1. Southampton


Truly, truly awful.

The decision to go with black shoulders is utterly bewildering. LD Sports’ front-of-shirt sponsorship is an eyesore. In fact, every part of this jersey is shocking, with the exception of the actual red and white stripes themselves.

  1. Chelsea


At the time of its release, this stadium-inspired shirt by Nike was ridiculed as the ‘bus seat’ strip. It’s redeemed itself since then, and it’ll surely make for a glorious throwback decades from now. But this isn’t a proper Chelsea home kit… it’s still just a bit of a joke among mates.

  1. West Ham


West Ham’s new home jersey is probably the most polarising of any kit listed here. There are plenty of people who think it’s great, and plenty who think it’s garbage. We’re in the latter camp, unfortunately.

(Got an absolutely bangin’ away kit though!)

  1. Everton


This whole stadium-inspired kit idea just doesn’t seem to be working, so we’ve created a short checklist to assist with successful compliance:

  1. Does the kit resemble (part of) the stadium?
  2. Is it still an attractive, classy strip?

Two big ticks for Bayern Munich, whilst Everton and Chelsea seem to be opting to draw circles around the checkboxes instead.

  1. Manchester City


It’s Puma’s first year in charge, and they’ve done alright. The purple detailing is a nice touch, but it’s all just a bit plain without being overly classy in any way.  

  1. Aston Villa


Not a particularly impressive shirt in the first place, meaning that the slightly overbearing sponsors’ logos tend to really detract from the jersey’s overall execution. Bit of a shame, really; it’s so good to have the Villans back in the Prem.

  1. Burnley


Burnley and Villa were initially tied at 15th/14th in this ranking, but the Clarets have gone with a much cleaner look which marginally gets them over the line in our books. Ultimately, it’s all a bit “take your pick”, really.

  1. Brighton


Nike have gone for something a bit different to previous iterations of the Brighton home shirt, but their new ‘distortion’ pattern within the stripes really isn’t that much more enthralling than the Seagulls’ standard look. 

  1. Newcastle



Oh, what could have been…

Here we present ‘Exhibit A’ of instances where sponsors’ logos have completely derailed a perfectly good kit. Supposedly a 1969 throwback, this could have been an absolute ripper from Puma if not for the garish light-blue Fun88 front-of-shirt sponsorship which spits in the face of the shirt’s otherwise gorgeous monochromatic colourway.

  1. Spurs

Tottenham are lucky that their ‘standard-Spurs’ look is at least a pretty good one. They’ve gone and released probably the most basic home strip of any on this list, but it looks decent enough to place them in 11th.

  1. Liverpool

Another judgement which is likely to go against the grain, Liverpool’s new strip would’ve been so much better if not for the way that the stripes awkwardly end near the top of the chest. It really seems quite unnatural, as if the jersey were once two separate shirts. Not a fan of the look.

  1. Leicester

The gold detailing used for this Leicester jersey comes about three seasons too late, but it’s still a good look for the Foxes who’ve dared to go with the checkerboard look for 2019/20. This is one of the situations where the sponsor actually complements the colour scheme of the shirt itself, which is a big win compared to how it turned out for Newcastle.  

  1. Sheffield United

They’re back in the Prem after a lengthy hiatus and the Blades are actually looking pretty good in their new threads. adidas have done well to balance out the red, white and black palette and have made excellent use of the colour-corresponding sponsor’s logo and trims.

  1. Wolves

It may be a seemingly pretty stock-standard shirt,  but it's made it this far up the ranking thanks to its gorgeous gold and black colourway and the incredible visual texturing across the jersey.

  1. Bournemouth

Sure, it might be a case of ‘red shirt with black stripes’ as opposed to the regular ‘black shirt with red stripes’, but the Cherries will look damn fine in their new threads for the upcoming campaign. The new visuals inside each red vertical also helps to enhance the look and provides a subtle bit of a variation from previous seasons whilst still looking the goods.

  1. Norwich City

Green and yellow is a pretty tricky colour-palette to work with, but Italian manufacturers Errea have done an incredible job to design such a well-rounded football kit which has earned enormous praise from Canaries fans who’ll be looking forward to the season ahead.

  1. Crystal Palace

Palace have really stepped up their kit-game this season, swapping out the yellow from previous years to introduce white as the new third colour on their home strip and it works an absolute treat.

A very solid offering from Puma.

  1. Manchester United


Probably the best home strip United have had in years, adidas have killed it with their latest offering for the Premier League giants. Throwing it back to their treble-winning season, the real centrepiece of this kit is that gorgeous black shield in which United’s golden club crest sits. If Becks were still playing for the Red Devils, this strip would probably be number one, as evidenced above. Glorious.

  1. Watford


The ‘half-n-half’ is probably one of the most difficult kit designs for manufacturers to pull off convincingly, yet the new Watford home strip is a masterclass in execution from adidas. This is a huge switch-up from their yellow and black vertical stripes of recent seasons, and even the front-of-shirt sponsor’s logo is blended beautifully into the overlying colour scheme. The aesthetically-pleasing red trim is just the cherry on top.

  1. Arsenal

Gunners fans can be VERY happy with the results of adidas’ first season at the helm, having taken over from a period of underwhelming Puma kits.

The club’s 2019/20 home kit is quite simply magnificent. You’ve got the throwback collar, a classic all-over Arsenal red, discreet sponsors’ logos and those popping white sleeves. Winner, winner, indeed.