Crystal Palace React After Chelsea Steal Their Design For Third Kit

Crystal Palace have called out Chelsea after the Blues essentially nabbed their design and colours for this season's third kit.

For reasons unclear, Chelsea's latest Nike strip, modelled by fan and artist Ocean Lewis, contains red and blue stripes looks exactly like something you'd see Palace wearing at Selhurst Park.

The design, which has telecommunications company '3' as the main sponsor, had been doing the rounds for a while now but was officially launched today along with a slew of other Nike Air Max 180 third kits.

But given they are evidently doing their best Palace impression and not even being discreet about it, the "#ItsAChelseaThing" tag was debunked by the South London outfit on Twitter.

Set to be on sale on 10 September, the strip is a big drop in standards from the last 'Nike x Chelsea' design after the Blues revealed a stunning a fourth kit to mark the 50-year anniversary of their first FA Cup win.

Things could get seriously confusing when Palace rock up at Stamford Bridge wearing Chelsea's third kit on October 3...

Topics: Football News, Chelsea, Football, Crystal Palace

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