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When will Arsenal first wear their new 26/27 home kit?
TL;DR
Arsenal has unveiled their new home kit for the 2026/27 season. The Gunners will debut the kit on the pitch soon.
Key points
- Arsenal has released their new home kit for the 2026/27 season.
- The debut date for the kit on the pitch is yet to be confirmed.
- Images of the new kit are available on Arsenal's official website.
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When will Arsenal first wear their new 26/27 home kit?
Arsenal have released their new home kit for the 2026/27 season, but when will the Gunners first wear it on the pitch?
Photo via Arsenal.com
Arsenal officially released their new 2026/27 home kit on Friday morning, with the new shirt already on sale to the public. But it seems the fans will need to wait a bit longer to see the players in the kit for a match.
In a number of recent seasons, Arsenal’s men’s team have debuted their new kit in the final home match of the previous campaign.
But reports ahead of the kit release suggested that wouldn’t be the case on this occasion, and Arsenal have indeed made no mention of the new shirt being worn in the final three men’s games of 2025/26.
Photo via Arsenal.com
As a result, the expectation is that the men’s team will debut the new shirt in pre-season, and that they’ll wear the current 2025/26 home shirt for the upcoming game against Burnley, as well as for the Champions League final later this month.
Pre-season plans are already taking shape, including a confirmed match against Real Betis at the Aviva Stadium in Ireland on August 5th, a reported Emirates Cup match, and a possible Community Shield game (which will be confirmed if Manchester City beat Chelsea this weekend).
Perhaps Arsenal’s pursuit of trophies has played a part in the decision to delay the shirt debut, as the Gunners are still in contention to win the Premier League and/or the Champions League in these final three matches.
It would be strange to spend 99% of a season wearing one shirt, only to lift a trophy in another.
Photo via Arsenal.com
There could also have been a complication with Arsenal’s change in sleeve sponsor. The new shirts have Deel on the sleeves, whereas the old ones have Visit Rwanda.
As Visit Rwanda’s agreement lasts until the end of the season, they probably wouldn’t be too happy with Arsenal wearing shirts displaying ‘Deel’ in these pivotal final games of the season.
The simplest solution is simply to keep wearing the old shirt for now, and to debut the new one later this summer.
Q&A
When is Arsenal's first match wearing the new 26/27 home kit?
Arsenal's first match wearing the new 26/27 home kit has not been officially announced yet.
What does Arsenal's new 26/27 home kit look like?
Details and images of Arsenal's new 26/27 home kit can be found on their official website.
Who designed Arsenal's new 26/27 home kit?
The designer of Arsenal's new 26/27 home kit has not been specified in the announcement.
