The decisive victories of Arsenal’s Premier League title-winning season
The decisive victories of Arsenal’s Premier League title-winning season Every title-winning season has moments and huge results that define the success. After Arsenal were crowned Premier League winners for 2025/26, we've looked back at the decisive victories from their title triumph. Arsenal stun St James' with late Newcastle fightback The fixture list did no favours for Arsenal at the start of the season, with the campaign beginning with a series of tough tests on the road.
Arsenal's first three away fixtures were at Manchester United, Liverpool, and Newcastle, with the latter result kickstarting their title pursuit. Having lost at Liverpool in their previous fixture away from the Emirates, Arsenal trailed on Tyneside heading into the final minutes. Nick Woltemade had headed the Magpies ahead, but a late turnaround transformed the game.
Mikel Merino headed home an Arsenal equaliser with seven minutes to go, before Gabriel powered in a winner deep into stoppage time. Set piece again, ole, ole. Ugly Wolves win the making of champions Any team that becomes Premier League champions has to show an ability to win when not at their best.
Arsenal earned, arguably, their ugliest win of the campaign when winless Wolves visited the Emirates in December. The Gunners had been beaten by Aston Villa a week earlier, and needed a response against a Wolves team floundering at the foot of the table. Sam Johnstone's own goal looked to have sealed an unconvincing 1-0 win, but when Tolu Arokodare equalised in the last minute, it looked like more dropped points.
Arsenal, however, came again. Bukayo Saka 's cross was diverted past his own goalkeeper by Yerson Mosquera in added time, earning a priceless three points. A win against the league's bottom side, courtesy of two own goals, will not make many highlight reels, but it was an important result to stop a setback from becoming a slump.