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Premier League: Matchweek 36 Kit Review

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Matchweek 36 of the Premier League is completed, leaving us just two more rounds of fixtures to go. The games were the reverse matches from Matchweek 9 back in October.

You can find last week’s report here

The Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 36 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 108 (+1 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 71 (No New Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

Arsenal in Away with alternative white shorts and socks.

Kit Highlights

Everton in one of their classic looks, with Blue socks… surprisingly this was just the second time this look has been used this season and the first since Matchweek 10.

Manchester United wore a charity sponsor in their game against West Ham United, the (RED) Charity supports initiatives to reduce pandemics across the world, this was the first time that Manchester United have worn a charity sponsor in a domestic League Games, more details can be found here.

There were only three change kits worn this weekend, all three were variations of the kit, with Arsenal and Aston Villa in variations of their Away Kit and West Ham United in their 3rd.

The use of 17 Home Kits in this weekend’s fixtures was also the joint-highest in a single Matchweek this season.

My favourite Kit Match Up of this Matchweek was the game between Ipswich Town and Brentford, two teams in their Home Kits, a nice looking “Umbro Derby” as we get the end of the season.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 17 Home Kits, 2 Away Kits and 1 3rd Kits

There were five Kit Variations used this Matchweek

  • Everton – Home with alternative blue socks, 2nd time worn
  • Brighton & Hove Albion – Home with alternative blue socks, 2nd time worn
  • Aston Villa – Away with White shorts (all white), 3rd time worn
  • West Ham United – 3rd with Home (white) socks, 4th time worn
  • Arsenal – Away with alternative white shorts & socks

Kit Grid – Up to 12th May

Kit News

New Balance are looking set to return to Premier League, it is being reported that West Ham United have agreed a deal with US Company from the start of 2026 / 27 Season. The Hammers have one more season left with Umbro after ten years supplying the club but have decided it is time to move on the brand now owned by Castore. More details can be found here

The leaks for next season are coming in thick and fast, and I am sure we will see some confirmed before the end of the season!

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For those that follow EFL Clubs or the leagues in general, I have now published my End of Season reviews for The Championship, League One and League Two (Links can be found below).

Premier League – Matchweek 31

Premier League – Matchweek 32

Premier League – Matchweek 33

Premier League – Matchweek 34

Premier League – Matchweek 35

Kit History: Aston Villa

England Kit History (Reference Page)

The Championship – 2024 / 25

League One – 2024 / 25

League Two – 2024 / 25

Premier League: Matchweek 24 Kit Review

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The Premier League is completed for Matchweek 24, and we are fast approaching two thirds of the season completed! These were the reverse fixtures from this weekend can be found – Matchweek 5.

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 24 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 91 (+1 New Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 69 (+1 New Kit this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There was one new kit this weekend.

Fulham wore their 3rd Kit for the first time this season, wearing it with white socks, however they do not appear to be their Home Socks as do not carry “FFC” wordmark above Adidas logo.

Kit Highlights

Southampton won their first game in their Away kit in their 10th use of the yellow and navy kit, it was also their first victory in any change kit this season!

Everton and Jordan Pickford wore their first choice goalkeeper kit for the 20th time this season, in just 23 games (game at hand is next week), this is the most worn goalkeeper kit so far this season!

Crystal Palace wore their Away Kit for the 10th time this season and their victory at Manchester United means they have now won 15 points in the kit this season, the most points in an Away Kit!

My favourite Kit Match Up of this Matchweek was the game between Chelsea and West Ham United, it was a surprise to me to see West Ham use their Home Kit at Chelsea, changing socks to avoid that clash, a nice match up.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits, 5 Away Kits and 2 3rd Kits

There were two variation seen over these fixtures.

  • Fulham – 3rd Kit, with white socks
  • West Ham United – Home with alternative sky blue socks, 3rd time used

Kit Grid – Up to 4th February

Kit News

Brighton & Hove Albion have extended the Kit Deal with Nike until 2030, a decision that does not seem to have gone down well with fans with many raising concerns over the designs of the shirts in recent seasons and seeing this continue for another five years.

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Premier League – Matchweek 19

Premier League – Matchweek 20

Premier League – Matchweek 21

Premier League – Matchweek 22

Premier League – Matchweek 23

FA Cup – 3rd Round

Champions League – Match 8

Champions League – Kit Overview, League Phase

England Kit History – 2000 to 2009

England Kit History – 2010 to 2019

England Kit History (Reference Page)

Premier League: Matchweek 16 Kit Review

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The Premier League has now completed Matchweek 16 and we are a week away from the start of Christmas Period of games and the halfway point of the season! Here is our regular look at the Kits worn in this weekend.

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 16 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 77 (+4 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 62 (No New Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were four new Kit looks this Matchweek..

Aston Villa wore their 3rd Kit for the first time in Premier League this season, although they did use alternative white socks at Nottingham Forest. This is their 7th different kit variation of the season, the highest now in the League.

Crystal Palace used their 3rd Kit for the first time at Brighton & Hove Albion.

Tottenham Hotspur used alternative navy socks with their Away Kit, based on the white trim my guess would be these are alternative Home socks but created an interesting look at Southampton!

West Ham United were another team to change their socks up, this time with their 3rd Kit which they combined with Home socks.

Kit Highlights

Everton wore alternative blue shorts to create all blue look, this was 3rd time this look was used in 5 games.

Brentford lost for the first time this season in their Home Kit, the 10th game they have worn it but their loss at Chelsea was the first!

West Ham United wore Home socks with their 3rd Kit, this means they have worn these socks with all three kits this season in the League.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the Manchester Derby, tri-colour kits are one of my favourite kit things, so with Manchester City’s home already in this look and the Manchester United going for alternative shorts and socks, it was always going to be a winner in my eyes!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 16 Home Kits, 1 Away Kit and 3 3rd Kits

There were five variations seen over these fixtures.

  • Everton – Home Kit in All Blue, 3rd time used this season
  • Aston Villa – 3rd Kit with alternative white socks
  • Manchester United – Home Kit with alternative black shorts and white socks, 2nd time used
  • Tottenham Hotspur – Away with Navy socks
  • West Ham United – 3rd with Home socks

Kit Grid – Up to 17th December

Kit News

There was no significant Premier League Kit news this week.

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Premier League – Matchweek 11

Premier League – Matchweek 12

Premier League – Matchweek 13

Premier League – Matchweek 14

Premier League – Matchweek 15

Champions League – Match 6

England Kit History – 1990 to 1999

England Kit History – 2000 to 2010

England Kit History (Reference Page)

Premier League: Matchweek 6 Kit Review

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The Premier League hits Matchweek 6 and all teams have played home and away three times now, so it is time to take a deeper look into the kits worn this weekend.

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below, with all 60 Kits now being confirmed

Matchweek 6 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 47 (+3 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 47 (+3 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were three new Kits seen this Matchweek..

Manchester City used alternative white socks for the first time this season in the League.

West Ham United another team in a variation this week, this one was their first outing in their Away Kit but was used with White (Home) Socks.

Aston Villa used their Away Kit for the second time in this season but this was the first in it’s default look.

The 3 new goalkeeper kits on show and 2 of them from The Merseyside Clubs.

  • Everton – Pink
  • Liverpool – Purple
  • AFC Bournemouth – White

Kit Highlights

West Ham United have become the first team to wear 4 Kit Variations this season, with Away used this weekend, 2 Home Kit looks and a 3rd Kit appearance, making it 4 Kits in 6 Games!

Everton and Jordan Pickford wore an alternative goalkeeper kit for the first time this season, with the use of their 3rd choice pink keeper’s kit against Crystal Palace having worn a green kit for the previous 5 games.

There are 6 Teams that have worn change kits in all of their Away games this season, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace, Everton, Newcastle United and Southampton, with Brighton, Crystal Palace and Southampton wearing just their Away Kits in these games!

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Brentford and West Ham United, I do love a Kit Mash up, and seeing different elements of kits being used together, so seeing the Black Away Shirt and Shorts paired with Home Socks was always going to be popular with me, matched against the Brentford Kit just seemed to work well!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits and 5 Away Kits.

A couple of variations seen this weekend, both mentioned above as they used for the first time

  • Manchester City – Home with Alternative White Socks
  • West Ham United – Away with Home Socks (white)

Kit Grid – Up to 1st October

Kit News

Manchester United have launched their “George Best” Collection, inspired by their iconic player and winner of Ballon d’Or in 1968 and European Cup in the same year, the collection takes influence for the kit worn in that final at Wembley and includes a tracksuit jacket, trousers and a long sleeve shirt containing Best’s signature and the number 7 in the same style used on those kits.

Another team in the Adidas family also released a retro range this week, with Newcastle United launching of their “Originals” range. The shirt is a cracker, many fans and kit lovers expressing their preference to this shirt of the current Home Shirt.

Chelsea are rumoured to be close to reaching an agreement for their front of shirt sponsorship, the club are talks with three major Airlines, belived to be Qatar Airways, Riyahd Air and Turkish Airlines, with the deal expected to be annouced in the coming weeks. I would expect the new shirt sponsor will be debuted after the next International Break in October.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back later this week with Champions League, Match 2 and then after next weekend’s fixtures for Premier League.

Premier League – Matchweek 1

Premier League – Matchweek 2

Premier League – Matchweek 3

Premier League – Matchweek 4

Premier League – Matchweek 5

Champions League – Match 1

Premier League: Matchweek 4 Kit Review

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The Premier League is back after the first International Break of the season and Matchweek 4 is completed, let’s take some time to look into the Kits worn this weekend!

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

All 60 Kits have now been released, we have even seen a 61st, more on that below….!

Matchweek 4 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 42 (+7 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 40 (+6 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 7 new Kits seen this Matchweek..

Manchester United were in a change kit for the first time this season, using their Away Kit.

Leicester City in their 3rd Kit.

Brentford in their 3rd Kit.

Everton in their 3rd Kit.

Newcastle United in the Away Kit.

Alternative socks for both West Ham (Home Kit) and Chelsea (Away Kit) both in alternative looks for the first time.

There was also 6 new Goalkeeper Kits on show this weekend

  • Arsenal – Pink
  • AFC Bournemouth – Blue
  • Leicester City – Black
  • Manchester City – Light Orange
  • Manchester United – Green
  • Southampton – Green

Kit Highlights

For the first time in 38 years Arsenal were forced to wear a change kit in The North London Derby againt Tottenham Hotspur, this was due to PGMOL ruling that there was too much white in the Arsenal home kit, Arsenal reportedly offered to wear alternative red shorts but their offer was rejected, so it was their Away Kit that was used…!

West Ham were the first team this season to use a Kit Variation, with alternative blue socks with their Home Kit, this was also the only Home Shirt used by an Away team this Matchweek.

This was soon followed by Chelsea, in alternative socks with their Away kit.

There just 2 teams that have only 1 kit so far this season – Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Wolves also just wearing the 1 Goalkeeper as well.

Brentford and Everton are the first team to wear Home, Away and 3rd Kits this season in their opening 4 games.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Manchester City and Brentford, the two kits working well together to give a nice overall look on the pitch.

Kit Stats

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

The first variations of the season used this weekend

  • West Ham United – Home / Blue Socks
  • Chelsea – Away / Light Orange Socks

Kit Grid – Up to 16th September

Kit News

Manchester City have release their much rumoured “4th” Kit… making it the 61st Kit of the Premier League this season, described as the below on the Manchester City website.

“Marking 30 years since the release of the album Definitely Maybe, it’s definitely City. Co-designed by lifelong Man City fan Noel Gallagher, this collection pays homage to the album that defined an era. Featuring designs inspired by the iconic Oasis album cover”

I managed to pop into the Puma store on Carnaby Street, London on the day of it’s launch to see it in person, whether the team needs a 4th Kit is another debate, but as a Kit and Kit Collection this does look great.

This may not be the last 4th Kit we see, as there is still talk of either Chelsea or Tottenham Hotspur launching a 4th Shirt this season linked with Air Jordan Brand.

The final two teams to release their 3rd Kits this season, did so this week…

Aston Villa, have gone for “Midnight Blue” as their alternative change kit, giving a nice balance between their three kits.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have gone for a more flamboyant colour, “Hyper Voilet” is its description, it’s bold choice to used and will be interesting to see in action.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back after next weekend’s fixtures.

Premier League – Matchweek 1

Premier League – Matchweek 2

Premier League – Matchweek 3

Premier League: Matchweek 34 Kit Review

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Matchweek 34 was the final Matchweek without a complete set of fixtures due to the FA Cup Semi-Finals, with 7 of the 10 fixtures taking place! This round of fixtures being the reverse games of Matchweek 14 back in December, the remaining 3 fixtures will be taking place on 14th / 15th May 2024.

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

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 34 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 106 (No Change from Matchweek 33)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 58 (No change from Matchweek 33)

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

Nottingham Forest were in their Home Kit with alternative red shorts for just the second time this season, the first being in Matchweek 6 back in September, a classic Forest look that we have not seen enough of on the road this season!

West Ham United wore their default Away Kit for the first time since Matchweek 13 at the end of November

My favourite Kit Match Up of this weekend was the game between Crystal Palace and West Ham United, a nice kit match up with The Hammers in their Away Kit!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 10 Home Kits, 2 Away Kits and 2 3rd Kits in action for these seven games.

There was just the one Kit Variation on show…

  • Nottingham Forest, Home Kit with alternative red shorts, 2nd time used this season!

Kit Grid – Up to 22nd 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…!

Premier League Kit Review will return with “Part II” of Matchweek 29 which is taking place this week!

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

Premier League – Matchweek 29

Premier League – Matchweek 30

Premier League – Matchweek 31

Premier League – Matchweek 32

Premier League – Matchweek 33

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 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 16 Kit Review

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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.

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Premier League – Matchweek 11

Premier League – Matchweek 12

Premier League – Matchweek 13

Premier League – Matchweek 14

Premier League – Matchweek 15

Premier League: Matchweek 9 Kit Review

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The second International Break is completed and the Premier League returns reaching Matchweek 9 and we around a quarter of the way through the season..!

As always you can find Matchweek 8’s review – here

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

Matchweek 9 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 60 (+4 from Matchweek 8)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 47 (No Change from Matchweek 8)

New Kits this Matchweek

There was quite a few new kits on show this Matchweek, with four new looks seen!

Brighton & Hove Albion were used their Away Kit for the 2023/24 season for the first time, this was the first time they have used any change kit this season.

Luton Town used another different combination of their Away kit, this one paired with Home Shorts created the third different look on the road this season with their change shirt!

Manchester United used their Away kit for the second time, this time paired with bespoke alternative White Shorts and socks. We will talk about this kit a bit more in the Kit Highlights….

West Ham United used their Away for the fourth time this season, however this look was paired with Alternative light blue shorts, likely to be also available to use with Home Kit too.

Kit Highlights

As with most weeks we will start with Manchester United, who wore their 7th Kit Variation in the opening 9 games of the season, with their Away Kit with alternative shorts and socks at Sheffield United

There was some controversy around this shirt choice given the impacts to colourblind fans / viewers (impacting 12% of Male population, 5% Female population), arguably it could be considered that the 3rd All “Off-White” Kit may have been a more suitbale alternative given the prodomentaly red Sheffield United Shirt.

Although there was no “new” goalkeeper kit on show, there was an interesting detail highlighed by Museum of Jerserys with Manchester United’s goalkeeper kit, with André Onana has now worn both the Competition and Pro versions of the yellow Tiro 23, wearing the Pro version of the shirt this weekend

Details of differences can be seen below in the illistration from MoJ. There is also a difference in fit, with the competition version being a more form fitting shirt, could this be the reason behind the choice in style of shirt?

Luton Town have now used their Away Kit with three different combinations and yet to use it in its default All White look. Each variation has only been used the once but we have seen the following (SHIRT / SHORTS / SOCKS):

  • Away / Away / 3rd at Chelsea
  • Away / Home / Home at Everton
  • Away / Home / Away at Nottingham Forest

My favourite kit match up of the weekend was the game was the Claret / Blue Derby with Aston Villa and West Ham United, the use of the alternative shorts by West Ham and the claret details in collar / cuff of their away shirt gave a nice overall balance against Aston Villa in their home kit, very pleasing on the eye (for me anyway).

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits, 5 Away Kits and 2 3rd kits in action in this Matchweek.

However there were a few variations on show as we looked in the new kits of the week!

  • Arsenal in alternative red socks with their home kit for the 2nd time
  • Luton Town, Away with Home shorts
  • Manchester United, Away with alternative white shorts and socks
  • West Ham United, Away with alternative blue shorts

Liverpool are now the only team to wear just one kit this season, now 9 games since the start of season in their Home Kit, being at Home Next week means this is streak will continue for 10 games.

And again Everton have used just the one Goalkeeper kit

Kit Grid – Up to 24th October

Kit News

A very quiet week on the Premier League Kit News front.

The only story that peaked our interest was after signing for Luton Town Andros Townsend is going for a slight change of name on his shirt for his new club, adding “Sr” to as a tribute his son (Andros Junior).

That wraps up Matchweek 8 and a few new kits on show, some interesting kit highlights.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and Matchweek Kit Review will return next week.

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