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When will Arsenal lift the Premier League trophy after clinching the title today?

Manchester City’s draw with Bournemouth has confirmed Arsenal as Premier League champions for the first time in over two decades.

Manchester City’s draw with Bournemouth has confirmed Arsenal as Premier League champions for the first time in over two decades.
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After Manchester City failed to beat Bournemouth, Arsenal have been crowned champions of England for the 14th time - ending a more than 20-year wait for the league title.

Mikel Arteta’s team will now be presented with the Premier League trophy next weekend, after playing their final game of the English top-flight season.

City stalemate hands Arsenal the EPL title

On Tuesday, Arsenal were confirmed as Premier League winners when City, their rivals for the 2025/26 title, could only draw 1-1 at Vitality Stadium. With only one further round of games now left to play, City’s slip-up against the Cherries has left Arsenal with an unassailable, four-point lead at the summit.

On Monday, Arsenal had moved to the brink of the title with a 1-0 win over Burnley that took them a provisional five points clear.

When did Arsenal last win the EPL?

This is Arsenal’s first English league crown since 2003/04, when a team coached by Arsène Wenger not only topped the Premier League table - but did so without losing a game. It remains the only unbeaten season in the 34-year history of the Premier League.

Can Arsenal add European glory to domestic title?

Now, having finally broken the club’s title drought, Arteta’s men have the opportunity to eclipse the achievement of Arsenal’s ‘Invincibles’. On May 30, the Gunners can complete a league-and-European Cup double when they face Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest, in the 2026 Champions League final.

Victory over PSG would add a new continental trophy to Arsenal’s collection: the North Londoners have previously lifted the Fairs Cup and the Cup Winners’ Cup, but have never been crowned champions of Europe.

But before they turn their attentions to getting their hands on the European Cup, Arsenal are set to hoist the Premier League trophy into the air this weekend - in a ceremony held around 15 miles away from the club’s Emirates Stadium.

When will Arsenal lift the Premier League trophy after clinching the title today?
Kai Havertz's winner against Burnley on Monday left Arsenal within touching distance of the Premier League title.Andrew Couldridge

The EPL’s trophy presentation schedule

The Premier League has confirmed that the Gunners will pick up the trophy at Selhurst Park, the home of Crystal Palace, immediately after their game against the Eagles on Sunday.

According to rules set out on the Premier League’s website, the trophy is typically presented to that season’s championship-winning team after their final home game of the campaign. That’s not possible for Arsenal, however, as they have already completed their home league schedule for 2025/26.

“As Arsenal were confirmed as champions after their final home match with Burnley on Monday night, they will receive the Trophy after the match on the final day at Crystal Palace,” the Premier League said.

Throughout Premier League history, teams have infrequently secured the title in between their final home game and their final away game. Indeed, the last time it happened was back in 2002/03, when results elsewhere confirmed Manchester United as champions as the Red Devils prepared to conclude their season away to Everton.

United were then handed the Premier League trophy at Goodison Park, following a 2-1 matchday-38 win over the Toffees.

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal: kickoff times

On matchday 38 of the 2025/26 Premier League campaign, Arsenal visit Palace on Sunday, May 24, with kickoff at Selhurst Park scheduled for 4:00 p.m. local time. In the United States, that’s an 11:00 a.m. ET/8:00 a.m. PT start.

What to know about the Premier League trophy

Standing 3ft 5in tall and 2ft wide, the Premier League trophy is made of solid sterling silver, topped off by a silver-gilt gold crown. The trophy’s design, which includes lions on both of its handles, follows the theme “The Three Lions of English Football”, the Premier League says.

“When the captain of the title-winning team raises the trophy, and its gold crown, above his head at the end of the season, he becomes the third lion," the league explains.

In addition to the Premie League trophy, the English title winners are presented with a total of 40 medals, which are made of silver and measure 2.25 inches in diameter.

Per the Premier League, these medals are to be handed out to “the manager, players and officials, as the club see fit”. Every player who has made at least five league appearances during the season must receive one.

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