Life is a bowl of Cherries for joyous Arsenal, as Man City fail spares them last day ordeal

Gunners fans in euphoric mood

It has been 22 long years but at last the Gunners have shed the nearly-men tag to land the Premier League title last won by the Invincibles. They are the champions.

The fact they have done it without playing will be greatly appreciated by their fans, who have had to witness the torment of many narrow nail biting wins in recent weeks.

Closing in on that elusive title has felt tortuous and Monday night's desperately grim 1-0 win over Burnley seemed a foretaste of another gut wrenching afternoon in prospect at Selhurst.

In the event, they can go there relaxed and joyful. It will be a celebratory training run ahead of the Budapest showdown with PSG on May 30.

They can thank Bournemouth for the massive release of tension that comes with confirmation of their coronation.

A few weeks ago, the Cherries outgunned the Gunners at the Emirates to plunge Mikel Arteta's men into a slough of despond. Tonight, they made up for it by denying Pep Guardiola's team a win on the south coast. Only victory would have kept City in the race but they were lucky to escape with a 1-1 draw, thanks to a late equaliser.

Arsenal fans had gathered in numbers to watch events at the Vitality on TV screens around North London. Now the outpouring of elation can begin in earnest.

All that, plus the news that Spurs are still in danger at the other end of the table too. It has been the sweetest of evenings for the red part of the capital.