The Premier League took action to prevent a kit clash with Tottenham Hotspur.
In years past, Tottenham has worn its usual white shirts, navy short and navy socks while Arsenal donned red shirts, white shorts and red socks. However, for the first time in nearly four decades, only one team will line up this weekend in its traditional colors.
The Professional Game Match Officials Limited and the league decided that Arsenal's home contains "too much white" and thus creates a kit clash with Spurs' white shirts, according to the. Compared to Arsenal's home shirt of last season, this year's home shirt does appear to have more white on the sleeves and on the sides but it still seems a little far fetched to deem it a kit clash.
While the game will have a different aesthetic on the pitch, it still shouldn't take away from what will be a hotly contested tie.Braden Chalker is a freelance writer for Sports Illustrated Soccer covering Major League Soccer and the U.S. men's national team.
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