# Premier League 2026-27 Kits Ranked: Every Shirt Rated Source: https://playmaking.club/blogs/news/premier-league-2026-27-kits-ranked Site: Play Making Club (https://playmaking.club) Author: Playmaking Club Published: 2026-09-27 Updated: 2026-09-27 Summary: Arsenal's navy Bruised Banana away leads, Newcastle's barcode home finishes last. All 20 clubs' 2026-27 kits ranked with fan quotes, verified facts and which ones you can buy in India from ₹899. Tags: 2026-27 kits, Arsenal, Chelsea, football jerseys India, kit ranking, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Premier League **The short version:** Arsenal's navy "reverse Bruised Banana" away shirt is the best Premier League kit of 2026-27, with Liverpool's maroon Candy-era home and Manchester United's royal blue away close behind. Newcastle's "barcode" home shirt is the worst by a distance, and Bournemouth's handsome home kit is sunk by its sponsor. Seven of the twenty shirts ranked here are stocked at Play Making Club in Fan Version and Player Version cuts from ₹899.\n\n _Play Making Club sells fan-made versions of these kits. We are not affiliated with any club or kit manufacturer. Prices were checked on 26 September 2026 and are for unisex S–2XL._\n\n How we ranked the 2026-27 kits\n All 20 clubs have now launched their home, away and third shirts. We read the four big press rankings (The National, SI, ESPN and the Independent's list on Yahoo) and the fan star ratings compiled by Footy Headlines, pulled verified design facts from launch coverage, and dug through fan forums and X for real reactions, quoted word-for-word with links. Where press and fans disagree, we say so.\n\n Summary table\n Rank | Club | Kit | Verdict | |\n 1 | Arsenal | Away | Navy Bruised Banana rework; the season's standout | |\n 2 | Liverpool | Home | Maroon Candy-era throwback; collar divides fans | |\n 3 | Manchester United | Away | Royal blue with red-and-white trim; best United change kit in years | |\n 4 | Aston Villa | Home | All-claret 1969 tribute; monochrome badge annoys fans | |\n 5 | Sunderland | Away | Pink-and-black Elvis shirt; loved or loathed | |\n 6 | Coventry City | Home | 1987 FA Cup stripes; not sky blue enough for some | |\n 7 | Hull City | Home | Amber-and-black 1978-79 revival with polo collar | |\n 8 | Leeds United | Away | Yellow Yorkshire-rose shirt; sponsor is the only flaw | |\n 9 | Tottenham | Third | Psychic Purple pinstripes; best Spurs shirt this year | |\n 10 | Brighton | Away | White with blue pinstripes; fans' top-rated kit | |\n 11 | Manchester United | Third | Off-white Lancashire rose; centred logos split opinion | |\n 12 | Ipswich Town | Home | Royal blue with floodlight-diamond emboss | |\n 13 | Nottingham Forest | Away | Dark green leaf print with red trim | |\n 14 | Manchester City | Away | Black worker-bee shirt with pale yellow | |\n 15 | Manchester United | Home | 1977 FA Cup tribute with striped collar; safe | |\n 16 | Chelsea | Home | Bright Blue with gold lion; badge is oversized | |\n 17 | Arsenal | Home | Two-tone red, striped V-neck; fine, forgettable | |\n 18 | Manchester City | Home | Sky-blue-to-white gradient; the fade fights the shorts | |\n 19 | Bournemouth | Home | Lovely retro stripes, ruined by the sponsor | |\n 20 | Newcastle United | Home | The "barcode" shirt; worst of the season | |\n The top 20 Premier League kits of 2026-27\n 1. Arsenal away — navy Bruised Banana\n **What it is:** A "reverse" of the 1991-93 Bruised Banana: "Collegiate Navy" base, the zig-zag graphic in red and yellow accents, retro trefoil. Released 24 July 2026.\n\n **Strength:** The consensus number one. The Independent's list ranks it first, The National rates Arsenal's set the best in the league, and it scored high in the fan star ratings.\n\n **Weakness:** The third Bruised Banana revival in seven seasons; if you own the 2019-20 shirt, this is a variation, not a new idea.\n\n **PMC:** Stocked. Arsenal 2026-27 Away Jersey (Player Version) — from ₹949. No Fan Version yet.\n\n 2. Liverpool home — the Candy-era rework\n **What it is:** A darker "Active Maroon" with a geometric pattern inspired by the 1989-91 home kit; on sale since 19 May 2026.\n\n **Strength:** ESPN has it third of 57 kits, the Independent second.\n\n **Weakness:** The collar and cuffs. The National called the pattern an "unfortunate bus seat", and fans agreed when it leaked in May:\n\n \n> "Love the original. Love love love. Glad they've remade it but really hate the collar and cuffs and all those lines on the pattern. 7/10."\n\n — X user, quoted by SportBible, 3 May 2026\n\n \n **PMC:** Stocked. Liverpool FC 2026-27 Home Jersey (Player Version) — from ₹949; Home Jersey with Shorts (Fan Version) — from ₹999.\n\n 3. Manchester United away — royal blue\n **What it is:** United's first royal blue change shirt since 2014-15, with red-and-white trim on a V-neck and tonal wave detailing (SI third, ESPN fifth).\n\n **Strength:** RedCafe was won over within hours:\n\n \n> "Nicest away shirt since the grey back in 95/96"\n\n — CallyRed, RedCafe, 22 July 2026\n\n \n **Weakness:** Fans wanted white shoulder stripes:\n\n \n> "The blue kit would be great but for some daft reason the stripes on the shoulder are red and not white, which is a pretty silly move that lessens the look"\n\n — Reds Under The Bed, RedCafe, 23 July 2026\n\n \n And within a week of release, supporters posted photos of fabric pulls on the club-shop shirt after light wear.\n\n **PMC:** Stocked in the widest range here. Away Jersey (Fan Version) — from ₹949; Away Jersey (Player Version) — from ₹949; Away Full Sleeves (Fan Version) — from ₹1,099.\n\n 4. Aston Villa home — all-claret, 1969\n **What it is:** All-claret with a classic collar and sky blue trim, inspired by the 1969 home kit; Villa's first all-claret home since 2018-19. On sale since 28 May 2026.\n\n **Strength:** ESPN ranks it second overall; joint-second in the fan ratings at 4.04.\n\n **Weakness:** The monochrome badge. The most-upvoted comment on the r/avfc launch thread:\n\n \n> "To be honest a gold lion should be non-negotiable on our home kits"\n\n — u/Sir_Switch, r/avfc\n\n \n **PMC:** Not stocked yet.\n\n 5. Sunderland away — the Elvis shirt\n **What it is:** Predominantly pink with a black panel across the top, made with the Elvis Presley Estate, with "Can't Help Falling in Love With You" inside the neck. On sale from 26 June 2026 at £70.\n\n **Strength:** ESPN's number one kit of the season and SI's number two. The only shirt here with a story you can tell in one sentence.\n\n **Weakness:** The Independent put it in the bottom five and The National called it "genuinely shocking".\n\n **PMC:** Not stocked yet.\n\n 6. Coventry City home — 1987 stripes\n **What it is:** Blue and white vertical stripes instead of solid sky blue, a homage to the 1987 FA Cup-winning shirt, with an orange-red sponsor. Launched 1 July 2026.\n\n **Strength:** SI's best kit in the league.\n\n \n> "Whatever you think, the home shirt is also distinctive and stands out. It's different than anything else in the Premier League this season."\n\n — skyblueelephant76, Sky Blues Talk, 17 August 2026\n\n \n **Weakness:** The nickname problem:\n\n \n> "We're the sky blues. I feel like the nickname alone means our kits should be predominantly sky blue. I don't dislike the kit at all, just the colours make me think of Sheff Wednesday not Cov…"\n\n — u/CCFC1998, r/ccfc\n\n \n **PMC:** Not stocked yet.\n\n 7. Hull City home — 1978-79 revival\n **What it is:** Amber and black stripes with a tonal pattern, white polo collar and cuffs, and the lettered HCAFC logo back for the first time in 47 years. On sale since 12 June 2026.\n\n **Strength:** Seventh on ESPN, sixth on SI.\n\n **Weakness:** It makes the rest of Hull's set look worse:\n\n \n> "We have a really punchy design for a home kit, so I guess it's fair that we have a dull as dishwater away kit that looks like League 2 training wear"\n\n — u/DayMurky617, r/HullCity\n\n \n **PMC:** Not stocked yet.\n\n 8. Leeds United away — the Yorkshire rose\n **What it is:** Yellow with an all-over Yorkshire rose pattern and the old Leeds crest, released 4 June 2026 for the city's 400th anniversary.\n\n **Strength:** Sixth on ESPN, fourth on SI.\n\n **Weakness:** The National's line: Leeds' strong designs are "undermined by that overpowering Red Bull logo".\n\n **PMC:** Not stocked yet.\n\n 9. Tottenham third — Psychic Purple\n **What it is:** "Psychic Purple" with dark purple pinstripes outlined in white and a polo collar, inspired by the club's 1990s purple away shirts. Launched 11 August 2026.\n\n **Strength:** ESPN's fourth-best kit of the season.\n\n **Weakness:** Fans disagree with the press: Spurs' home and third both sat below 3.0 in the July star ratings.\n\n **PMC:** Not stocked yet.\n\n 10. Brighton away — white with blue pinstripes\n **What it is:** The inverse of the home: white with blue pinstripes, plus a "We are Brighton 1901 - 2026" inscription inside the collar. Launched 8 July 2026.\n\n **Strength:** The top-rated kit in the league by fans in July, at 4.11 stars.\n\n **Weakness:** Critics see a colour-flip template; ESPN ranked it 50th for exactly that reason.\n\n **PMC:** Not stocked yet.\n\n 11. Manchester United third — off-white Lancashire rose\n **What it is:** Off-white with dark green and maroon accents, a Lancashire rose pattern and a back-collar sign-off modelled on the Salford Lads Club sign. Launched 14 August 2026.\n\n **Strength:** The most original of United's three:\n\n \n> "Some of you are mental, the 3rd kit is mint."\n\n — One Night Only, RedCafe, 14 August 2026\n\n \n **Weakness:** Every logo is centred in a vertical stack:\n\n \n> "It looks ridiculous with three things just stacked top to bottom in the middle."\n\n — Todd, RedCafe, 20 August 2026\n\n \n **PMC:** Stocked. Manchester United 2026-27 Third Jersey (Player Version) — from ₹949.\n\n 12. Ipswich Town home — floodlight diamonds\n **What it is:** Royal blue with navy and white trim and an embossed diamond pattern taken from the Portman Road floodlight structure. Revealed 3 July 2026.\n\n **Strength:** Joint-second in the fan ratings (4.04), tenth on SI.\n\n **Weakness:** The emboss vanishes under TV lights; it's better in hand than on screen.\n\n **PMC:** Not stocked yet.\n\n 13. Nottingham Forest away — green leaf print\n **What it is:** Dark collegiate green with bright red shoulder stripes and an all-over leafy graphic, first worn in pre-season in August 2026.\n\n **Strength:** By mid-August it was the fans' top-rated kit at 4.05 stars.\n\n **Weakness:** Its partner home shirt was ESPN's 56th of 57, so Forest fans buying one shirt are buying this one.\n\n **PMC:** Not stocked yet.\n\n 14. Manchester City away — the worker bee\n **What it is:** Black with pale yellow logos and an all-over embossed pattern of worker bees, plus gold collar and cuff detail. Released 31 July 2026.\n\n **Strength:** Sixteenth on ESPN and singled out by The National.\n\n **Weakness:** The bee emboss is nearly invisible in photos, so on screen it's a plain black shirt.\n\n **PMC:** Not stocked yet (home only).\n\n 15. Manchester United home — 1977 tribute\n **What it is:** Traditional red with a striped collar and cuffs inspired by the club's 1975-80 shirts, marking 50 years since the 1977 FA Cup win. On sale since 14 May 2026.\n\n **Strength:** Ninth on SI, and it has grown on the doubters:\n\n \n> "Our new kit isn't likely to win any awards but on seeing Newcastles new home strip, I realised we'd got off lightly."\n\n — RopersReturn, RedCafe, 26 July 2026\n\n \n **Weakness:** The long-sleeve forearm stripes are very thick and the full-colour sponsor breaks the retro effect.\n\n **PMC:** Stocked. Home Jersey with Shorts (Fan Version) — from ₹999; Home Full Sleeves (Fan Version) — from ₹1,099.\n\n 16. Chelsea home — the gold lion\n **What it is:** "Bright Blue" with a collar and button-down neck, and a "Midwest Gold" rampant lion woven into the fabric in place of the full crest, with a laurel wreath motif and a new crypto sponsor on the front.\n\n **Strength:** The best blue-and-gold palette Chelsea have used in years.\n\n **Weakness:** Scale. The National: "that whopping great badge in the middle of the jersey spoils it". ESPN ranked it 48th.\n\n **PMC:** Stocked. Chelsea FC 2026-27 Home Jersey (Fan Version) — from ₹899; Player Version — from ₹899; with Shorts (Fan Version) — from ₹999.\n\n 17. Arsenal home — two reds, striped V-neck\n **What it is:** Arsenal red with a darker burgundy on the collar, cuffs and middle shoulder stripe, a red-and-white striped V-neck, white raglan sleeves and a monochrome crest, marking 20 years at the Emirates. On sale since 15 May 2026.\n\n **Strength:** The champions' shirt, and the first two-tone red since 2020-21.\n\n **Weakness:** Nobody will remember it either. ESPN 29th, SI 16th, and overshadowed by the away in every ranking including this one.\n\n **PMC:** Stocked. Arsenal FC 2026-27 Home Jersey (Fan Version) — from ₹899; Player Version — from ₹949; with Shorts (Fan Version) — from ₹999.\n\n 18. Manchester City home — the gradient\n **What it is:** A sky-blue-to-white gradient top to bottom, monochrome badge, white collar and cuffs, and "Not Your Typical City" inside the collar. Released 20 May 2026.\n\n **Strength:** At least it's a swing. SI placed it 11th for its "visual timeline" of every shade City have worn.\n\n **Weakness:** The Independent put it in the bottom five for the way the fade runs into white shorts; ESPN had it 42nd.\n\n **PMC:** Stocked. Manchester City 2026-27 Home Jersey (Fan Version) — from ₹899; Player Version — from ₹949; with Shorts (Fan Version) — from ₹999.\n\n 19. Bournemouth home — great shirt, terrible sponsor\n **What it is:** Red and black in wider vertical stripes, gold collar and cuffs, and the 1936 crest hidden as a tonal pattern in the red stripes. Launched 10 July 2026 with a new front sponsor.\n\n **Strength:** The design. ESPN said it "almost goes down as instant classic".\n\n **Weakness:** The pink circular sponsor logo, which made this the worst-rated kit in the league at 1.88 stars. All three Bournemouth shirts sit in the bottom ten for the same reason:\n\n \n> "… The design is beautiful. A cream tone jersey complemented by perfect black and gold accents, plus a delicate cherry pattern 🍒 Sadly, that Vitality logo hurts way too much."\n\n — @soccerjerseynws on X, 11 August 2026\n\n \n **PMC:** Not stocked yet.\n\n 20. Newcastle United home — the barcode\n **What it is:** Black and white stripes of deliberately different widths, with blue shoulder stripes and blue collar and cuff detail. Released 10 June 2026.\n\n **Strength:** Only that people are talking about it.\n\n **Weakness:** Everything else. The National called it "one of the worst kits the Premier League has seen", ESPN ranked it last of 57, and the fans got there first:\n\n \n> "… Worst shirt we've ever had?"\n\n — @NUFCgallowgate on X, 10 May 2026\n\n "I'm rarely one to overact at things but my god is really is awful. Like literally so so bad. It actually proper winds me up when opposition fans call us "barcodes" and can't even deny it at this point…" — u/Famous_Yorkshire, r/NUFC\n\n \n **PMC:** Not stocked.\n\n The rest of the league, club by club\n Every shirt that missed the twenty, in one line each. None are stocked at PMC yet.\n\n - **Arsenal third:** mellow yellow, cannon crest, lightning motif (ESPN 17th).\n - **Liverpool away and third:** white away with a 1970s match-ticket shield pattern (29 July); black third with a maroon graphic.\n - **Manchester City third:** plain white with a central blue column, fan-designed with an AI tool (ESPN 54th).\n - **Chelsea away and third:** black away with gold lion and laurel trim, debuted 2 August; mostly white third with a retro-style crest. The away is smarter than the home.\n - **Tottenham home and away:** the white home is Spurs at their plainest (ESPN 47th); the navy away with jagged purple, pink and orange bands is the fun one (ESPN 9th).\n - **Newcastle away and third:** blue-grey away with a castle-crenellation graphic; the club's first lilac shirt.\n - **Aston Villa away and third:** black away with a flame-like repeat; light blue third with a swirl from the Villa Park gates, the best third kit nobody is talking about.\n - **Sunderland home and third:** a 1937 FA Cup tribute with button-up collar (the Independent's best retro shirt of the year); stained-glass third.\n - **Coventry away and third:** oatmeal away with orange and navy trim; a purple third even Sky Blues Talk regulars skipped.\n - **Hull away and third:** 1988-90 throwback with central crest; 1935-36 homage with three civic crowns.\n - **Leeds home and third:** white with the club's first horizontal pinstripes (28 July); black-and-silver third.\n - **Crystal Palace:** the white sash home (17 July) split fans badly — one launch-day reaction: "HOME kit???? 😵‍💫 makes an already grim kit even worse. Would be fuming if I was a palace fan". The black away is the safer buy.\n - **Bournemouth away and third:** lavender zig-zag away; cream, black and gold third; same sponsor problem on all three.\n - **Nottingham Forest home and third:** the misty red home (ESPN 56th); sky blue ripple third.\n - **Brighton home and third:** royal blue with white pinstripes; deep teal third inspired by the pier.\n - **Ipswich away:** cream with black and red pinstripes, reworking 1996-98.\n - **Everton, Fulham, Brentford:** plain homes all round; Fulham's red-and-black checkerboard away (a 1996-97 nod) and Brentford's Savile Row-style navy pinstripe away are the picks.\n \n Which 2026-27 Premier League kit should you buy?\n Everything at Play Making Club is unisex S–2XL, and sizing is the same across clubs.\n\n - **Shirt of the season:** Arsenal away. Player Version only for now, from ₹949.\n - **Safest long-term buy:** Liverpool home. Candy-era shirts are still worn 35 years on. From ₹949, or ₹999 with shorts.\n - **Best value across a full set:** Manchester United. Home, away and third all in stock, the away in both cuts and full sleeves, ₹949 to ₹1,149.\n - **Bold for five-a-side:** Manchester City home, from ₹899 (Player Version ₹949).\n - **Chelsea:** home only, from ₹899. Want the black away? WhatsApp us and we'll tell you if it's coming.\n - **Your club isn't here:** Villa, Sunderland, Coventry, Hull, Leeds, Spurs, Newcastle and the rest aren't stocked yet. Ask about a custom jersey and we'll tell you honestly whether and when it's coming.\n \n **Fan Version or Player Version?** Fan Version is the looser everyday cut. Player Version is slimmer and lighter, with pattern and logos applied the way the on-pitch shirt is. Screening or gift: go Fan. Playing in it, or you wear slim-fit anyway: go Player. Browse all Player Version kits.\n\n For national-team shirts, see our top 10 jerseys to own for the 2026 World Cup. For everything else, start at the Premier League collection, the wider football club jerseys collection or the La Liga collection.\n\n FAQ\n Which Premier League kit is the best for 2026/27?\n Arsenal's navy away shirt, a reverse of the 1991-93 Bruised Banana. It tops the Independent's ranking, leads The National's club-by-club list and scored high marks in fan star ratings. Liverpool's maroon Candy-era home and Manchester United's royal blue away complete the top three.\n\n What is the worst Premier League kit of 2026/27?\n Newcastle United's home shirt, with black-and-white stripes of uneven widths that fans nicknamed the "barcode". ESPN ranked it last of 57 kits and The National called it one of the worst the league has seen. Bournemouth's home shirt is rated lowest by fans (1.88 stars), but that is down to the sponsor logo rather than the design.\n\n Who makes the Premier League kits in 2026/27?\n Eight of the 20 clubs share one supplier, three clubs each wear the next two biggest brands, and the remaining six each have a different manufacturer. Play Making Club's shirts are fan-made versions and are not connected to any kit manufacturer.\n\n When were the 2026/27 Premier League kits released?\n Home kits launched between mid-May and late July 2026: Manchester United (14 May), Arsenal (15 May), Liverpool (19 May), Manchester City (20 May), Aston Villa (28 May), Newcastle (10 June), Tottenham (19 June), Coventry (1 July), Bournemouth (10 July) and Leeds (28 July). Most third kits followed in August.\n\n Fan Version vs Player Version: which should I buy?\n Fan Version is a relaxed, everyday fit that suits most people and gifting. Player Version is a slimmer, lighter cut modelled on the on-pitch shirt. Both are unisex S–2XL at Play Making Club. If you are between sizes in a Player Version, size up.\n\n Can I buy 2026-27 Premier League jerseys in India?\n Yes. Play Making Club ships fan-made versions of the Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea 2026-27 kits across India, priced from ₹899 in unisex S–2XL. Other clubs are not stocked yet; you can ask about them on WhatsApp.\n\n _Ranking and prices last updated 26 September 2026. Sources for every design fact and fan quote are linked inline._\n\n