Arsenal have been crowned champions of the Premier League, England’s top division of men’s football, for the first time since 2004.
The north London club did not even have to play to clinch it.
Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by Bournemouth this morning (AEST), leaving City four points behind Arsenal with one round of the season remaining.
Premier League
The Premier League is one of the most-watched domestic competitions in world sport.
The season runs from August to May, with 20 clubs playing 38 matches each.
The competition is played as a round robin, meaning there are no knockout rounds and no finals series.
The team that finishes top of the ladder is the champion. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
The season
Arsenal led the league for 200 days this season on the back of the competition’s best defensive record.
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The club briefly lost top spot to Manchester City late last month before reclaiming it with four consecutive wins.
That left City needing to win their last two games and hope Arsenal slipped up in the final round.
City’s draw against Bournemouth this morning effectively handed Arsenal the title.
The title
It is Arsenal’s 14th English league championship and their first since the 2003-04 season, when Arsène Wenger’s “Invincibles” Arsenal side went the entire campaign unbeaten.
Spanish manager Mikel Arteta has finished runner-up with Arsenal in each of the past three seasons, losing out to Manchester City in 2022-23 and 2023-24, and trailing Liverpool last year.
What's next?
While Arsenal have wrapped up the English Premier League title, their season is not over.
The club is set to face French champions Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest on 31 May (AEST) in the final of the Champions League, the top European club competition.
