Arsenal sit nine points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table, with one bookmaker seeing enough and paying out early as if the Gunners have already won the race to the title
Aaron Morris Senior Sports Reporter
18:11, 07 Feb 2026Updated 18:17, 07 Feb 2026
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Arsenal secured a 3-0 win over Sunderland AFC on Saturday(Image: Offside via Getty Images)
Paddy Power have declared Arsenal as this season's Premier League champions, settling early on the title race betting market despite over a third of 2025/26 still to play.
Mikel Arteta's Gunners delivered a commanding 3-0 victory over Sunderland AFC at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon to extend their advantage over Manchester City to nine points at the summit.
Despite City still facing Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday afternoon - and with 13 match weeks remaining - Paddy Power have already settled bets on Arsenal claiming the title in a bold move.
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Arsenal have been crowned Premier League winners by Paddy Power(Image: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
The north London side were offered at 5/2 to triumph before the season began, while Liverpool started as 15/8 favourites and City were priced at 2/1 prior to a ball being kicked.
With a nine-point buffer at the time of writing, Paddy Power cannot see City, or any other side, overtaking the Gunners this term, and have consequently decided to reward those who backed Arsenal to claim their first league crown in over two decades.
Speaking on the decision, Paddy Power said: "We can't promise this will stop Arsenal fans from fretting online about every single referee decision that doesn't go their way being part of some great big conspiracy, but hopefully it will put a few minds at rest in north London at least.
"It would take a c**k-up of Tottenham-esque levels for the Gunners not to win the Premier League title from here. Surely nothing can possibly go wrong now, right?"
Despite the final score-line suggesting a comfortable victory, Arsenal had to work hard for their three points at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Sunderland put up a strong fight in the first-half, only to crumble in the second as they desperately sought to get back into the game.
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Martin Zubimendi broke the deadlock three minutes before half-time with a powerful low strike that flew past Robin Roefs. Viktor Gyokeres then came off the bench to score twice in the second-half.
As a result, Arsenal finish the day nine points clear at the top of the Premier League - a feat they haven't achieved since the last day of their 'Invincibles' title-winning season in 2003/04.
While Paddy Power may already be crowning Arsenal as Premier League champions, the reality is that there's still a long way to go if Arteta wants to get his hands on the trophy.
That's because there are still 13 games left to play between now and the end of the season in May, not to mention Champions League, Carabao Cup and FA Cup matches.
Next up for Arsenal is an away game against an in-form Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Thursday, February 12, followed by an FA Cup tie with Wigan Athletic three days later.
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A showdown with a struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers and a north London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium complete Arsenal's fixtures for February, before a jam-packed March that includes a Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.
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