Premier League Kit Schedule 2026/27: What Every Club Is Wearing This Matchweek

Wondering what kit your club is wearing this weekend? Here is the thing most fans do not know: the Premier League itself decides, and it tells both clubs no later than three working days before kickoff. Kits are not a matchday surprise. They are scheduled.

This page is that schedule. Every fixture, every matchweek, who wears what, and why the away side sometimes has to go to a third kit. We update it as each matchweek is confirmed.

Matchweek 1: Every Kit Matchup

Ten fixtures across four days to open the season. Six are played and confirmed, four are still to come. The headline so far is Manchester United opening the season in an ivory third kit at newly promoted Hull City, and losing.

Fixtures showing a final score are confirmed, taken from what the clubs actually wore. Kits still marked Expected follow the Premier League's clash rules and each club's 2026/27 wardrobe. Clubs post the confirmed shirt on matchday. We update this grid as each one lands.

Matchweek 1, Graded

Every fixture gets a kit matchup grade once it kicks off. Six played, six graded, four still to come. Best of the weekend so far is Forest against Leeds.

Arsenal vs Coventry City: B+

Matchweek 1 · Kit Matchup Grade B+

ARSENAL · RED HOME

VS

COVENTRY · SKY BLUE HOME

Final · Arsenal 3, Coventry 0

Arsenal shirt photo via Soccer Wearhouse. Coventry shirt photo via the official Coventry City club shop, shown from the back for the gold 1987 stamp at the collar.

Red with white sleeves against sky blue with white stripes is the kind of contrast the opening night of a season deserves, and Coventry's 1987 pinstripes gave the away end a shirt with an actual story on it. What keeps it from the A range is that this is the league's default look: Arsenal's home red is the expected call at the Emirates, and a great kit matchup usually needs one side to bring something you do not see every week. Clean, classic, a half-step short of special. B+.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United: A-

Matchweek 1 · Kit Matchup Grade A-

FOREST · RED HOME

VS

LEEDS · WHITE HOME

Final · Forest 0, Leeds 1

Leeds shirt photo via Soccer Wearhouse. Forest shown as a ColorWay colorway render, not a photograph.

The best looking fixture of the weekend, and it did not need a single intervention from anybody. Forest's plain red and Leeds' white produce the cleanest separation on the card without either club reaching for an alternate, and all white is genuinely rare in this league: Leeds are the only club who own it outright, so this is not a default pairing even though both sides are at home in their own colors. And this year's Leeds white has something to say up close, too. The horizontal blue and yellow pinstripes are a first in the club's history, a deliberate flip of the constantly cited 2005/06 vertical-pinstripe Admiral shirt. Heritage color, new idea, perfect contrast. A-.

Everton vs Crystal Palace: B+

Palace brought the most interesting shirt of the weekend, and they did it without changing at all. Their 2026/27 home shirt is predominantly white with a blue and red sash across the chest, the 1976 design returning for the first time in fifty years, finished with a circular old badge in place of the modern crest. White clears Everton's royal blue comfortably, so Palace were allowed to wear their own home kit at Goodison. That makes this the cleanest illustration on the card that an away side changing is a rule outcome, never a default. What keeps it out of the A range is the blue in that sash, which sits close enough to Everton's royal that in wide shots the two shirts borrow from each other slightly. Genuinely great shirt, good matchup, one shade away from excellent. B+.

Ipswich Town vs Sunderland: B+

Matchweek 1 · Kit Matchup Grade B+

IPSWICH · BLUE HOME

VS

SUNDERLAND · RED STRIPES HOME

Final · Ipswich 2, Sunderland 1

Ipswich and Sunderland shown as ColorWay colorway renders, not photographs.

This is what English football looked like for most of the last century, and there is a reason it keeps working. Plain blue against red and white stripes needs no ruling, no third kit and no conversation, and the stripes do all the visual work while Ipswich's block blue sits underneath them as a clean background. It is a comfortable, well-built matchup rather than a memorable one. Sunderland's stripes carry it, Ipswich's shirt is honest but plain, and nothing here surprises you. B+.

Brentford vs Tottenham: B

Matchweek 1 · Kit Matchup Grade B

BRENTFORD · RED STRIPES HOME

VS

SPURS · NAVY AWAY

Final · Brentford 3, Tottenham 0

Brentford shirt photo via Joma. Tottenham away shirt photo via the official Spurs store. Spurs paired this shirt with navy shorts and white home socks.

The contrast is fine. Red and white stripes against a dark navy separates cleanly and nobody watching was ever confused about who was who. The problem is what it took to get there. Spurs wore the navy away shirt and navy shorts with the white socks from their home kit, which solves the sock clash on paper and produces a kit that does not quite belong to itself on television. A navy body sitting on white socks reads as unfinished rather than deliberate, and mixed-kit combinations almost always look like a compromise because that is what they are. Good matchup, awkward assembly. B.

Hull City vs Manchester United: B-

Hull did their part. Amber with black central and side stripes is one of the most distinctive home shirts in the country, it photographs beautifully, and a promoted club opening its Premier League return in it is exactly right. United are the problem. Ivory is a warm off-white, Hull's amber is a warm yellow, and putting the two beside each other flattens a matchup that should have been vivid. Their blue away kit would have separated better and there was no rule forcing them past it, which makes the third kit a marketing decision dressed up as a clash solution. Add three centralised badges to a shirt with no red anywhere on it and you have something that reads as a merchandise drop rather than a Manchester United kit. Great home shirt, avoidable away call. B-.

What Actually Happened on Saturday

Six of the ten fixtures have now been played, and the kit calls were more interesting than the league's clash rules suggested they would be.

Arsenal vs Coventry City, Friday, the opener. Red against sky blue is one of the cleanest contrasts in the league, so neither side had a reason to change. Coventry's first Premier League fixture since 2001 ended 3-0, with Havertz, Saka and Odegaard scoring.

Hull City vs Manchester United. The kit story of the weekend, and not the one anybody expected. Hull wore the home shirt exactly as the rules dictate: amber with black central and side stripes, white shorts, amber and black hooped socks. United, though, did not go to their blue away kit. They went all the way to the ivory third, a shirt built around dark red and green accents and three centralised badges. A club that owns one of the most recognisable red shirts in world football opened its season in ivory, at a promoted side, and lost 2-0. Hull's amber does not clash with United's blue away shirt in any obvious way, which makes the third kit a choice rather than a requirement, and choices like that are exactly what this page exists to log.

Everton vs Crystal Palace. We predicted Palace would have to change. They did not, and the reason is the most interesting kit story of the season so far: Palace have swapped their colours for 2026/27. Their home shirt is now predominantly white with a blue and red sash, reviving the 1976 design for the first time in fifty years, while the stripes have moved to the third kit. White against Everton's royal blue passes the contrast standard comfortably, so Palace wore their own home shirt away from home. Everton won 2-0 through Dewsbury-Hall and Barry.

Ipswich Town vs Sunderland. Blue against red and white stripes needs no intervention from anybody, so both clubs wore home. Ipswich marked their return to the top flight with a 2-1 win, Jack Clarke settling it late.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United. Red against all white, both clubs at home in their own colors, and one of the tidiest looking fixtures on the card. Anton Stach's free kick won it 1-0 for Leeds.

Brentford vs Tottenham. The best illustration of the three-day rule on the entire card. Spurs did have to change, and Tottenham published the confirmed colours in advance: the new navy away shirt with navy shorts, but the white socks from the home kit, because Brentford wear black socks with the red and white stripes. That is a club splitting two kits at sock level to satisfy a contrast standard, days before kickoff, and then losing 3-0 anyway.

Still to Come

Brighton vs Aston Villa, Sunday. Blue and white stripes against claret and blue. Villa's claret is dominant enough that this one usually survives without a change, and the current expectation is that both sides wear home.

Manchester City vs Bournemouth, Sunday. Sky blue against red and black stripes, no clash, both home.

Newcastle vs Liverpool, Sunday. Black and white stripes against all red is the perfect contrast, and both clubs wear home. One of the few fixtures on the calendar where nobody has to think about it.

Fulham vs Chelsea, Monday. White against royal blue, both home, and the fixture that closes the matchweek.

How Premier League Kit Clashes Actually Get Decided

This is the part almost nobody explains properly, so here it is straight.

The home club has priority. Premier League rules put the home side's outfield players first: they wear their home strip. Second priority goes to the visiting club's outfield players. Goalkeepers are sorted last, which is why keeper kits end up in colors nobody would choose.

Only the away club has to declare. The visiting side tells the league which kit it intends to wear. The home club is not part of that process at all.

The league decides disputes, not the clubs. Where there is a disagreement, the Premier League, in consultation with PGMOL on behalf of the referee, determines the colors and notifies both clubs and the match officials. The rule is a contrast standard: the strips must be different enough that officials, spectators and television viewers can clearly tell the teams apart.

The deadline is three working days before kickoff. That is the single most useful fact on this page. By Wednesday, the kits for a Saturday fixture are settled and communicated. Clubs sit on the announcement for engagement, but the decision is already made.

Third kits exist for one reason. If the away club's second kit also clashes with the home shirt, they go to the third. That is the entire purpose of a third kit, and it is why a third shirt that is too close in color to either of the other two is a design failure rather than a style choice.

Referees can still override late. If officials look at the two kits at the ground and decide the contrast is not good enough, they can order a change on the spot, including to a third kit nobody expected.

Every Premier League Club's Home Kit, 2026/27

Twenty clubs, three of them new: Coventry City up after twenty-five years, Hull City after a decade, and Ipswich Town straight back after one season down.

• Arsenal — red with white sleeves
• Aston Villa — claret with blue sleeves
• AFC Bournemouth — red and black stripes
• Brentford — red and white stripes
• Brighton and Hove Albion — royal blue with white pinstripes, carrying a 125th anniversary collar graphic
• Chelsea — royal blue
• Coventry City — sky blue
• Crystal Palace — white with a blue and red sash, the 1976 design revived; the traditional stripes now live on the third kit
• Everton — royal blue
• Fulham — white with black shorts
• Hull City — amber and black stripes
• Ipswich Town — blue
• Leeds United — all white
• Liverpool — all red
• Manchester City — sky blue
• Manchester United — red
• Newcastle United — black and white stripes
• Nottingham Forest — red
• Sunderland — red and white stripes
• Tottenham Hotspur — white with navy shorts

Seven of the twenty wear red as a primary home color and six wear a shade of blue. That is more than half the league fighting over two colors, and it is why change kits come out so often here.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kit is my Premier League club wearing this weekend?

Check the matchweek grid above. Home clubs wear their home shirt by default, and the away club changes only if the league rules there is a clash. Kits are settled three working days before kickoff, so by Wednesday the answer for a Saturday match already exists.

Who decides which kit a Premier League team wears?

The Premier League, in consultation with PGMOL acting for the referee. The home club has first priority and wears its home strip. The away club declares which kit it intends to wear, and the league resolves any dispute and notifies both clubs and the officials no later than three working days before the match.

Why do away teams sometimes wear their third kit?

Because their second kit clashes with the home side's shirt too. The third kit exists for exactly this case, which is why a third shirt should be visually distinct from both of the club's other kits.

Can a Premier League club wear its home kit away from home?

Yes, and it happens constantly. If there is no clash, the visiting club can wear its home shirt. Liverpool in red at Newcastle and Chelsea in blue at Fulham are both normal.

Which Premier League teams are new for 2026/27?

Coventry City, Hull City and Ipswich Town. Coventry are back in the top flight for the first time since 2001, Hull for the first time in a decade, and Ipswich after one season in the Championship.

How many Premier League clubs wear red at home?

Seven: Arsenal, Bournemouth, Brentford, Liverpool, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland all use red as a primary home color, with Bournemouth, Brentford and Sunderland wearing it in stripes. Seven of twenty is the main reason change kits come out so often.

The Bottom Line

Premier League kits are not decided on matchday and they are not decided by the clubs. The league settles them three working days out, the home side gets first call, and the away side changes only when the contrast fails. This page tracks every one of those decisions, matchweek by matchweek, starting with an opening weekend where Crystal Palace turned up at Everton in their own home shirt because they have swapped their colours, Tottenham split their away shirt and their home socks to clear a contrast check, and Manchester United went past their away kit entirely and opened the season in an ivory third. We update it as each matchweek is confirmed.