Arsenal will wear their away kit against north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday due to their red-and-white home kit featuring too much white, clashing with the colours of Spurs.
Both sides traditionally wear their home kits when they play each other, with British media reporting that Arsenal last wore their away kit in the fixture 38 years ago.
🚨🚨 Arsenal will wear their away kit for Sunday’s north London derby.
— HotspurReports. (@hotspurreports) September 10, 2024
Tottenham will wear different colours when they travel to the Emirates in January. (@MichaelBridge_) pic.twitter.com/GEPIyaISTQ
"Both teams will be wearing their away strips in the fixtures this campaign, after (referees' body) PGMOL and Premier League ruled that our 2024-25 home kit features too much white, thus clashing with Tottenham’s traditional colours," Arsenal said on Tuesday.
For the first time in Premier League history, Arsenal will wear their black away kit against Tottenham this weekend. 👕⬛️
— DailyAFC (@DailyAFC) September 10, 2024
The Premier League and PGMOL have deemed Arsenal’s home kit to feature too much white. ⚪️❌ pic.twitter.com/NZUP9aK3SY
Fourth-placed Arsenal will wear their black kits on Sunday while Spurs, 10th in the league, will also wear different colours when they visit in January, Arsenal added.