Arsenal’s agonizing wait to win the Premier League title is set to end

The big controversy: Arsenal won the title for the first time since 2004 and were big winners of the 2025-26 season, but there were plenty of other memorable moments

And that’s all she wrote.

On Sunday, all 20 teams concluded another memorable Premier League campaign. And there’s plenty to talk about, including some of the scenes we saw over the weekend, to keep us going until the World Cup starts in a few weeks.

There were cheers at Selhurst Park as Arsenal toasted their first title in 22 years. At the same time, there were tears across London for West Ham as the Hammers reluctantly clinched the final relegation spot, losing a two-team survival shootout to rivals Tottenham.

All 20 teams have endured many ups and downs during a roller-coaster campaign, but some may not look back as fondly as others. We asked the Miller Football Team to choose a “Moment of the Season” to celebrate the season finale.

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The moment of the Premier League season was undoubtedly Declan Rice and his ‘It’s not over’ message after Arsenal’s loss to Manchester City.

After City beat Arsenal on April 19, everyone thought it was over. Three days later, City beat Burnley to move Arsenal into the lead.

Arsenal was falling apart. But Arsenal’s response to Rice’s message was the defining moment of the season.

Arsenal won the title not only once. They won twice. They won by April. They also won the “Mini League” again. Arsenal have won each of their last five matches. It’s a kind of psychology.

Let’s not forget the pressure on Mikel Arteta. If they had ended up empty-handed, I personally don’t think he would have been able to continue.

Now he has a title in his hands, an unprecedented double and a chance to do what no other Arsenal manager has been able to do: win the Champions League.

Thanks to that day at City, when Arsenal refused to give in. Arsenal picked up as many points as Liverpool last season. He was better than everyone else. They won by 7 points. They weren’t finished. Elite spirit. A real champion.

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The fact that many of the most memorable moments of a Premier League season come on the final day and involve characters actually leaving the competition tells you much of what you need to know about an otherwise unremarkable season.

But as emotional as Mohamed Salah’s farewell at Anfield was, the Egyptian gave us an even more memorable moment with his post-match rant at Elland Road in early December.

Salah, who sat on the bench throughout the 3-3 draw, said he had been thrown under the bus and gave an inflammatory interview: “Someone is trying to put all the blame on me.”

It doesn’t happen all that often for big-time players to stick together with their current manager. Many former pros and pundits have said that Salah is not in form, but what’s wrong with a box office star speaking his mind? The content was fascinating.

A memorable moment for me on the pitch was Max Dauman becoming the Premier League’s youngest goalscorer in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Everton at the Emirates in March.

I’ve never seen a 16-year-old achieve as much as Dauman. Don’t tell me Arsenal is boring.

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What is my Premier League moment this season?

To be honest, I never really thought I would have one. It’s not because there aren’t great goals or interesting events or big stories or stories. But you just get swept away by the seasons simply because they fly by so fast and every imaginable landscape is subjected to endless coverage.

However, while I was racking my brain, the moment finally dawned on me. Liverpool vs. Manchester City, Haaland vs. Szoboszlai. That little battle where Rayan Cherki’s shot from inside his own half rolled towards the empty goal. Szoboszlai fouls Haaland. The referee took advantage and just as the ball was about to be cleared by a Liverpool player, Haaland committed a foul and allowed Cherki’s shot to go into the net.

Referee Craig Pawson was the first to award the goal, prompting celebrations from the away side. However, VAR John Brooks noticed a foul on Haaland and recommended that it be ruled out. Szoboszlai was then sent off for blocking an obvious scoring opportunity, and the match was restarted with a free kick for Man City. All of this was completely correct, by the way – VAR works well for moments of pure hilarity, rather than the usual staring at a pile of nothing to find something is wrong.

Gary Neville whined on Sky Sports’ Kyodo news agency: “It feels so unfair. I know there are rules, but the smell of the game is in the air and it’s completely gone. I don’t think anyone would disallow that goal.”

“You just killed one of the moments of the season.”

Instead, I would argue that it enhanced an episode that was downright bizarre. There’s not much you can say when VAR is involved.

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There’s only one real answer to this…the moment the title fight turned upside down. “After consideration, West Ham’s No. 19 committed a foul on the goalkeeper. The final decision was a direct free-kick.” It’s a sad accusation, perhaps the most definitive of which comes after a five-minute delay and detailed analysis of the charges by those involved, but it feels like exactly what the Premier League’s leaders want. Was it a foul? probably. Do you like VAR? Absolutely not.

Arsenal deserved to win the title all season long, but such a pivotal decision, taken by officials at Stockley Park at both ends of the table, still leaves a sour taste.

And an honorable mention to talkSPORT’s Jason Cundy and Jamie O’Hara, who, away from actual football, were a must-watch final week. I have seen the signs, the encouraging signs.

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In the end, it mattered little, as Man City stumbled at Bournemouth and lost to Aston Villa. But at the time, it felt like an earthquake.

The drama-filled end of Arsenal’s 1-0 win over West Ham on May 10 was the moment of the season. David Raya made a save in a one-on-one with Matheus Fernandes to prevent them from conceding a goal. They took the lead with a goal from Leandro Trossard. And Callum Wilson’s late equalizer was saved by VAR.

It was chaos. It was a farce. And it was the perfect summation of what the Premier League should be doing, with social media ablaze with righteous indignation and pundits lining up to offer their heated opinions.

Dan Marsh

Annoyingly, I’m going to jump on the Arsenal vs West Ham VAR call bandwagon. Purely because, as others have said, it provided a few minutes that were an absolute box office hit.

For the record, if it was an option, I would abolish VAR from tomorrow. And it’s still incredible how long it took officials to come to the (right) decision. In soccer, it feels like the outcome of the game is determined entirely by the men in the small room or courtroom on the other side of the country. The fact that this VAR decision had such an impact is not necessarily a good thing, but I felt it was a huge deal. Appropriate edges of sheet material. That’s why it’s hard to overlook it when capturing moments of the season, even though VAR could absolutely be an issue (and it doesn’t need an overhaul).

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