Arsenal will not be wearing its new home kit on the final matchday of the season. However, while social media posts suggest that this would be because of a Premier League rule, it was a decision by the club.
Arsenal will wear the 23-24 home kit, pictured left
Last year, Arsenal debuted its 23-24 home kit in the last home match of the 22-23 season.
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The rule can be found in M.21. of the official Premier League handbook, as pictured below.
It is claimed that a Premier League rule prevents teams that still have a chance of winning the title on the final matchday from wearing their current season’s kit. However, this claim is incorrect.
Have spoken to the Premier League about this and they have said that it's entirely at the club's discretion. Any club has to give 14 days' notice if they wish to wear the new kit.
— Tom Marshall-Bailey (@TomMarshall_B) May 16, 2024
Instead, Arsenal had to notify the Premier League within 14 days of the game that they wished to wear a new kit. As they chose not to, Arsenal will wear the 23-24 kit for the final game against Everton.
The new Arsenal 2024-2025 home kit will instead be worn during Arsenal’s pre-season tour of America. This tour begins on 27 July with a match against Manchester United in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, the Arsenal Women’s team already wore the new kit on Saturday.
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Manchester City also opted against wearing its 2024-2025 kit in the last match of the season.
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