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Arsenal closed successful connected a archetypal Premier League rubric successful 22 years by seeing retired a tense 1-0 triumph implicit Burnley connected Monday (May 18, 2026) successful its penultimate crippled of the campaign, acknowledgment to Kai Havertz's first-half goal.
The effect means second-placed Manchester City indispensable extremity Bournemouth's 16-game unbeaten tally connected Tuesday (May 19) to instrumentality the rubric combat into the last weekend. Even so, Arsenal volition beryllium crowned champion if it beats Crystal Palace distant connected Sunday.
It would beryllium Arsenal's archetypal league rubric since 2004, erstwhile the “Invincibles” went unbeaten nether Arsene Wenger.
Current manager Mikel Arteta is 2 wins distant from delivering the club's top ever play arsenic Arsenal besides plays Paris Saint-Germain successful the Champions League final connected May 30.
“It's been an astonishing play truthful far. We've got 1 large 1 near present (in the league) and past the Champions League final," Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard told the Emirates assemblage successful an on-field interview. “Just a small spot to spell present and we're going to springiness it all. We person to support going.”
Another set-piece goal
Fittingly, the extremity against already relegated Burnley came from a country — the root of truthful galore important Arsenal goals this play — arsenic Havertz roseate highest to caput successful a transportation from Bukayo Saka successful the 37th.
It was lone Havertz's 2nd league extremity of an injury-ravaged season, but helium was fixed the commencement up beforehand up of Viktor Gyökeres by Arteta.
“I had a feeling that helium had to start," Arteta said. "The mode they acceptable up, I deliberation helium could beryllium truly hard to handle. And he's shown that.”
Havertz was fortunate not to beryllium sent disconnected erstwhile helium received lone a yellowish paper successful the 67th for a lunging studs-up tackle from down connected Lesley Ugochukwu, a determination that was upheld aft a VAR review.
While Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya ne'er had a prevention to marque against a toothless Burnley side, the pb ne'er felt wholly comfy arsenic a 2nd extremity ne'er came for the host.
But Arsenal held connected done astir 10 minutes of added clip to instrumentality different measurement toward ending its decades-long rubric drought.
“There is 1 to spell unless thing beauteous happens time night,” Arteta said, adding helium volition beryllium “the biggest ever” Bournemouth instrumentality during the crippled against Man City.
