The curtain came down on the 2025/26 Premier League season in dramatic fashion, with Arsenal claiming their first league title in 22 years while West Ham suffered the heartbreak of relegation after 14 consecutive top-flight campaigns as reported by BBC Sport on Sunday May 24, 2026.
Michael Arteta’s side secured the championship with a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, finishing on 85 points, seven clear of Manchester City.
The Gunners, with eyes also on a Champions League final against PSG in less than a week, fielded a rotated squad but still had enough quality to get the job done through goals from Gabriel Jesus and Noni Madueke.
Arteta becomes the first Arsenal manager to lift the Premier League trophy since Arsene Wenger’s iconic 2003/04 Invincibles season.
West Ham’s fate was sealed despite a convincing 3-0 win over Leeds United. With Tottenham defeating Everton thanks to Joao Palhinha’s early strike, Spurs controlled their own destiny and survived at the Hammers’ expense.
In a fairytale finish, Sunderland secured European football for the first time in 52 years, defeating managerless Chelsea through an own goal from Malo Gusto after Trai Hume’s opener. Chelsea’s Wesley Fofana also saw red, their eighth dismissal of the season.
Pep Guardiola’s decade-long tenure at Manchester City ended in defeat, as Aston Villa won 2-1 at the Etihad through an Ollie Watkins brace. Mohamed Salah also bid farewell to Anfield as Liverpool’s all-time Premier League top scorer with 180 goals.
Bruno Fernandes broke the single-season assist record with his 21st, surpassing Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.
Reflecting on the achievement, Fernandes said: “It was already special being in their company. We are talking about two players that made the Premier League so great.”
Manchester United finished third, while Sunderland and Bournemouth join the Europa League next season.
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