BOURNEMOUTH, England – Arsenal are officially the 2025–26 Premier League champions, ending a 22-year top-flight drought after a dramatic 1-1 draw between Manchester City and AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium handled the title to North London.
Okay News reports that the definitive match on Tuesday night, May 19, 2026, required Pep Guardiola’s men to secure all three points to take the title race down to the final day. Instead, a sluggish, leggy City side fell behind in the 38th minute when Bournemouth’s teen sensation Eli Junior Kroupi latched onto a backheel from Evanilson to thump a spectacular opener past Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Guardiola threw on the cavalry in the second half, introducing Phil Foden, Savinho, Rayan Cherki, and Omar Marmoush to spark a structural turnaround. Despite heavy pressure, City struggled to pierce a resolute Cherries defense until a chaotic 95th-minute scramble saw Erling Haaland smash home a rebound after a Rodri strike rattled the post. While Haaland’s equalizer triggered an incredibly tense final two minutes of stoppage time, it was too little, too late. The final whistle confirmed a historic result that leaves Arsenal an unassailable four points clear at the summit with only one match remaining, sparking wild celebrations at the Emirates as Mikel Arteta’s side clinches their first league crown since the 2003–04 “Invincibles” era.
