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05/18 16:03 CDT Arsenal on the verge of Premier League title after beating
Burnley
Arsenal on the verge of Premier League title after beating Burnley
By MATTIAS KAREN
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) --- Arsenal closed in on a first Premier League title in 22 years
by seeing out a tense 1-0 win over Burnley on Monday in its penultimate game of
the campaign, thanks to Kai Havertz's first-half goal.
The result means second-placed Manchester City must end Bournemouth's 16-game
unbeaten run on Tuesday to take the title fight into the final weekend. Even
so, Arsenal will be crowned champion if it beats Crystal Palace away on Sunday.
It would be Arsenal's first league title since 2004, when the "Invincibles"
went unbeaten under Arsene Wenger.
Current manager Mikel Arteta is two wins away from delivering the club's
greatest ever season as Arsenal also plays Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions
League final on May 30.
Fittingly, the goal against already relegated Burnley came from a corner ---
the source of so many crucial Arsenal goals this season --- as Havertz rose
highest to head in a delivery from Bukayo Saka in the 37th.
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