15. Southampton
Southampton’s kits in recent years have been decent, and this season will be no exception. The lone team in the Premier League with an Under Armour sponsorship will sport a traditional red and white striped option for their home kit. Under Armour have made some odd choices with kits for other teams (namely Spurs), but they’ve managed to stay consistent with Southampton’s home uniform.
This is the rare kit that works fairly seamlessly with the sponsor, as the red and white Virgin Media logo blends in perfectly. Red, white and black work together well, and Southampton didn’t try to reinvent the wheel by putting them together.
Southampton narrowly avoided relegation last season, finishing 17th — three points away from Swansea, who find themselves in the Championship. A large part of that was their record at home, where they could only muster 19 points in as many games. Their supporters will hope that a new home kit comes with a new home record.
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The away kit is disappointing, with its yellow and blue clashing with the red sponsor’s logo. The wishbone collar is an interesting (bad) choice, and perhaps one that didn’t need to be made. Much like Palace, Southampton opted to throw red, blue and yellow on a kit. Unfortunately for them, also like Palace, the results aren’t great. Yellow with red works well (see Watford), and blue and red (see several different superheroes). All three together? Not so much.
The Saints will play in two unremarkable kits this season — appropriate given the state of their squad.