Arsenal have officially been crowned Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years—and the Gunners didn’t even have to lace up their boots on Tuesday evening.
Mikel Arteta’s men were undoubtedly glued to the television watching title-chasers Manchester City take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, knowing even the smallest of missteps would grant them their long-awaited league title.
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Arsenal Win 2025–26 Premier League Title After Man City Stumble at Bournemouth
The Gunners are once again Premier League champions at long last.
Amanda Langell|19 minutes ago
Arsenal have officially been crowned Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years—and the Gunners didn’t even have to lace up their boots on Tuesday evening.
Mikel Arteta’s men were undoubtedly glued to the television watching title-chasers Manchester City take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, knowing even the smallest of missteps would grant them their long-awaited league title.
The Cityzens went on to settle for a 1–1 draw with the Cherries. The result put Pep Guardiola’s men four points back with just one game left to play, making it mathematically impossible to catch up to Arsenal, who sit atop the table with 82 points.
Winning the Premier League title as spectators on the night is hardly the dream scenario for the Gunners, but they won’t mind one bit. After finishing as the runners-up in the last three seasons, the bridesmaids are finally the bride—and Arteta has finally crossed the finish line in his sixth full season on the Emirates touchline.
The last time Arsenal topped the Premier League, Arsène Wenger led the north London outfit to its legendary invincible 2003–04 season. The Gunners went on an iconic 38-game unbeaten run to claim their 13th league title … and spent the next 22 years trying to climb the mountaintop back to glory.
Multiple stars came and went, as did managers, before Arteta began his project in Dec. 2019. Doubts followed the Spaniard the entire way, including this season when his men squandered a nine-point lead in the span of 11 days during a trying April.
Yet, the players in red put their heads down and got back to winning ways, securing four wins in as many matches after their massive stumble against City at the Etihad. Arsenal’s return to form, along with the Cityzens dropping points against Everton and Bournemouth, was enough to bring a league title back to north London.
