Chelsea will wear an all-new kit when they visit Everton in the Premier League this weekend.
Xabi Alonso’s side head to the Hill Dickinson Stadium for Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off in the top-flight, looking to build on their 5-1 rout of Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge that made it a happy return following an extended three-week international break.
First away game of the season
The match will represent the first time this season that Chelsea have had to venture outside of London for a game, and it will also mark the debut of the club’s 2026/27 third kit.
The retro-inspired white strip is manufactured by Nike, featuring blue trim on the neck and sleeves, as well as vertical red pinstripes.
Design details and inspiration
A retro Chelsea crest is on the left of the shirt, just along from the gold ‘World Champions’ badge that commemorates last summer’s Club World Cup triumph, which will be worn on all Chelsea kits up to the next edition of the competition in 2029.
The kit - which is completed by white shorts and socks with blue trim - is inspired by Chelsea’s away efforts of the 1980s and 1990s and pays particular homage to their initially divisive 1992/93 away strip, which became a fan favourite and cult classic made by Umbro that featured Commodore as the sponsor.
It is also said to “celebrate more than 30 years since both Nike and the Blues emerged as global football powerhouses”.
Previous away kits this season
Chelsea’s only previous games away from home this season were the 3-2 win at Fulham and the defeats by Arsenal and Brentford, all matches in the Premier League.
Against Fulham and Arsenal, Chelsea wore their royal-blue home kit. In the 3-0 defeat away at Brentford, they debuted their black away kit which includes neon yellow text and logos.
Chelsea’s kits all currently feature digital stablecoin ‘USDC by Circle’ as the main sponsor after a one-year agreement reached with Circle Internet Group back in August, having again initially started the season without a front-of-shirt sponsor.
