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Premier League: Matchweek 33 Kit Review

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Matchweek 33 is now completed and we are truly in the “Business end” of the season! This round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 16 back in December.

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

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, we now have confirmation that Luton Town’s 3rd kit is paired with navy (same as Home Kit) shorts.

Matchweek 33 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 106 (No Change from Matchweek 32)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 32)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were no new Kit Looks this Matchweek, we will see any new looks for before Clubs starting launching next season’s kits… watch this space!

Kit Highlights

Newcastle United wore a Charity Kit in their game against Tottenham Hotspur but there was more to the shirt than meets the eye. The Sponsor for this game was The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID), its also worth noting that the backs of the shirts for this game were white, same that we have seen in Champions League earlier this season, normally backs have the full stripes.

There were special ‘haptic’ shirts that will make matchday more accessible for those with hearing loss…. Deaf supporters will wear a unique shirt that transforms the noise of the stadium into a real-time touch sensation, this graphic shows some of the technology in these shirts

Wolverhampton Wanderers were in their 3rd Kit for the fourth time this season and remain unbeaten when playing in this kit, winning two and drawing two.

Crystal Palace have worn their away kit for three times in their last four games!

Everton have now worn five different Kit Looks in their last five games.. with three different Home Kit Looks, a 3rd kit and in their Away kit with alternative shorts and socks for their game against Chelsea!

My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Chelsea and Everton, the Chelsea kit has really grown on me this season and one the best Home Kits they have had in the Nike Era, paired with one of my favourite kits of the season in Everton’s Away Kit!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 4 3rd Kits in action for these games.

There was there were three Kit Variations on show…

  • Manchester United in All White 3rd Kit, this is 6th time this look has been used
  • Fulham in Home Kit with alternative white socks, for the 7th time this season
  • Everton in Away Kit with alternative salmon shorts and socks, for the 3rd time

Kit Grid – Up to 16th April 2024

Kit News

Another week with no Premier League Kit News, we starting to see leaks of next season’s shirts but we at Kit Geek Towers will only share those when they are offically released, which I am sure we will start seeing in the coming weeks with several teams often in new kits in their final games of the season…!

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

Premier League – Matchweek 28

Premier League – Matchweek 29

Premier League – Matchweek 30

Premier League – Matchweek 31

Premier League – Matchweek 32

Premier League – 100 Kits

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Premier League: Matchweek 32 Kit Review

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Matchweek 32 has quickly been and gone, with three rounds of fixtures in the space of a week. This round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 17 back in December.

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

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, we now have confirmation that Luton Town’s 3rd kit is paired with navy (same as Home Kit) shorts.

Matchweek 32 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 106 (+1 from Matchweek 31)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 31)

New Kits this Matchweek

There was just the one new kit look this Matchweek…

Brentford used alternative navy socks with their Away Kit for the first time, their 5th Kit Look of the season.

Kit Highlights

West Ham United used alternative blue shorts with their Home Kit for the 2nd Away game in a row!

Brentford secured their first points of the season in their Away Kit, this was the 6th time the kit was used and with the previous other five games ending in defeat.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Crystal Palace and Manchester City, two of the best kits from this season up against each other, it just looked great to me!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 12 Home Kits, 6 Away Kits and 2 3rd Kits in action for these games.

There was there were three Kit Variations on show…

  • Brentford in Away Kit with alternative blue socks
  • Newcastle United in 3rd Kit with alternative yellow shorts and socks, the 3rd time used this season
  • West Ham United in Home Kit with blue shorts, the 2nd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 8th April 2024

Kit News

With just the one day between the end of Matchweek 31 and start of Matchweek 32 there was no Premier League Kit News.

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

Premier League – Matchweek 27

Premier League – Matchweek 28

Premier League – Matchweek 29

Premier League – Matchweek 30

Premier League – Matchweek 31

Premier League – 100 Kits

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Premier League: Matchweek 31 Kit Review

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Matchweek 31 was the third round of Midweek Fixtures this season (outside of Christmas Period) with all teams being in action over three days. This round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 15 back in December, which was also a Midweek Round of fixtures.

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

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, we now have confirmation that Luton Town’s 3rd kit is paired with navy (same as Home Kit) shorts.

Matchweek 31 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 105 (+2 from Matchweek 30)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 30)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were two new kit look in these midweek fixtures…

Everton were in their Home Kit with alternative blue socks for the first time this season, a classic Everton look of Blue / White / Blue.

Luton Town used their 3rd Kit in it’s default look of all navy for the first time, their 2nd new look in 2 games!

Kit Highlights

Everton using a new kit variation for their home kit meant that is five different kit looks in the last five games.. and six in last seven!

Fulham have worn four kits in the last four games, with two different home and 3rd Kit looks!

Another team with four kits in four games is Luton Town with the use of the default All Navy 3rd Kit for the first time, this also means that Luton have used nine kits in total this season so far, the 2nd Highest in the Premier League!

My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion, the use of alternative white shorts and socks gives a nice overall balance to the Kit Look, two nice kits!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 16 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 1 3rd Kit in action for these games.

There was there were four Kit Variations on show…

  • Everton in Home Kit with alternative blue socks
  • Fulham, in Home Kit with alternative white socks, the 6th time this look has been used this season
  • Brighton & Hove Albion in their Away Kit with white shorts and socks, the 3rd time used
  • Aston Villa in Home Kit with claret shorts and socks, also the 3rd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 5th April 2024

Kit News

As well has having a new kit provider in Adidas, Aston Villa have reportedly signed a new front of shirt sponsorship deal with Betano a Greek Betting Company, with a new crest also in the pipeline it will be a completey new look for The Villians next season!

Newcastle United look like they will be wearing a special one off kit in their game against Tottenham Hotspur on 13th April, as well has having a charity sponsor for the game it is reported that The Magpies will wear a kit “unique from any other in club’s history“… one to keep an eye on in the next week!

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

Premier League – Matchweek 26

Premier League – Matchweek 27

Premier League – Matchweek 28

Premier League – Matchweek 29

Premier League – Matchweek 30

Premier League – 100 Kits

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Premier League: Matchweek 30 Kit Review

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Premier League Returns after The Internationl Break with Matchweek 30, there was 8 games on 30th March the joint most games in one single day so far this season. This round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 8 back in October.

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 30 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 103 (+3 from Matchweek 29)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 29)

New Kits this Matchweek

Even as we reach Matchweek 30 we are seeing new Kit Looks used by teams, this week there were three new kit variations used…

West Ham United used alternative sky blue shorts with their Home for the first time this season to give us a classic Hammers look, these are also the same shorts that we have seen used with the Away Kit as an alternative this season, this is the 5th kit variation used this season by West Ham.

Fulham used their 3rd Kit with alternative pink shorts and socks to give us a nice looking kit against Sheffield United, the 5th kit look used by them this season.

Luton Town used their 8th Kit Variation of the season, another “mash up” on show, using the 3rd shirt with Home shorts and socks for a nice Navy / Navy / Orange look!

Kit Highlights

Although I do not include this as a variation of kit, as the actual kit remains the same Tottenham Hotspur used a charity sponsor in their game against Luton Town, the shirt sponsorship was in support for Philippines-based breast cancer charity “I Can Serve” and supported by regular sponsor AIA.

Everton made it four kits in four games when they used their 3rd Kit at AFC Bournemouth, it is also 5 Kits in 6 games which are all the of the Kit Variations The Toffees have used this season so far!

My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Newcastle United and West Ham United, the balance between the two kits works well, classic looking and timeless in their appearence, this really worked well for me!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 3 3rd Kits in action for these games.

There was there was four Kit Variations on show… three we were new kit looks above.

  • West Ham United, Home with alternative Sky Blue Shorts
  • Fulham, 3rd with alternative pink shorts and socks
  • Luton Town, 3rd with Home Shorts and socks
  • Manchester United in Away with alternative white shorts and socks, 2nd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 30th March 2024

Kit News

The big Premier League Kit News during the International Break was that Castore have purchased the Umbro Brand in the UK, now what does that mean? This is the statement regarding the purchase…

We are thrilled to announce that today, we have completed a deal with Umbro licensee, GL Dameck to sign an exclusive Umbro Professional Team Sports sub-license. This sub-licence allows us to market the Umbro brand in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, and Denmark.

Following a £145 million investment round in November 2023, we will continue to innovate in the elite sports market with this Umbro Pro Team licence marking its emergence as a multi-brand business.

As a brand with a rich history at the heart of sport and a deep and storied life in elite football, having created some of the most iconic strips of all time, Umbro has an exceptional legacy. Our digital expertise and highly agile global supply chain provides a model that has allowed us to disrupt the traditional dominance of Nike and adidas. The ability to now market and supply the Umbro brand for team sports will elevate both Umbro and Castore to new levels.

The agreement also signifies our first step towards a brand segmentation strategy, enabling us to take a significant position in the UK & European elite sports markets. 

Since our inception, we have rapidly grown to partner with over 50 leading sports teams worldwide through its digital first business model. We will now apply this digital expertise to the marketing of Umbro’s exceptional brand heritage and authenticity and further expand the Umbro partnership portfolio, with fans remaining at the core of its strategy.

From the start of the 2024/25 season we will have the exclusive right to seek to work with Umbro’s existing English Premier League team partnerships, including: AFC Bournemouth, Brentford, Luton Town and West Ham, as well as English Football League Clubs Ipswich Town, Huddersfield Town and Forest Green Rovers.

We will also supply, under the Umbro brand, to Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership, where Castore is already the global kit partner for Glasgow Rangers FC, and England Rugby men’s and women’s teams at a time of heightened interest in the sport during the Guinness Six Nations.

To me, this appears that the Umbro Brand will still exist but be produced by Castore, does that mean Castore will stop as a Kit Manufacturer, we will have to wait and see!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and the Premier League Kit Review will quite quickly with a midweek round of fixtures this Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday.

Premier League – Matchweek 25

Premier League – Matchweek 26

Premier League – Matchweek 27

Premier League – Matchweek 28

Premier League – Matchweek 29

Premier League – 100 Kits

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Premier League: Matchweek 29 Kit Review

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Matchweek 29 is the first week of the season where we have seen a significantly reduced fixture list, this was due to the FA Cup Quarter Finals happening over Saturday 16th March and Sunday 17th March, this meant there was only four fixtrures played this weekend. This round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 9

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 29 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 100 (No change from Matchweek 28)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 28)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were no new kits on show this weekend, this is the second Matchweek in a row with no new kits, but as there was only four games, there is no real surprise here!

Kit Highlights

Although there was just the eight teams in action, there was still plenty to think about when it comes to kits from this Matchweek!

Burnley against Brentford was an interesting choice in terms of the Kit Match Up, for me it feels like a quite a clash in Kits, and would have thought The Bees 3rd Kit or Home with alternative socks would provide a better contrast in kit.. plus this was the 5th defeat out of 5 times the Away Kit has been worn this season.

Tottenham Hotspur wore their Away Kit with Home socks for the 3rd time this season and first since Matchweek 4 back in the first week of September!

Aston Villa wore their Away Kit in its default look of White / Sky Blue / White for the 3rd time this season and first since Matchweek 8, back in early October.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur, I do like the look of Spurs Away kit with white socks, so happy to see this again on the pitch!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 4 Home Kits and 4 Away Kits in action for the four games in this Matchweek.

There was there was just the one Kit Variation on show…

  • Tottenham Hotspur in Away with Home Socks, 3rd time this season

Kit Grid – Up to 18th March 2024

Kit News

There was no Premier League Kit News this week, its been all Internation Kits.

I will pick up the fixtures that were scheduled this week through the rest of the season, we may even See Matchweek 29 Part II, lets wait and see how the fixtures are arranged!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and the Premier League Kit Review will return after the International Break.

Premier League – Matchweek 24

Premier League – Matchweek 25

Premier League – Matchweek 26

Premier League – Matchweek 27

Premier League – Matchweek 28

Premier League – 100 Kits

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Premier League: Matchweek 28 Kit Review

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Matchweek 28 is now completed, time to take a deeper look into the kits of the weekend with this round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 13

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 27 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 100 (No change from Matchweek 27)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 27)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were no new kits on show this weekend, the first time since Matchweek 17, and only the second Matchweek of the season where we have not seen any new outfield, however this is the first time we have seen no new outfield or Goalkeeper kits in a single Matchweek.

Kit Highlights

Luton Town wore their default Away Kit look for just the 2nd time this season at Crystal Palace, they have worn the away shirt in various kit mash ups for 8 times in total but this look was used for the first time since it debuted against Manchester United in Matchweek 12.

Fulham wore their 3rd Kit at Wolverhampton Wanderers, this was their first outing in this kit since Matchweek 9, which was 19 games ago!

My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Arsenal and Brentford, with the visitors in the 3rd kit with alternative navy socks giving a nice overall balance to the Kits on show at The Emirates Stadium, this also means that both fixtures between these clubs have been my Kit Match Up of the week.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 3 Away Kits and 2 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek.

There was there three Kit Variations on show this week.

  • Everton were in Home Kit, with alternative blue shorts and socks, the 3rd time they have been in all blue
  • Brentford in their 3rd Kit with alternative Navy Socks, the 2nd time this has been used
  • Newcastle United in Home kit with black socks, for the 5th time this season

Kit Grid – Up to 11th March 2024

Kit News

Everton has released a special Pre-Match Shirt which is in celebration of Club Captain Seamus Coleman 15 Years at the Club, the shirt uses Coleman’s shirt number of 23 to make up shamrock pattern’s to honour the Irishman.

Some European Kit New with Aston Villa, who had a slight change to their Kit Look in their Europa Conference Last 16 Game at Ajax on Thursday 7th March. Due to a change in Dutch Advertising regulatation last summer which impacted Betting Sponsorship, this meant a return to the front of the shirt for Acorns, a local children’s hospice charity that we have previously seen as headline shirt sponsor between 2008 and 2010.

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

Premier League – Matchweek 23

Premier League – Matchweek 24

Premier League – Matchweek 25

Premier League – Matchweek 26

Premier League – Matchweek 27

Premier League – 100 Kits

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Premier League: 100 Kits!

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The Premier League has now reached 100 Kits for the 2023/24 Season, this was achieved on Saturday 2nd March with Brighton & Hove Albion wearing their 3rd Kit for the first time this season, this was the 261st game of the season, for comparison this was achieved on 30th April 2023 last seaon, in Matchweek 34!

So where have the 100 kits come from?

The way that I define it is a discintive look, so taking all the elements of the kit (Shirt / Shorts / Socks) and then reviewing how that look is made up and the differences in the kit looks, so a club’s default home kit would be one look and then if the home shirt is worn with default shorts but away kit socks, that becomes a new kit variation – Full definitions can be found here

Overview

  • 20 – Home Kits
  • 18 – Home Kit Variations
  • 20 – Away Kits
  • 17 – Away Kit Variations
  • 14 – 3rd Kits
  • 11 – 3rd Kit Variations

Looking at the Clubs in more detail, these kits are in order of their appearence this season and the number of times each kit has been used underneath it, this information is correct up to Tuesday 5th March.

Arsenal – 4 Kits in total, with an alternative red socks worn with home kit, also we have not yet seen default 3rd Kit, just worn with alternative white socks

Aston Villa – 6 Kits, some nice mash up alternatives here between Home and Away kits creating 5 different looks plus the 3rd Kit

AFC Bournemouth – 4 Kits, with the only alternative look being the Away worn with navy socks

Brentford – 4 Kits, another team with 4 kits and the alternative kit here, being the 3rd Kit again worn with navy socks

Brighton & Hove Albion – 6 Kits in total, with 3 variations of Away kit and of course the 100th Kit of the season with the 3rd kit (last season’s Away)… also worth noting that all 3 kits have been worn with white shorts!

Burnley – 3 Kits, one of two teams to only wear Home, Away and 3rd Kits with no variations

Chelsea – The fourth team with 4 kits, the variation here is the alternative blue socks with the home kit, a classic alternative Chelsea look

Crystal Palace – 5 Kits, there are some Kit Mash Ups used here, with Away socks being used with 3rd Kit and Home Socks with Away Kit

Everton – Another team with 5 Kits, with alternative Home and Away looks used so far this season

Fulham – 4 Kits, and like their West London Neighbours the alternative being with their Home Kit, this season with alternative white socks

Liverpool – 3 Kits, the other team with just Home, Away and 3rd Kits

Luton Town – 7 Kits, the Mash Up Kings of the Premier League using elements of Home / Away / 3rd kits to create all the kit looks seen this season

Manchester City – 3 Kits, as it stands the only team not to use their 3rd kit this season, having used alternative socks with their Away kit to create their 3rd kit look of the season so far

Manchester United – 11 Kits, the most used in Premier League this season.. 6 Home Kits used 3 different types of black socks, as well 3 different Away looks and 2 different 3rd kits, we are still to see the default 3rd kit, so more kits variations are possible!

Newcastle United – 7 Kits, 2 versions of Home and Away kits plus 3 different 3rd kits looks, making the joint second highest number of kit varaitions this season so far

Nottingham Forest – 6 Kits in total, a nice symmetry about the kits here, Two Home, Two Away and Two 3rd Kits for the kits worn.

Sheffield United – 5 Kits, with red shorts and socks both being used with Home and Away shirts, also another team that we have yet to see their default 3rd kit

Tottenham Hotspur – 5 Kits, with Home and Away kits having mash up ability giving two additional looks

West Ham United – 4 Kits, an alternative Away kit with Sky Blue shorts providing the additional kit look here

Wolverhampton Wanderers – The seventh and final team with 4 kits, alternative “Old Gold” shorts being used twice so far this season

As mentioned the 100th Kit worn was Brighton & Hove Albion’s use of their 3rd Kit with white shorts against Fulham on 2nd March 2023.

Kit Grid – Up to 5th March, this shows what the fixtures were for this season so far!

One Final look, at when the Kits were worn… this view shows you at which match the new kit look / variation was first used, for example… AFC Bournemouth wore their Home Kit in their first game, Away Kit in their 2nd game and 3rd Kit in their 4th game..!

I also created a thread of all the kits worn over at “X” – you can find it here

There we have it 100 Kits of Premier, let me know your thoughts and comments below or over at @Kit_Geek

League Two has also reached 100 Kits for the 2023/24 Season, you can find the details here

Premier League: Matchweek 27 Kit Review

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Matchweek 27 is now completed, time to take a deeper look into the kits of the weekend and a special weekend for Kit Reviews as we hit 100 Kits of the season in the Premier League. This round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 10

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 27 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 100 (+1 from Matchweek 26)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 26)

New Kits this Matchweek

There was just the one new kit on show this weekend and it was the 100th Kit of the Premier League Season!

Brighton & Hove Albion wore their 3rd Kit for the first time this season, this was last season’s away kit but in this instance was worn with white shorts.. also meaning that The Seagulls have worn alternative white shorts with all three of their kits in League this season.

Kit Highlights

Manchester City became the first team to wear a kit 20 times this season (out of 27 games) when they played Local Rivals Manchester United.

After calling out their excellent record of Wolverhampton Wanderers in their change kits a few weeks ago, I may have jinxed them as their defeat against Newcastle United was their first loss in a change kit this season (8 games – 5 Away kit / 3 3rd Kit appearences).

My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was The Manchester Derby, I do enjoy this Kit Match up when it is played a Manchester City, one of Kit Guilty Pleasures is seeing Manchester United in Black Shorts and especially this season with their default socks being used, giving us this look for just the second time.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits, 2 Away Kits and 4 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek

There was there two Kit Variations on show this week.

  • Brighton & Hove Albion in their 3rd Kit with White Shorts
  • Manchester United in Home Kit with alternative black shorts, the 2nd time this short and (default) socks combination has been used

Kit Grid – Up to 4th March 2024

Kit News

There was no new Premier League related Kit News this week, watch this space for news in the coming weeks.

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

Premier League – Matchweek 22

Premier League – Matchweek 23

Premier League – Matchweek 24

Premier League – Matchweek 25

Premier League – Matchweek 26

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Premier League: Matchweek 26 Kit Review

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The first domestic cup of the season has been completed this weekend, with Liverpool lifting the Carabao Cup against Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday 25th February, due to this game it meant this is a slightly different look to the fixtures, with Liverpool playing Luton Town on Wednesday 21st February and the game between Cheslea and Tottenham Hotspur has yet to be arranged so expect to see that game towards the latter weeks of the season. However we are now two thirds of the way through the season with this round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 11

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 26 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 99 (+1 from Matchweek 25)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 25)

New Kits this Matchweek

There was just the one new kit on show this weekend.

Nottingham Forest used their Away Kit against Aston Villa, the shirt was paired with alternative white shorts and socks… this is the 99th Kit worn in the Premier League this season!

Kit Highlights

Manchester United “sock watch” continues and I happy to report that the default home socks have been used for the 2nd Home game in a row, so it appears the issues with their socks have now been resolved!

Staying at Old Trafford, Fulham recorded their first victory of the season whilst not wearing their default Home Kit, so far this season they have worn their Home Kit with alternative white socks 5 times and both Away and 3rd kits twice, so this their first victory not in their default Home Kit with black shorts and socks.

Brentford continued their losing streak in their away kit this season, with 4 losses in its 4 appearences, as many of you will know this was also last season’s away and it did not fair much better there with 3 draws and 3 losses in it’s 6 uses… will this be the last time we see this kit in action?

My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was again a difficult one to choose with no real stand out fixture, I have gone for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United, the use of The Blades alternative red shorts and socks is something I have enjoyed in its two appearences this season and paired with the Old Gold and Black of Wolves works well!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 11 Home Kits, 5 Away Kits and x 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek (9 Games)

There was there six Kit Variations on show this week, the joint highest so far this season (and still one fixture to play which is also likely to have Tottenham in Home Kit Variation against Chelsea)

  • Luton Town, in Away Kit with Home shorts, the 2nd time this look has been used this season
  • Nottingham Forest in Away with alternative white shorts & socks
  • Everton in Away with alternative salmon shorts & socks, 2nd time this season
  • Fulham in Home with white socks, 5th time this look has been used
  • Newcastle United in Home with black socks, 4th time this season
  • Sheffield United in Home with alternative red shorts and socks for 2nd time

Kit Grid – Up to 26th February 2024

Kit News

There was no new Premier League related Kit News this week, watch this space for news in the coming weeks.

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

Premier League – Matchweek 21

Premier League – Matchweek 22

Premier League – Matchweek 23

Premier League – Matchweek 24

Premier League – Matchweek 25

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Premier League: Matchweek 25 Kit Review

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Matchweek 25 is now completed and see the reverse fixtures from Matchweek 12 and see the League approach the 2/3rd of the season mark, so lets take a look at the kits worn this weekend in a little more detail.

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 25 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 98 (+1 from Matchweek 24)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 24)

New Kits this Matchweek

There was just the one new kit on show this weekend.

AFC Bournemouth wore their first Kit Variation of the season, with their away kit being used with alternative navy socks to their visit to Newcastle United, this becomes the 98th Kit used in the Premier League this season!

Kit Highlights

Wolverhampton Wanderers have now used their Away Kit four times this season, racking up 10 point with three victories and draw, the fourth team to reach double figures for points but have the joint highest “Points per game” in the Kit with Liverpool.

Aston Villa were the only team this matchweek to wear their Home Kit away from home, it also is the first time that they have worn their Default Home Kit (Home Shirt / White shorts & Sky Blue Socks) away from Villa Park this season in the Premier League.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was at the game between Brentford and Liverpool, one of the best Brentford Home Kits in their Umbro period, and an interesting Liverpool 3rd Kit, the Purple an unusual colour in football but one that has strong links with the city of Liverpool, this Kit does work well for me and matched up with this Brentford kit gave us a good kit match up.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 11 Home Kits, 7 Away Kits and 2 3rd Kits in action in this Matchweek

There was there five Kit Variations on show this week.

  • AFC Bournemouth in Away Kit with Navy Socks
  • West Ham United in Away Kit with alternative sky blue shorts, 3rd time this look has been used
  • Brighton & Hove Albion in Away Kit with white shorts and socks, the 2nd time used
  • Manchester United in 3rd Kit with alternative white socks, the 5th time they have been used
  • Crystal Palace in Away / Home Kit Mash up, with Away kit paired with Home socks, the 2nd time seen in the League

Kit Grid – Up to 20th February 2024

Kit News

There was no new Premier League related Kit News this week, watch this space for news in the coming weeks.

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