Arsenal to wear uncommon kit combination in Napoli clash

Arsenal are set to wear an all-red kit on Wednesday night against Napoli, ditching the usual white shorts with the red shirt for the first time since 2022.

Gabriel of Arsenal celebrates after the Premier League 2026/27 match between Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC at Emirates Stadium on September 06, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) — Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

Arsenal’s home kit typically includes a red-and-white shirt, white shorts, and red or white socks, and the 2026/27 campaign is no exception to that.

But whilst Arsenal will wear their home shirt in Wednesday night’s Champions League opener against Napoli, they won’t wear their usual home shorts.

That’s according to Arsenal Shirt Collection, who report that for the first time since 2022, Arsenal will be wearing all red.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 06: Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice of Arsenal celebrate after the Premier League 2026/27 match between Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC at Emirates Stadium on September 06, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) — Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

UEFA are stricter about kit clashes than other competition organisers, and Napoli’s home kit uses white shorts as well. As a result, Arsenal have had to swap to red for the away game.

As mentioned, this isn’t the first time this has happened, with Arsenal wearing all red for a match against Watford in 2022.

In fact, Arsenal also wore all red in a previous match against Napoli in 2019, when Alexandre Lacazette scored to send the Gunners to the Europa League semi-finals.

NAPLES, ITALY - APRIL 18: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates scoring his sides first goal with Granit Xhaka and Sead Kolasinac during the UEFA Europa League Quarter Final Second Leg match between S.S.C. Napoli and Arsenal at Stadio San Paolo on April 18, 2019 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) — Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Prior to those two fixtures, Arsenal had also worn all red in a match against West Bromwich Albion in 2017. Across those three games, Arsenal won two and drew one, so they’ll want to keep that positive record going in Wednesday’s fixture.

WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 31: Alex Iwobi of Arsenal is watched by Jonny Evans of West Bromwich Albion during the Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal at The Hawthorns on December 31, 2017 in West Bromwich, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) — Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images

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