Martin Odegaard raised the Premier League trophy above his head at Selhurst Park after Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on the final day of the 2025/26 season, sealing a title that had been confirmed a week earlier.
The victory completed a campaign that finished on 85 points, seven clear of Manchester City, and gave Arsenal their first top-flight title in 22 years. Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring for the visitors before Jean-Philippe Mateta levelled for Palace; Noni Madueke then restored the lead with a corner finish that was Arsenal's record 19th goal of the season from a corner.
Arsenal had been confirmed as champions in Matchweek 37, when Manchester City's draw against AFC Bournemouth put the title out of reach, but the club waited until the trip to Selhurst Park to lift the trophy. The timing left the final day as a staged coronation on the pitch rather than a mathematical formality off it.
Manager Mikel Arteta, standing among his players and staff after the whistle, captured the scale of the moment. "It's an amazing feeling," he said. He added, "I've been trying to go through this moment a few times, but I could never expect it to be that big, to be that beautiful, and to see so much joy and pride amongst all the people and our supporters."
The numbers underline the authority of the season: 85 points and a seven-point margin over Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, who were beaten by Aston Villa in what was Guardiola's final game in charge. That result, and City's draw in Matchweek 37, framed Arsenal's run as decisive rather than accidental.
The final at Selhurst Park also carried a note about Arsenal's investment in youth. Max Dowman became the youngest starter in Premier League history at 16 years and 144 days, a record made in a season that mixed experienced winners and emerging talent on a title-winning roster.
On the field on Sunday, Jesus's opener set the tone, Palace responded through Mateta, and Madueke's corner strike provided a fitting illustration of Arsenal's attention to detail: set pieces that returned a league-high 19 goals from corners contributed to the points haul that finished the club seven clear of its nearest rival.
The decision to wait until the Crystal Palace match to present the trophy framed the final whistle at Selhurst Park as both celebration and punctuation. Odegaard's lift of the silverware gave a photographic moment to a season that, in the standings, had already been decided in Matchweek 37.
For Arteta and his players, the trophy was the endpoint of a season that rewrote a long drought for the club. For fans and the club's wider circle, the image of Odegaard holding the Premier League trophy above his head at Selhurst Park will be the defining memory of a campaign that ended Arsenal's 22-year wait.
