Arsenal FC ended a 22-year jinx and became Premier League champions after two decades of heartbreak. Manchester City FC were held to a 1-1 draw by AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday, as confirmed by the Premier League website. The victory is the manager’s first Premier League title. Mikel Arteta.The Gunners last lifted the Premier League trophy under legendary manager Arsene Wenger during the 2003/04 season, with Patrick Vieira captaining the side through their historic unbeaten campaign. Led by captain Martin Odegaard, Arsenal have finally ended years of near misses after finishing as runners-up in each of the last three seasons. Their closest heart attack came in 2023/24, when Manchester City won the title by just two points.With this achievement, Arsenal have now won four Premier League titles, moving ahead of Liverpool FC and sitting just one behind Chelsea FC in the Premier League’s all-time honors list. Manchester United FC remain the competition’s most successful club with 13 Premier League crowns, while Manchester City have won eight. Blackburn Rovers FC and Leicester City FC are the only other clubs to have lifted the trophy once.In the wider history of English top-flight football, Arsenal’s latest success takes their league title tally to 14, behind only Liverpool and Manchester United, who have won 20 championships each. Arsenal’s title run was powered by contributions across the squad. Summer signing Victor Guikeres topped the scoring charts with 14 goals, while Bokaio Saka, Iberichi Aze, Leandro Troussard, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice and Mikel Merino all featured key performances during the campaign.Creativity was shared evenly around the team, with Trossard, Ødegaard, Rice, Saka, Jurrien Timber and Gabriel Magalhães all registering at least four assists during the season. Manchester City’s draw against Bournemouth left them four points behind Arsenal with just one game remaining, confirming that Pep Guardiola’s side can no longer catch the league leaders.
