Arsenal crowned Premier League champions after Manchester City stumble at Bournemouth

• Arsenal have won the Premier League title for the first time since 2004.
• Manchester City’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth handed Mikel Arteta’s side the trophy.
• Arsenal could now complete a historic double with the Champions League final still to come.

Arsenal have been crowned Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years after Manchester City failed to beat AFC Bournemouth on Tuesday night.

Pep Guardiola’s side needed victory at the Vitality Stadium to keep the title race alive heading into the final weekend of the season, but a dramatic 1-1 draw confirmed Arsenal as champions before they even kicked a ball again.

Junior Kroupi stunned City with a 39th-minute opener for Bournemouth and although Erling Haaland rescued a stoppage-time equaliser, it came too late to save City’s fading title hopes.

The final whistle sparked scenes of celebration outside the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal supporters finally saw their side end a wait stretching back to the famous Invincibles season of 2003-04 under Arsène Wenger.

Midfielder Declan Rice quickly posted celebrations on Instagram alongside teammates with the caption: “I told you all … it’s done.”

It is Arsenal’s 14th English league title, moving them behind only Liverpool and Manchester United in the all-time standings.

For Mikel Arteta, the triumph marks the defining achievement of his managerial career so far.

The former Arsenal captain took charge in 2019 during one of the club’s most unstable periods and has rebuilt the side into champions after three successive runner-up finishes.

Twice Arsenal saw Guardiola’s City hunt them down late in the campaign, while last season they finished behind Liverpool. This time they finally found a way over the line.

Arteta also becomes the first former Premier League player to win the competition as a manager.

Arsenal’s success has been built on defensive resilience and ruthless efficiency from set pieces.

They have conceded a league-low 26 goals across 37 matches, kept 19 clean sheets and scored a division-leading 24 goals from set pieces, including 18 from corners — the highest total recorded in a Premier League season.

The title also ends the recent dominance of City and Liverpool, marking the first time since 2017 that a different club has lifted the trophy.

Arsenal’s season could still become even more historic.

They now head into the UEFA Champions League Final against Paris Saint-Germain on May 30 with the chance to secure the first European Cup in the club’s history.

Guardiola, meanwhile, congratulated Arsenal after seeing City’s challenge finally collapse.

“Congratulations Arsenal,” Guardiola said after the match.

“Mikel, the staff, backroom staff and fans — well deserved.

“At the same time, for my managing career, one of the years that we fought the most. We never gave up. I would have loved to arrive at the last moment to try, but today the fatigue was there.”

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