The last time Arsenal won the Premier League was in 2003-04. Fans have been hoping for a league victory for nearly 15 years. It was their 13th English league triumph, and the feat was made even more extraordinary by the fact that they went the entire season without losing.
Following their triumph that season, Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Dennis Bergkamp, and the rest of the team were dubbed “The Invincibles” by Arsene Wenger. On their road to success, the Gunners won 26 games and drew 12, finishing the season with a total of 90 points, 11 points ahead of second-placed Chelsea.
The title was achieved with four games remaining, and the cherry on top was that they were crowned champions at White Hart Lane, the home of bitter north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, after securing a crucial point.
After seeing Arsenal win the Premier League title at White Hart Lane in April 2004, Antonio Conte and his Spurs team will be determined to prevent their opponents from repeating the feat.
Since they last won the league title, they’ve won a few additional awards, but when did that happen? Mikel Arteta has been tasked with restoring Arsenal to its previous glory after learning the craft of coaching under the watchful eye of Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola.
Arsenal has won 13 league titles in total, three of which came after 1992 in the Premier League. After Manchester United and Liverpool, they are England’s third most successful club in terms of league titles.
The North London club has competed in England’s top flight for more than a century and has remarkably preserved its place since the 1919-20 season. However, it wasn’t until the 1930-31 season that they won their first league championship. Before the onset of World War II, the Gunners were unstoppable in the 1930s, capturing five titles.
Arsenal won their sixth league title in 1947-48 and their seventh five years later, in 1952-53, although they went through a two-decade drought after that. They won the First Division for the second time in 1970-71, 18 years after their first win, and had to wait another 18 years for their next title, which came in 1988-89 under George Graham.
Despite receiving a points deduction and being without captain Tony Adams for four months, Graham led Arsenal to their 10th league title, beating Liverpool in the 1990-91 First Division. The heated rivalry between Wenger’s Arsenal and Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United defined the early years of the Premier League era, as it is now known.
While Manchester United clearly won the league, Arsenal won three Premier League titles under Wenger, the first of which came in 1997-98, a year in which they also won the FA Cup.
The club won the UEFA Cup in 1999–2000, the FA Cup in 2003 and 2005, and the Premier League in 2003–04 without losing a single match, earning the nickname “The Invincibles.”
Arsenal’s four-point advantage entering into the final three games of the season means it’s a must-win game for the Lilywhites in their bid to return to the Champions League for the first time since 2019/20.
With two games remaining, a draw would further enhance Arsenal’s position, meaning Spurs will need massive favors from Newcastle United and Everton against Mikel Arteta’s side if they are to finish ahead of them at the final whistle.
With one of the two clubs destined to miss out on the top four until Chelsea dramatically collapses in their next three games, fans of both clubs have been speculating what would happen if Liverpool won the Champions League at the end of the month. So, if Liverpool beats Real Madrid in the final, will the Premier League earn a spot in Europe’s elite competition in 2022/23?
Normally, the top four teams in the Premier League standings at the end of the season are awarded Champions League spots. In reality, only five Premier League clubs are eligible for Champions League qualification. With a tense 2-1 win over Leeds United at the Emirates, Arsenal moved closer to a top-four finish. Forward Eddie Nketiah scored twice.
The Whites were reduced to ten men as Luke Ayling received a straight red card for a challenge on Gabriel Martinelli, adding to their relegation problems. With only three games remaining, Mikel Arteta’s side are just one point behind third-placed Chelsea, and the Gunners could now secure their highest league position since the 2015/16 season.
