Arsenal will wear new kit for the 1st time vs Bournemouth | OneFootball

Arsenal are set to wear their new third kit for the first time in a competitive fixture against AFC Bournemouth on Saturday.

LONDON, ENGLAND: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD2 match between Arsenal FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Emirates Stadium on October 01, 2024. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Arsenal have rarely worn any kit other than their home kit so far this season.

The six home matches obviously utilised the home shirt, but the Gunners also wore red away to Atalanta and Manchester City. The trips to Villa Park and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium were the exceptions, with Arsenal wearing black on those occasions.

As a result, Arsenal are yet to wear their light blue and lilac third kit in a competitive game, but that will change on Saturday.

Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard in the Arsenal third kit for 2024/25 (Photo via Arsenal.com)

Arsenal Fixture News confirm that Arsenal will be wearing their third kit against Bournemouth this weekend.

This is hardly surprising, given Bournemouth’s home kit is red and black, matching both Arsenal’s home kit and away kit.

The Arsenal men didn’t even wear the third kit in pre-season, using the away kit against Liverpool and Bournemouth (who wore their away kit too), and wearing the home kit against Manchester United, Bayer Leverkusen, and Olympique Lyonnais.

The Arsenal Women wearing the 2024/25 third kit in a friendly against Southampton (Photo via Arsenal.com)

The Arsenal Women have given the third kit its only outings in senior fixtures so far, wearing it in a couple of friendly wins over Washington Spirit and Southampton. But like the men’s team, they’re yet to wear it in a competitive game.