Arsenal have ended their 22-year Premier League title drought, clinching the championship after Manchester City’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth left the Gunners four points clear with one game remaining. Mikel Arteta’s side, who led the table for almost the entire season, will celebrate their 14th English title in Sunday’s now-ceremonial finale at Crystal Palace.
The Gunners’ 1-0 win over Burnley on Monday set up the decisive moment, and City’s failure to win on the south coast—despite Erling Haaland’s late equalizer—confirmed Arsenal as champions. This marks their first league crown since Arsene Wenger’s unbeaten “Invincibles” season in 2003-04 and their first major trophy since the 2020 FA Cup.
Arteta, now the youngest Arsenal manager to win the English title at 44, has transformed the club from perennial runners-up to champions, instilling intensity and defensive discipline that produced 19 clean sheets this season. Arsenal fans celebrated across north London and at the Emirates as the final whistle blew at Bournemouth, capping a campaign destined for the club’s history books.
The season could become even more historic, with Arsenal set to face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final on May 30. A victory there would cement Arteta’s team as one of the greatest in Arsenal’s 140-year history.
