Arsenal’s wait to get their hands on the Premier League trophy is nearly over, and the final-day trip to Crystal Palace now carries a little more history than first thought.
The Premier League has confirmed Sunday will be the first time Arsenal have been presented with the trophy at an away stadium in the competition’s era.
The Gunners were crowned champions on Tuesday night when Manchester City failed to beat Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. Jubilant scenes unfolded in and around the Emirates, while the players enjoyed a night of partying at London Colney and then at a central London nightclub.
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Arsenal’s Selhurst Park trophy lift details
The Premier League has now set out the presentation details for Arsenal’s title lift after the final match of the season at Selhurst Park. Because Mikel Arteta’s side were only confirmed as champions after their last home league game, they will collect the trophy away from north London rather than at the Emirates.
That matters because it makes this a rare moment in Premier League history and a first for Arsenal in the modern title era. The league has also clarified the likely ceremony sequence, with players and staff expected to collect medals one by one before captain Martin Odegaard steps forward last to receive the trophy and make the lift.
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For supporters, this is the first fully official picture of how Sunday should unfold once the football is done. Arsenal are not just heading to Crystal Palace to complete the league season; they are heading there for the formal moment that turns the title from confirmation into silverware in their captain’s hands.
There is also a practical football angle for Arteta. The Palace game still sits in an awkward slot before the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain, so Arsenal must balance celebration with sharpness. That makes the afternoon more than a victory lap, even if the trophy presentation will dominate the post-match focus.
The wider context for Arsenal
The title itself was sealed on Tuesday when Manchester City drew at Bournemouth, ending Arsenal’s 22-year wait to be crowned champions again. Reuters’ fresh supporter reaction on Thursday captured how big that moment felt for younger Arsenal fans who had never properly lived through a title win before.
Sunday should now become the public centrepiece of that release. Arsenal will then switch attention to Budapest before returning home for the Islington parade on Sunday 31st May, with the possibility of an even bigger celebration if they can finish the job in Europe as well.
They still have to negotiate Crystal Palace first, then the medals and trophy presentation should follow on the Selhurst Park pitch. After that, the focus will quickly swing back to PSG and the chance to turn a long-awaited league title into something even more historic.