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The six best new Premier League kits for the 2026/27 season - including Liverpool & Sunderland bangers Ranking the best new kits for the new Premier League season - with Arsenal, Sunderland and Liverpool shirts among this year’s standouts. There’s less than a week to go before the start of the Premier League season, and we’ve now had the chance to take a look at almost every new kit that’s going to be on display over the course of the next 10 months – and that means that we can decide which new shirts hit the hardest. We’re still waiting on the release of a few teams’ third kits, so perhaps we’ll miss out on a banger or two, but as it stands here are our top six jerseys for the new campaign – ranging from startling new designs to classic throwbacks. Actually, there’s quite a lot of throwbacks. If you think that football shirts simply aren’t as good as they used to be, you’ll love this year’s list. 6. Fulham – third We’re starting the countdown off with what we know will be the most controversial selection of the lot. Quite a few Fulham fans have already made their negative feelings about this kit known – let’s face it, neon pink trim isn’t for everyone – but where some supporters see it as garish, we see it as vibrant, lively, and just a little bit different. Let’s face it, Fulham shirts are usually quite dull. There’s only so much you can do with a plain white kit, and their change strips have generally been little more than shrugs in fabric form. So we give Adidas credit for giving one of the Premier League’s least fashionable clubs something bold, bright and perhaps just a bit exciting. OK, maybe the pink could have been slightly less neon than it is. But at least it’s not boring. 5. Liverpool – home When Liverpool debuted their new home kit at the tail end of last season, it was rendered pretty rubbish by the fact that the shorts and shirts were a different shade of red, which looked a little bit weird. Now that Adidas have finally gotten round to making the bottom half match, however, we’re far more appreciative. A throwback to the classic Candy-sponsored kits worn between 1989 and 1991, this version involves a deeper shade of red which arguably improves on the original. Given that it’s a pattern you’d usually expect to see on the upholstery of a bus seat, it’s surprisingly pleasing. There’s one strike against this kit – with the pattern carrying round to the back, it’s irritatingly hard to read the players’ names. But that’s a very minor gripe about a lovely shirt. 4. Crystal Palace – home There may be some complaints about the fact that Crystal Palace have decided to make a home shirt out of what’s plainly an away kit, but that doesn’t change the fact that this a bit of a beauty. Once you get over the fact that it’s a bit odd to imagine it being worn at Selhurst Park, there’s very little to grumble about. Macron’s genuinely original take on the sash and sleeve design is simply fantastic, while the decision to go with an old-school circular club crest works very well indeed. It’s a neat trick to make a kit that’s both bold and extremely clean at the same time, but this pulls it off with aplomb. 3. Sunderland – home As much as we admire the first few kits in this list, this is really a table of two halves – the top three stand head and shoulders above the rest, and we could have put them in absolutely any order. Frankly, it almost feels insulting to imply that there are two kits better than Sunderland’s home number this year. This would be number one nine times out of 10. Hummel’s super-simplified kit is an homage to the shirt worn when the club won the FA Cup back in 1937, and it oozes vintage class. Just check out Granit Xhaka popping that collar like prime Eric Cantona. It even comes sponsorless, at least for now. Glorious. 2. Arsenal – away Whichever Adidas designer came up with the idea to invert the bruised banana deserves a raise, and possibly a medal. The original, worn between 1991 and 1993, was already a classic, but it arguably looks even better in blue It’s the red and yellow trim which really ties it all together, and it’s just that little bit less busy than the iconic original – which, lest we forget, was loathed at the time and only achieved its current cult status years later. This year’s update is a cracker from the get-go. 1. Hull City – home If Sunderland went vintage, then newcomers Hull have gone practically prehistoric – this is a kit which should be worn by a moustachioed 1880s public schoolboy, lounging louchely on the ground while smoking a pipe in the team photo. In other words, it’s absolutely magnificent. The colossally chunky white collar and sleeve trim are the crowning glory, but everything about this kit is pretty much perfect. It wouldn’t be a surprise if Hull’s stay in the Premier League turns out to be a short one, but by good it’ll be a good-looking one. Manufacturer Oxen’s first top-flight kit is also one of the best we’ve ever seen.