Every Premier League kit ranked: From the gorgeous stripes of Brighton to whatever Newcastle are doing
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- Brighton earned the No. 1 overall ranking, praised for narrow blue-and-white stripes that carry across both home and away looks and set them apart from similar striped kits.
- Brentford will wear the same home kit for two consecutive seasons through 2027-28, citing affordability and sustainability, with replica and authentic shirt prices frozen.
- Arsenal posted the league's most polarized kit split, ranked 17th for home but 1st for away, where a textured, color-mixed look nodded to the club's classic "bruised banana" era.
- Sunderland placed dead last (20th) for their Elvis Presley-collaboration away kit by Hummel, while their striped home kit ranked 3rd as the club prepares for Europa League football.
- Coventry City returned to the Premier League with Hummel-designed kits, featuring detailed stripes on the home shirt and an off-white away that avoids the plain-white trap.
- The author flagged an overabundance of black and white shirts across the league, writing that clubs trying to appeal to everyone often end up looking like everyone else.
Why it matters: Brentford's two-season commitment to one home kit through 2027-28 shows sustainability and price-freezing arguments beating the Premier League's annual-reveal status quo, while Sunderland's last-place Elvis tie-up (ranked 20th of 20 away kits) highlights the commercial risk clubs run when novelty collides with kit tradition.
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