Arsenal crowned Premier League champions as Man City draw at Bournemouth

Arsenal’s 22-year wait for a Premier League title ends as Manchester City draw 1-1 at Bournemouth.Arsenal are confirmed Premier League champions for the first time since 2004 as Manchester City fail to win at Bournemouth.City needed to win their final two games, as well as hope Arsenal failed to win their final match, but were held to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Neymar’s surprise World Cup call-up: All to know about his Brazil returnlist 2 of 4Ronaldo to lead Portugal at sixth World Cup as Martinez names squadlist 3 of 4Iran squad in race against time for World Cup readiness amid US-Israel warlist 4 of 4Los Angeles World Cup stadium workers threaten strike over ICE deploymentend of listThe result put an end to Pep Guardiola’s title challenge with one round of the season to go as the draw left Arsenal with an unassailable four-point lead at the top, ending their 22-year wait for the title.Arsenal fans celebrated wildly outside its Emirates Stadium as news of the score line came through.City threatened another twist when Erling Haaland scored in stoppage time to equalise Junior Kroupi’s first-half strike, but it was too late to find a winner.Fans of Arsenal celebrate in London as their team are confirmed as Premier League champions [Julian Finney/Getty Images]Mikel Arteta’s players can now stand alongside club icons Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Ian Wright, who previously led the club to the summit of English football. And Arsenal’s current class could yet break new ground by winning the Champions League for the first time in its history later this month.Thoughts of this month’s final against defending champion Paris Saint-Germain can be put on the back burner, for now.Now is a time for celebration and relief for Arteta after finishing runner-up in the league three years running.In back-to-back seasons in 2023 and ’24, he watched as Guardiola’s City chased down Arsenal’s lead to be crowned champion. And another chance was missed last year when coming second to Liverpool.