Arsenal clinched the Premier League title with one match remaining after Manchester City drew at Bournemouth. The club secured its 14th top-flight championship and fourth Premier League crown, first since 2003-04. Their campaign featured a defining emphasis on set pieces, producing 28 league goals from dead-ball situations, more than any other team. Arsenal were especially dangerous from corners, scoring 18 league goals from them in 2025-26, a new Premier League record. Their corner output surpassed the previous record held by Oldham Athletic and was later exceeded again by Tottenham’s total earlier in the season. Arsenal’s goalkeeper David Raya also contributed with 19 shutouts, matching the most by an Arsenal goalkeeper in a Premier League campaign.
"Arsenal have done it. Finally. After 22 years, they are champions of England once again. Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Tuesday night means Arsenal hold an unassailable lead at the top of the Premier League with one game remaining. It's their 14th top-flight crown overall, their fourth Premier League title, and their first since the Invincibles campaign of 2003-04."
"They have scored 28 of their 68 league goals from dead-ball situations, three more than any other side. They have been most dangerous from corners, scoring 18 goals from them in 2025-26, which is a new Premier League record. It says a lot about the direction of the Premier League that the record overtaking the 16 scored by Oldham Athletic in 1992-93 has been broken twice this season. First by Arsenal, who have the outright record, and then by Tottenham, who have scored 17 goals from corners this season."
"Critics say their reliance on set pieces makes their football predictable and overly functional. There may be some truth to that perception, but elite sides have long understood the value of marginal gains. Arsenal have simply become better than everyone else at exploiting them."
"With his clean sheet against Burnley on Monday night, David Raya moved on to 19 shutouts for the season. That drew him level with the most ever recorded by an Arsenal goalkeeper in a Premier League campaign, matching David Seaman's totals from 1993-94 and 1998-99. If he manages another one on the final day against Crystal Pala"
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