Arsenal have been confirmed as the 2025-2026 Premier League champions, ending a 22-year trophy drought, after Manchester City could only manage a 1-1 draw away to Bournemouth on Tuesday.
City needed to win both their remaining matches and hope Arsenal lost on the final day, but they were held by Bournemouth. The result means Pep Guardiola’s side cannot retain the title, with Arsenal holding an unassailable four-point lead with only one game left.
As news of the score filtered through, thousands of Arsenal fans poured onto the streets outside the Emirates Stadium in euphoric celebration. The Arsenal players, under manager Mikel Arteta, now stand alongside club legends such as Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Ian Wright, who last led the club to English football's summit.
At Bournemouth, Erling Haaland levelled deep into stoppage time, cancelling out Junior Kroupi's first-half opener, but City could not find a winner.
Arsenal last won the title in the 2003-2004 season, when the team went down in history as 'The Invincibles', unbeaten throughout the entire league campaign.
With this championship, Arsenal not only end their trophy drought but also have a chance to win the Champions League for the first time, as they face defending champions Paris Saint-Germain later this month. Arteta said it is time for his players to enjoy the moment after three consecutive second-place finishes – in 2023 and 2024 under Guardiola, and in 2025 behind Liverpool.
