Tense, tetchy but triumphant - all Arsenal eyes now on Bournemouth

Breaking news from the world of sport: Tense, tetchy but triumphant - all Arsenal eyes now on Bournemouth Figure caption, Arsenal one step closer to title after hard-fought win over BurnleyByAlex Howell Football reporterPublished4 minutes agoArsenal have never been closer to a Premier League title under Mikel Arteta's management. The Gunners' 1-0 win over Burnley left them close to ending their 22-year wait for the league crown - and that dream could be realised as early as Tuesday. Anything but a Manchester City win at Bournemouth would hand Arsenal the title before Sunday's league finale and ensure Arteta's side finally shed their nearly-men tag after three straight second-place finishes.

Even a City win on Tuesday would leave Arsenal just needing victory at Crystal Palace on Sunday to clinch the title. The Gunners will know nothing is won yet but, with no team in Premier League history ever having started the final day on top of the table and not won the title, surely nothing can stop them now? On a night when reports spread that Pep Guardiola's City reign was coming to an end, Arsenal fans will believe they are about to welcome in their own new era.

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There was a party atmosphere long before the match started at Emirates Stadium. Supporters welcomed the team bus with flares and chants 90 minutes before kick-off. Kai Havertz's headed first-half goal proved enough despite a nervy second half, during which the goalscorer escaped a red card for a late challenge.

But Arsenal's eighth 1-0 win of the season was enough and, while Arteta was coy on where he would watching Tuesday's match, all eyes are now on Bournemouth. "It think we deserve to be champions, 100% speaking honestly," Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice told Sport. "This season has been our season but Man City have been incredible.

Under Pep, you can never rule them out, the ruthlessness of them. But we have put ourselves in a really good position and all I have been saying is that we have to keep going. Thirty-eight games nearly completed and at the end you can say you are a champion, but you have to go out there on Sunday and perform because Palace is not going to be easy.

Reactions and Expectations

" Figure caption, We played some of our best football of season in first half - Arteta'One-nil to the Arsenal sums them up'It seemed fitting that Arsenal have one hand on the Premier League trophy thanks to a 1-0 win - of their past four league matches, all victories, three have ended with that score - with the Gunners conceding just once in their past six. They have conceded the fewest goals in the league (26), while the last time they conceded in open play came in their defeat by Manchester City on 19 April, which was seven games ago. The clean sheet against Burnley was Arsenal's 32nd in all competitions this season.

"I thought that the amount of hair that I have is never going to go away but in this job it is going to test it to the limit," said Arteta.

The story has climbed to the top of the sports agenda, with fans and analysts following closely.