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

After Manchester City’s draw with Bournemouth, Arsenal have been crowned champions of England for the 14th time - ending a more than 20-year wait for the league title.

Premier League precedent suggests that Mikel Arteta’s team will now be presented with the trophy at Selhurst Park, the home of Crystal Palace, after their final game of the season on Sunday.

City stalemate hands Arsenal the EPL title

Arsenal were confirmed as Premier League winners when City, their rivals for the 2025/26 title, failed to beat Bournemouth at Vitaly Stadium on Tuesday. With only one further round of games to play after today, City’s slip-up against the Cherries has left Arsenal with an unassailable, four-point lead at the summit.

On Monday, Arsenal had left themselves on the verge of the title with a 1-0 matchday-37 win over Burnley that took them a provisional five points clear.

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 Premier League history.

Can Arsenal add European glory to domestic title?

Now, having finally broken the club’s title drought, Arteta’s men have the opportunity to surpass 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 the 2026 Champions League final in Budapest.

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

But before they turn their attentions to getting their hands on the European Cup, Arsenal are set to lift the Premier League trophy this weekend.

The EPL’s trophy presentation schedule

It appears that Arsenal will pick up the Premier League trophy immediately after this Sunday’s road game against Palace. At the time of writing, though, the information provided by the league was not completely clear.

According to rules set out on the league’s website, the Premier League 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 completed their home league schedule for 2025/26 in Monday’s win over Burnley.

And the only other trophy-lift scenario in the league’s explainer refers to what would have happened if City had keep the Premier League race alive heading into the closing weekend. “In the event that more than one team can claim the title on the final day,” the league says, “plans are made for separate presentations of the Trophy and medals at the stadiums where the teams can become champions.”

There is no mention of what happens if a team clinches the Premier League title in between their final home game and their final away game. This may be because it is an uncommon eventuality: the last time it happened in the English top flight was in 2002/03, when results elsewhere confirmed Manchester United as champions as the Red Devils prepared to conclude their season away to Everton.

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

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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