Arsenal ended a 22-year wait for Premier League title after Manchester City drew 1-1 with Bournemouth. Arsenal held off Pep Guardiola’s second-place City to secure the championship with one game remaining. The title-winning campaign relied on set pieces, long throw-ins, and long balls from the back rather than purely stylish passing. Gabriel Magalhaes was a threat at corners, while Declan Rice provided pinpoint throws and dead-ball deliveries. Nicolas Jover created inventive set-piece schemes, contributing to more than 40 percent of Premier League goals from dead-ball situations. Arsenal also had the league’s best defensive record, conceding only 26 goals in 37 games, with Rice’s leadership and David Raya’s goalkeeping standing out.
"Arsenal have ended a 22-year wait to be crowned Premier League champions after Manchester City were held 1-1 by Bournemouth. Mikel Arteta's men held off the challenge of Pep Guardiola's second-place City on Tuesday night to seal a long-awaited triumph with one game to spare."
"For a couple of seasons, Arteta's Arsenal have been the emblem of a more back-to-basics approach in English football. The era of pretty passing under Guardiola and heavy-metal football under Jurgen Klopp has given way to set pieces, long throw-ins and long balls from the back. It is a world Arsenal have mastered with Gabriel Magalhaes a menace at corners, Declan Rice key with his pinpoint throws and dead-ball deliveries."
"Often derided by rival fans as Set Piece FC for a lack of creativity, specialist coach Nicolas Jover has devised a series of inventive schemes to give Arsenal an edge. More than 40 percent of the Gunners' Premier League goals this season have come from dead ball situations. Of their 28 goals from set pieces, 18 have come from corners, a new single-season Premier League record."
"Meanwhile, the Gunners easily have the best defensive record in the league, conceding just 26 goals in 37 games this season, and it is that solidity and sturdiness that will define this title-winning team. Rice and goalkeeper David Raya have stood out for Arsenal this season, putting them among the favourites for English football's Player of the Year award."
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