Arsenal win 1st Premier League title in 22 years after Man City draw - ESPN

Arsenal have been crowned Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years after Manchester City failed to beat Bournemouth on Tuesday.

Champions in six of the previous eight seasons, Man City needed to win to narrow the gap to Arsenal to just two points and take the race to the final day of the season Sunday.

However, a 39th-minute goal from Bournemouth's Junior Kroupi put City behind, and Erling Haaland's stoppage-time equalizer came too late for Pep Guardiola' side to force the winner it needed.

The full-time whistle provoked wild celebrations outside Arsenal's Emirates Stadium with more sure to follow when the north London side visit Crystal Palace on Sunday for the final game of the campaign.

It's the 14th English title for Arsenal, putting them behind only Liverpool and Manchester United at 20, and their first since 2003-04 when the «Invincibles» went unbeaten under Arsene Wenger.

Mikel Arteta's team also has reached the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain on May 30, when they will look to become European champions for the first time and cap what would be the club's greatest ever season.

Arteta, who took charge in 2019, becomes the first former Premier League player to win the title as a manager.

There will be celebration and relief for the former Arsenal and Everton midfielder after finishing runner-up in the Premier 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 champions. And another chance was missed last year when coming second to Liverpool.

Once again Arsenal have led the way for most of this campaign and despite seeing their points advantage ebb away during a gripping run-in, they have finally