Arsenal were crowned 2025-26 Premier League champions after Manchester City’s 1-1 draw at AFC Bournemouth ensured Pep Guardiola could no longer overtake Mikel Arteta at the top of the table, according to the report. The Gunners had moved to within three points of the title with a 1-0 win over relegated Burnley on Monday.
Manchester City, who recovered from a patchy start to sit second since the start of November, pressured Arsenal throughout the campaign. City would have kept the title race alive until the final day with a win at Bournemouth, but their draw left Arsenal champions with one match to spare.
Arsenal invested heavily in the summer of 2025, spending more than £260 million on reinforcements including Martín Zubimendi, Eberechi Eze, Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyökeres. The side opened the season by beating Manchester United, spent much of August atop the table, briefly lost top spot in September and regained it on Oct. 4. Across 32 gameweeks this season, Arsenal have spent 234 days at number one.
The campaign’s foundation leaned on set pieces and physical play. Arsenal scored 35 set-piece goals in all competitions in 2025-26, a total the report notes is more than any club across Europe’s top five leagues in each of the last 10 seasons. There were setbacks — a 2-0 Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City on March 22 and consecutive league losses to Bournemouth and City in mid-April — but the team responded with four straight wins, including the vital Burnley result.
The title ends an extended wait for English league glory. The championship is Arsenal’s first in more than 20 years and, as noted by Ogden, concludes an 8,060-day drought. With the trophy secured, Sunday’s trip to Crystal Palace is set to be a victory lap for Arteta’s side.
