matchweek, with Everton using their Away Kit for the first time at Tottenham Hotspur.

And Chelsea also used their Away Kit for the first time this season on their Christmas Eve (!!!) visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Kit Highlights

Aston Villa dropped points in their default home kit for the first time this season, having won the previous eight games in home shirt with white shorts and sky blue socks.

Manchester United used their black goalkeeper kit template for only the second time this season and the first since the opening matchweek / game.

Due the postponement of the Manchester City v Brentford game, meant that the nine away teams in this matchweek all used change kits

My favourite Kit Match Up of this week was Tottenham Hotspur against Everton, there is some classy about Spurs in all white that really works for me, matched up with a wonderful Everton Kit being used for the first time just looks great!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 9 Home Kits, 6 Away Kit and 3 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek (one match abandoned)

There were three Kit Variation on show this week…

Brighton & Hove Albion in Away with white shorts & socks
Manchester United in their 3rd Kit with white socks, to create their all white look for the third time this season
Newcastle United used their 3rd Kit with yellow shorts and socks for the second time

Kit Grid – Up to 24th December

Kit News

The Premier League fixture will come thick and fast over the fesitve period, we will try and keep on top of things at Kit Geek Towers and we wish all readers and followers a very Merry Christmas!

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

Premier League – Matchweek 13

Premier League – Matchweek 14

Premier League – Matchweek 15

Premier League – Matchweek 16

Premier League – Matchweek 17

Champions League – Group Stages – in case you missed this review

Premier League: Matchweek 17 Kit Review

Dec 18, 2023Posted in General, Premier League Kit LogTagged Aston Villa, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Liverpool, Manchester United, Premier League, Soccer, sports6 Comments

The Christmas fixtures are now in full swing with Matchweek 17 being completed over this weekend, however due to the abandonment of the game between AFC Bournemouth and Luton Town there was only nine completed fixtures.

As always you can find last week Matchweek’s review – h ere

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 17 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 81 (No Change from Matchweek 16)
Goalkeeper Kits – 55 (+1 from Matchweek 16)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were no new outfield kits on show this week, this is the first time this season that we have had no new kit looks in a Matchweek.

However, there was one new Goalkeeper kit, with Brighton & Hove Albion using the yellow version of their goalkeeper kit template (last season’s Nike Keeper Template), which also means the three goalkeeper kits used by Brighton this season are the same three kits used last season by the club (Black / Orange / Yellow).

Kit Highlights

Sheffield United wore their home kit away from Brammall Lane for the first time this season when they visited Chelsea on 16th December.

There were 15 Teams in their default Home Kit this matchweek, this is the highest number of default Home Kits on show in one week this season so far and with the abandoned game between AFC Bournemouth and Luton Town, this meant only three teams were in change kits this weekend…. Fulham (Away Kit), Aston Villa (3rd Kit), Manchester United (3rd Kit / Alternative Socks).

My favourite Kit Match Up of this week was at Anfield, with Liverpool playing Manchester United, with an all red versus all white look, there is something very classic looking about this Manchester United kit and although being used with alternative white socks, the overall match up looks somewhat classic in terms of colours and shirt design!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 1 Away Kit and 2 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek (one match abandoned)

There were just the one Kit Variation on show this week…

Manchester United in their 3rd Kit with alternative white socks, creating an All White look. 2nd time this has been used this season.

Kit Grid – Up to 18th December

Kit News

We wish Tom Lockyear all the best in his recovery from his cardic arrest in the game between AFC Bouremouth and Luton Town.

The Premier League fixture will come thick and fast over the fesitve period, we will try and keep on top of things at Kit Geek Towers!

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

Premier League – Matchweek 12

Premier League – Matchweek 13

Premier League – Matchweek 14

Premier League – Matchweek 15

Premier League – Matchweek 16

Champions League – Group Stages – in case you missed this review last week!

Champions League 2023/24: Group Stage, Kit Overview

Dec 14, 2023Posted in General, Kit HistoryTagged Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Champions League, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Soccer, UCL, UEFA4 Comments

On Wednesday 13th December, the Group Stages of the Champions League wrapped up for the final time, with 32 teams becoming 16 for the Knock Out Stages starting in February.

The format of the competition is changing from next season will see the removal of the group stages as we know them.

In true Kit Geek style I wanted to take a look at the kits worn by the 32 teams competing in these group stages.

Overall Kit Stats:

90 Kits worn in Group Stages – 96 games
38 Home Kits (27 first choice / 11 variations)
22 Away Kits (19 first choice / 3 variations)
21 3rd Kits (18 first choice / 3 variations)
9 “Cup” / 4th Kits (7 first choce / 2 variations)

Group A

11 Kits worn in the Group
Manchester United the only team to use Home, Away and 3rd Kits, with 2 Home variations used 4 variations in total (joint highest in Group Stages)
Bayern Munich and FC Copenhagen in just Home and Away Kits
Galatasaray in two variations of Home Kit (one with Alternative Shorts)
Most worn Kits in the Group Galatasaray Home and Bayern Munich Away – 4

Group B

11 Kits worn in the Group
No team wore Home, Away and 3rd kits, just two kits with some variations!
All teams wore alternative white socks when playing at Sevilla, all the only alternative worn by that team
All teams wore change kits in away games
Most worn Kit was all Home Kits (Cup Kit for RC Lens) and Sevilla 3rd Kit – 3

Group C

10 Kits worn in the Group
No Team wore Home, Away and 3rd Kits
Two Home Kit Variations worn, Napoli and SC Braga with Alternative Shorts
Real Madrid in 3rd Kit in all Away games
Most worn Kit, All Home Kits and Real Madrid Away, Union Berlin Cup Kit

Group D

12 Kits worn in the group
Inter Milan and Real Sociedad in Home, Away, 3rd Kits
RB Salzburg in Home Kit for just one game, wearing Cup Kit 5 times in 2 variations
Real Sociedad only team to play in change kits in all away games
Most worn kit in the group, Inter Milan Home – 4

Group E

12 Kits worn in the group
Celtic and Atletico Madrid only teams to wear 3 different kits, Celtic (H, A, 3rd) and Atletico (H, 3rd, Special)
Atletico Madrid in Special Kit against Celtic
Celtic wore plain teamwear socks with Home Kit (x3) and Away Kit (x1) meaning 4 different kit variations used (joint highest in Group Stages)
Most worn kit in the group, Lazio Home – 5

Group F

11 Kits worn in the Group
PSG and AC Milan used Home, Away and 3rd Kits
Borussia Dortmund in just Cup Kit in all group games, using alternative yellow shorts in all away games
Newcastle United in alternative white shorts in 3 games, including one home game and only used change kit once
Most worn kits in group, PSG Home, Borussia Dortmund Cup kit (both variations), AC Milan Home, Newcastle United Home with white shorts – 3

Group G

9 kits worn in the group (lowest in Group Stages)
BSC Young Boys in Home Kit in all games, only team to do so in Group Stages
RB Leipzig only team to wear Home, Away and 3rd Kits
Red Stat Belgrade in 2 variations of Home Kit, Red shorts and socks (4), White shorts and socks (1)
Most worn kit in Group, BSC Young Boys Home – 6

Group H

14 Kits worn in the group (Highest in Group Stages)
FC Barcelona only team in Group Stages to wear Home, Away, 3rd and 4th Kits, a different change kit in every away game
Shakhtar Donetsk in Home, Away and 3rd Kits
FC Porto in 4 different kit variations (joint highest in Group Stages)
Most worn kit in the Group, Shakhtar Donesk Home Kit – 4

Matchday Breakdowns:

Match Day 1

Match Day 2

Match Day 3

Match Day 4

Match Day 5

Match Day 6

Kit Highlights:

Looking at some of my favourite Kit highlights of the Group Stages.

In Group B, Sevilla’s default look with black socks with their white home kit meant that each of the teams visiting The Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium wore alternative white socks with their change kit!

When Atletico Madrid visited Celtic, they wore a Special All Red Shirt with Home Shorts and Socks. It is the same as the special kit from the 2021-22 season, with a different sponsor and without the 75th-anniversary logo. The red also means Atletico pay homage to the red kit worn in the famous battle away against Celtic 50 years ago.

When Manchester United visited Galatasaray, they wore their 3rd kit with alternative red shorts… this gave us a unique look of White / Red / White for The Red Devils, Red shorts not being used since 1956/57 season when an all red look was used by Sir Matt Busby – Details about this can be found on Museum of Jerserys here

FC Barcelona used four distinct kits within the Group Stages, using a different change kit in each of their away games, this included their 4th Kit (Senyera Kit) which has been used by the club since 2022/23 Season.

The only team in the Group Stages to wear just one kit (with one variation) was BSC Young Boys, their home kit being worn in all six group games.

There we have it, my round up of this season’s and the final ever (?) Champions League Group Stages, let me know you favourite kits, kit highlights and kit match ups in the comments below or over at @Kit_Geek

Premier League: Matchweek 16 Kit Review

Dec 10, 2023Dec 11, 2023Posted in General, Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged Arsenal, Chelsea, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Manchester United, Premier League, Soccer, West Ham United6 Comments

The third round of fixtures in the last week have been completed and we are closing in on the half way stage of the season, so take a few minutes with me and lets take a deeper look at the Kits from this weekend’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 16 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

Kits Worn in Total – 81 (+2 from Matchweek 15)
Goalkeeper Kits – 54 (No change from Matchweek 15)

New Kits this Matchweek

A couple more new kit looks on show through this round of fixtures

Nottingham Forest used their 3rd kit for the first time this season in their visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Newcastle United wore their 3rd Kit in a variation of Navy / Navy / Yellow when they played Tottenham Hotspur, although the 2nd time the 3rd shirt has been worn this season, it is the first in this look.

Kit Highlights

Chelsea used a change kit for just the 2nd time this season, both times being their 3rd kit, with The Blues yet to use their Away kit this season, one of five kits yet to be used by the teams this season!

“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).

West Ham United were the only team this weekend to play in their Home Kit in an away match, this meant in the 10 games, we saw four Away Kits and five 3rd Kits in action!

The five 3rd Kits in action were the following from AFC Bournemouth, Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Chelsea and Newcastle United, this is most 3rd Kits in action in one matchweek since MW32 of 2022/23 Season.

This was the first time that Arsenal dropped points wearing their Away Kit this season, with their defeat against Aston Villa being the fifth time that The Gunners have used the Kit, winning the previous four games.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this round of fixtures was the first game of the weekend with Crystal Palace playing Liverpool, both kits being right up there as some of the best on show this season in The Premier League.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 11 Home Kits, 4 Away Kits and 5 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek.

There were just the two Kit Variation on show this week…

Manchester United in Teamwear (new Adidas Logo) black socks with their Home Kit, the 6th time this has been used
Newcatle United’s 3rd kit with alternative yellow socks

Kit Grid – Up to 10th December

Kit News

Crystal Palace have launched a special 4th / Charity Shirt. The shirt will raise funds for the Palace for Life Foundation and will help the charity expand and enhance its outstanding work in the local community, with the goal of improving the lives of young South Londoners.

There are only 1000 shirts made with unique numbers on each of the shirts, all profits going to the charity and will be worn by both Women’s and Men’s teams in their respective FA Cup Fixtures, Women against Chatham Town on 10th December 2023 and Men against Everton on 4th January 2024.

With only a day between the end of Matchweek 15 and start of Matchweek 16 we thought there would be no kit news so thank you Crystal Palace…!!

That wraps up Matchweek 16, European Club Football returns this week, so expect to see some in depth kit reviews of the Group Stage of The Champions League at the end of the week.

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

Premier League – Matchweek 11

Premier League – Matchweek 12

Premier League – Matchweek 13

Premier League – Matchweek 14

Premier League – Matchweek 15

Premier League: Matchweek 15 Kit Review

Dec 8, 2023Dec 9, 2023Posted in General, Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged Arsenal, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Liverpool, Premier League, Soccer6 Comments

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

Premier League – Matchweek 10

Premier League – Matchweek 11

Premier League – Matchweek 12

Premier League – Matchweek 13

Premier League – Matchweek 14

Premier League: Matchweek 14 Kit Review

Dec 5, 2023Dec 9, 2023Posted in General, Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Luton Town, Manchester United, Premier League, Soccer6 Comments

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

Premier League – Matchweek 9

Premier League – Matchweek 10

Premier League – Matchweek 11

Premier League – Matchweek 12

Premier League – Matchweek 13

Premier League: Matchweek 13 Kit Review

Nov 28, 2023Posted in General, Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged Aston Villa, England, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Manchester United, Premier League, Soccer6 Comments

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

Premier League – Matchweek 8

Premier League – Matchweek 9

Premier League – Matchweek 10

Premier League – Matchweek 11

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Premier League: Matchweek 12 Kit Review

Nov 12, 2023Nov 12, 2023Posted in General, Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged England, EPL, Football, Football Kits, Kit Geek, Kit Log, Kits, Premier League, Soccer6 Comments

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!