Ranking Every Premier League Club's 2026-27 Home Kit from Worst to Best
Premier League clubs’ home kits for this season have sparked debate, outrage and pride among supporters over the last few months.
The 2026-27 Premier League campaign is still in its early stages after returning from a three-week international break over the weekend.
Each club released a home kit throughout the summer ahead of the start of the season on 21 August.
Certain fans have reacted badly to what their club has served up this season, while some are content with their primary kit for the campaign ahead.
As the debates continue, Football Insider have ranked every single side’s home strip for 2026-27 from worst to best…
20. Newcastle United
Adidas' newest attempt at a Newcastle home kit is a sight for sore eyes. Their effort to rework a classic black and white striped shirt with pinstripes and a trio of blocks has fallen flat and should never have passed through a likely rigorous selection process.
Newcastle fans have already hit out at the design, which includes awkwardly-placed blue trims, and the ugly KNOX Hydrate sponsor also does it no favours. Recent reports have already confirmed that such a shoddy design will not be used again next term.
19. Bournemouth
Another sponsorship failure sees Vitality take up an outrageous amount of space on the front of Bournemouth's 2026-27 home shirt, while the golden trims used feel lazy and hollow.
The majority of the black and red kit itself is not necessarily badly done, but the huge pink circular insurance advert is much too prominent and has led to more than 800 fans signing a 'Ditch the Pink' petition against it. Bournemouth will surely be regretting green-lighting such a design for the biggest season in their history.
18. Brentford
Brentford's pledge to release a new home kit every two seasons to save fans money and help the environment is admirable, but their latest design leaves a lot to be desired.
Joma have served up a cheap-looking, unappealing shirt that features honey yellow on the trims of the neckline and sleeve cuffs, as well as on the side of the body, which simply look well out of place next to red and white stripes. The block red on the back of the shirt is also a letdown.
17. Tottenham
Nike have been manufacturing Tottenham's kits since 2017, and this might just be their laziest effort yet after several opinion-splitting releases in years gone by.
The all-white design is obviously not easy to change up year-on-year, especially with the club potentially striving for minimalism, but this new shirt is just completely plain and boring and has an awkwardly low collar to boot. There are no real positives, other than the fact that it is purely dull and they have not produced an abomination of a kit.
16. Fulham
Another plain white kit from a London club and another poor ranking, as Fulham's latest home strip also fails to inspire in several areas. It only comes in higher than Spurs because the three adidas stripes continue nicely down the arm in the long-sleeved version.
This is a Fulham kit in every way, shape and form - inoffensive and relatively boring. The ClickHouse sponsor is not a nice look, but at least they have rightfully returned to black shorts after donning a strange all-white kit last term.
15. Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace have switched things up this season, producing a home kit which many would usually associate with their being their colours on the road that sees a red and white sash draped across a white shirt.
The badge has a nice retro feel to it, with a circular emblem around their usual eagle, but this just feels like a strange twist on a classic style from the 1970s. It simply does not look like a modern-day Palace home shirt, whereas their red and blue third strip does, and it seems strange to have swapped them around this season.
14. Everton
Castore have stuck with some pretty basic designs since they started manufacturing Everton kits in 2024. This season's is no different, with a plain royal blue design accompanied by yellow and white trims on the collar and sleeves.
CMC Markets' large sponsor is lacking subtlety and it feels like quite a lazy design, all in all. Fans will be surely hoping for something a bit more interesting by the time next season rolls around.
13. Leeds United
Leeds and Adidas have done well to produce something out of the ordinary compared to their usual white shirts with unassuming yellow and blue trims. The thin horizontal stripes on the front and back are a refreshing twist and bring some character to their home colours for this season.
Unfortunately, the kit cannot be placed any higher than 14th because of the unpleasant and garish Red Bull sponsor right in the middle of the kit, which many Whites fans have been opposed to since the company took a minority stake in 2024.
12. Manchester City
Man City fans have a lot more pressing issues to worry about right now, but should be disappointed with the home kit their club has served up in partnership with Puma this season. The fade effect from light blue into white looks dull and they have certainly had better kits in the recent past. One clear positive is that the sponsors and badge each blend in nicely to the blue. Whether it could be their last home kit in the top flight for a while remains to be seen.
11. Coventry City
Coventry and Hummel have conjured up a striped sky blue and white home shirt that pays homage to their 1987 FA Cup-winning kit. It follows the same pattern as that strip, but offers a modern twist with a pattern on the blue that is sure to split opinion.
The kit is not what many will have expected considering how big the season is for the East Midlands club on their return to the PL. The Monzo sponsor also looks out of place and is tough to read against the kit colours.
10. Arsenal
Considering the Gunners romped to the title last season, their kit for this campaign feels quite underwhelming and is not one that immediately screams champions of England.
The club claims that the shaping of the collar and cuffs is to echo the architecture of the Emirates Stadium after 20 years at their home ground. That feels like a reach, but the kit is still aesthetically pleasing and the black stripes on the shoulders provide a nice contrast.
9. Ipswich Town
Ipswich's return to the top flight has been marked by a decent home strip produced by Umbro, featuring a striking graphic throughout that represents the pattern created by the structure between the floodlights on two of the stands at Portman Road.
The Tractor Boys also boast three stars on the back of their shirt to symbolise their three major historical trophy triumphs. The only thing stopping this ranking any higher is the size of the HALO sponsor on the front.
8. Nottingham Forest
Another shirt with a genuine meaning behind it, Adidas have produced a sleek Nottingham Forest home kit this season that uses an unusual pattern to symbolise the mist rising from the River Trent next to the City Ground.
The lyrics "mist rollin' in" from their Mull of Kintrye anthem also adorn the back of the inside of the shirt. It is clear that some real thought has gone into the kit, despite it following the usual Adidas template.
7. Manchester United
Man United's home colours for this season celebrate the 50th anniversary of their iconic 1976-77 FA Cup win by incorporating an elegant collar which features a black stripe on a white and red background.
It is a classy design from Adidas, which also boasts the same collar design on the cuffs for the long-sleeved version. The Snapdragon sponsor blends relatively well and their swathes of fans should be happy with this latest kit.
6. Sunderland
Sunderland and Hummel have partnered well to produce some lovely kits in recent seasons, and this home edition for 2026-27 is no different. The collar is smart and can be worn open or done up with one button. The revised club crest with a black emblem around the current badge mirrors that worn during their 1937 FA Cup triumph, while the names of the starting eleven from the final are embedded inside the collar. Sunderland's original city crest is also shown on the top of the back of the shirt, and it feels fitting that they are paying homage to past heroes in this huge season for the club.
5. Chelsea
Nike have tried something different with Chelsea's home kit this season, and it has worked to surprisingly decent effect. The change to a sole lion badge harks back to the 75th season since Ted Drake, who introduced the iconic symbol to their branding, took over as manager.
They have used yellow, a colour historically associated with their away kits, to spark a dazzling contrast between the badge, sponsor and the blue strip itself. The club's usual badge is also nicely imprinted into the front of the kit, but the sponsor as a whole is too large.
4. Aston Villa
Villa's new home strip has seen Adidas re-imagine their usual claret and blue colours with a darker look and none of their usual golden detailing on the trims. This is to hark back to their past kits of the 1960s, and is done very well.
It boasts a clean collar and a simple but elegant colour scheme that sticks to the same claret and blue on the sponsors and badge. This is definitely one of the best home kits in the league this season.
3. Brighton & Hove Albion
This is a very smart take on Brighton's home strip from Nike for 2026-27. The pinstripe effect is relatively basic but works brilliantly for their blue and white colour scheme and fit finely with the American Express sponsor. They have also commemorated 125 years of the club with a 'We are Brighton 1901-2026' message on the inside of the collar, while the design itself pays homage to the pinstripe kit worn in their first-ever major final in 1983. Brighton and Nike have mastered the art of making a kit that is subtle and minimalist, but also evokes emotion and is stylish at the same time.
2. Hull City
Hull and Oxen Sports have smashed it out of the park with this design upon their return to the Premier League. The bigger blocked stripes give the shirt a fantastic retro feel as they draw upon inspiration from their shirts in the 1970s. The white collar and white trims work fantastically well with their white shorts, while the HCAFC badge looks much better than their previous design and also complements the simplicity of the overall shirt design. Their Corenden Sports sponsor is not overpowering and the smaller block on the back of the shirt does not take away from how well put-together the kit is.
1. Liverpool
Liverpool earn a well-deserved first place in this list for the late 1980s-inspired number that they have produced with Adidas for this season. The design combines modern-day simplicity with an old-school feel for a brilliant home kit. The darker, almost maroon, colour scheme is something different, yet Adidas have still made a shirt that feels quintessentially Liverpool. Its iconic 1987-88 pattern unmistakably draws memories of John Barnes and Ian Rush in the famous Candy strip, but the 2026 version has its own modern twist. A gorgeous kit.