By Staff Reporter

Arsenal have been crowned Premier League champions for the first time since 2004 after Manchester City were held to a dramatic 1-1 draw by AFC Bournemouth on Tuesday night.

The result confirmed Arsenal as champions with one game remaining, giving Mikel Arteta’s side an unassailable four-point lead at the top of the table and ending the club’s painful 22-year title drought.

City entered the match knowing only victories in their final two fixtures would keep their fading hopes alive, while also needing Arsenal to slip up in their last league game. But Guardiola’s men stumbled on the south coast as Junior Kroupi fired Bournemouth ahead before Erling Haaland rescued a late equaliser in stoppage time.

The draw was not enough to extend the title race, sparking celebrations among Arsenal supporters gathered outside the Emirates Stadium and across London.

For Arteta, the triumph marks the reward for years of rebuilding and heartbreak. Arsenal had finished runners-up in three consecutive title races, twice being chased down by Guardiola’s relentless City machine before narrowly missing out again last season to Liverpool.

This time, however, Arsenal held their nerve.

The club’s new generation now joins the legacy of Arsenal greats such as Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Ian Wright, who led the famous “Invincibles” side of 2004 — the last Arsenal team to lift the Premier League trophy without losing a single league match.

Arsenal’s remarkable season may still become historic. With a UEFA Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain still to come later this month, Arteta’s side now has the chance to complete a dream campaign by capturing Europe’s biggest prize for the first time in club history.