Fans unleash in crazy scenes as Arsenal win Premier League after Manchester City stunned by Bournemouth

Arsenal has been crowned Premier League champion for the first time since 2004 after Manchester City drew 1-1 with Bournemouth.

The result put an to end Pep Guardiola's title challenge with one round of the season to go.

City needed to win at the Vitality Stadium to take it down to the final game of the campaign on Monday (AEST).

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But the draw left Arsenal with an unassailable four-point lead at the top, ending their 22-year wait for the title. "I told you all. It's done," Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice posted on social media with a photo of he and his teammates celebrating.

Arsenal fans celebrated wildly outside Emirates Stadium as news of the scoreline came through. Nine's Europe correspondent Josh Bavas was also mobbed by supporters in a rowdy north London pub.

City threatened another twist when Erling Haaland scored in added time to cancel out Junior Kroupi's first half strike, but it was too late to find a winner.

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Mikel Arteta's players can now stand alongside club icons Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Ian Wright, who previously led the club to the summit of English football.

And Arsenal's current class could yet break new ground by winning the Champions League for the first time in its history later this month.

Thoughts of this month's final against defending champion Paris Saint-Germain can be put on the backburner for now.

Now is time for celebration and relief for Arteta after finishing runner-up in the league three years running.

In back-to-back seasons in 2023 and 2024, he watched as Guardiola's City chased down Arsenal's lead to be crowned champion.

And another chance was missed last year when coming second to Liverpool.

Once again Arsenal has led the way for most of this campaign and despite seeing their points advantage ebb away during a gripping run-in, they have finally managed to get over the line after a decades-long wait.

Arsenal's last champion were the so-called "Invincibles" team of 2004, which went an entire campaign without losing in the league.

They were managed by the great Arsene Wenger, who offered his congratulations on social media.

"You did it. Champions go on when others stop. This is your time. Now, go on and enjoy every moment," Wenger said.

Former Gunners goalkeeper David Seaman also hailed the new champs.

"Premier League champions!!! What a moment!!! What a season!!!!!!!! EPIC!!!!!!!!!! Longest (22 years and) three minutes of MY LIFE," Seaman posted.

Guardiola was gracious in defeat.

"On behalf of Man City and my team, congratulations to Arsenal, Mikel, all the staff, all the players and the fans for this Premier League. They deserve it," he said.

"I am pretty sure it will be special for him, he put in a lot of effort and work. Congratulations to him."

Since 2004, Arsenal had has seen Chelsea, Manchester United, City, Leicester and Liverpool all take the title.

This is the first time since 2017 that a team other than City or Liverpool has not been crowned champion.

It is Arsenal's 14th title and Arteta will hope it is the beginning of a new era of dominance.

He has finally got the better of Guardiola, who he was formerly assistant to at City.

The Spaniard took over at Arsenal in 2019 - his first role as a manager.

After winning the FA Cup in that first season, it has been a frustrating wait for more honours.

While his team has not maintained the attractive playing style of former manager Arsene Wenger, it has powered its way to the title with the best defence in the league and earned a reputation as a set-piece specialist.

Time will tell if Arteta adopts a more expansive style in the future, more in-keeping with Guardiola's City.

How City will look going forward is a bigger question, with Enzo Maresco widely considered the front-runner to replace Guardiola.

The future of City's greatest manager overshadowed the buildup to the game after 10 years at the club.

"I should talk with my chairman first," Guardiola said.

"After that, when I talk with my chairman… we will decide. We will talk in the next days."

He was aiming to win the title for the seventh time in England and a second domestic treble after winning the League Cup and FA Cup this term.

But Kroupi's curling shot in the 39th minute left City with a mountain to climb.

Bournemouth wasted further chances to extend their lead, and Haaland ensured a tense finish for Arsenal fans when he leveled in the fifth minute of added time.

Ultimately it wasn't enough and Guardiola has gone two years without winning a league title for the first time in his coaching career.

"I'm the happiest man on the planet to be in this club," Guardiola insisted afterwards.

"This club is extraordinary. The season is over for us so we want to arrive in the last game with our fans."

- with Sam Worthington