Arsenal on the verge of Premier League title after beating Burnley

Arsenal closed in on a primary Premier League title in 22 years by seeing out a tense 1-0 win over Burnley on Monday (Could 18, 2026) in its penultimate sport of the marketing campaign, because of Kai Havertz’s first-half purpose.

The end result means second-placed Manchester Metropolis should finish Bournemouth’s 16-game unbeaten run on Tuesday (Could 19) to take the title battle into the ultimate weekend. Even so, Arsenal might be topped champion if it beats Crystal Palace away on Sunday.

It might be Arsenal’s first league title since 2004, when the “Invincibles” went unbeaten beneath Arsene Wenger.

Present supervisor Mikel Arteta is 2 wins away from delivering the membership’s biggest ever season as Arsenal additionally plays Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final on Could 30.

“It has been an incredible season thus far. We have one massive one left right here (within the league) after which the Champions League remaining,” Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard informed the Emirates crowd in an on-field interview. “Just a bit bit to go now and we will give all of it. We’ve to maintain going.”

One other set-piece purpose

Fittingly, the purpose towards already relegated Burnley got here from a nook — the supply of so many essential Arsenal objectives this season — as Havertz rose highest to move in a supply from Bukayo Saka within the thirty seventh.

It was solely Havertz’s second league purpose of an injury-ravaged season, however he was given the beginning up entrance forward of Viktor Gyökeres by Arteta.

“I had a sense that he needed to begin,” Arteta mentioned. “The way in which they arrange, I believe he might be actually tough to deal with. And he is proven that.”

Havertz was lucky to not be despatched off when he obtained solely a yellow card within the 67th for a lunging studs-up sort out from behind on Lesley Ugochukwu, a choice that was upheld after a VAR assessment.

Whereas Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya by no means had a save to make towards a toothless Burnley facet, the lead by no means felt fully snug as a second purpose by no means got here for the host.

However Arsenal held on by means of practically 10 minutes of added time to take one other step towards ending its decades-long title drought.

“There may be one to go except one thing lovely occurs tomorrow night time,” Arteta mentioned, including he might be “the most important ever” Bournemouth fan throughout the sport towards Man Metropolis.