Arsenal on brink of Premier League title with Man City needing to beat Bournemouth

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — This could be the day Arsenal ends its 22-year wait for the Premier League title.

If second-place Manchester City fails to beat Bournemouth away on Tuesday night, Arsenal will be crowned English champion for first time since the 2004, when the “Invincibles” went unbeaten under Arsene Wenger.

Arsenal, which beat Burnley 1-0 on Monday, leads City by five points, so even a draw wouldn't be enough for Pep Guardiola's team heading into the final round of games on Sunday.

Bournemouth is on a club-record 16-match undefeated run, stretching back to Jan. 3, and has had 10 days to prepare for the game. City, on the other hand, played in the FA Cup final on Saturday, beating Chelsea 1-0.

Arsenal has been runner-up in the league the past three seasons. Mikel Arteta's team also has reached the Champions League final, so Arsenal could be on for its greatest ever season.

The relegation race could be done on Tuesday, too.

A win for Tottenham at Chelsea would consign third-to-last West Ham to a drop to the second-tier Championship. A draw for Spurs wouldn't relegate West Ham mathematically, but would leave Tottenham three competition points clear and with a superior goal difference — the first tiebreaker if teams finish level on points — ahead of the final round.

West Ham has been in the top flight since 2012.

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Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola, right, celebrates with Manchester City's Rayan Cherki after winning the English FA Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and Manchester City in London, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Pelham)

Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta reacts during a Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Burnley in London, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Arsenal's Kai Havertz celebrates after scoring during a Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Burnley in London, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

GÖRLITZ, Germany (AP) — Rescue teams in eastern Germany searched Tuesday morning for three people who were missing after a building collapsed in the eastern city of Görlitz near the Polish border.

Police said a gas explosion may have been the cause for the collapse of the building, which took place Monday night.

Emergency responders proceeded with great caution at the scene in case of gas leaks, German news agency dpa reported.

After unsuccessful attempts to locate the missing under the rubble with the help of search dogs, rescuers began clearing debris with an excavator and by hand around 2 a.m. Tuesday.

Initial concerns that up to five people may have been buried under rubble turned out to be wrong, police said.

A man who feared his wife and cousin might be trapped under the rubble said Monday they had arrived that day for a vacation in the rented house. While shopping at nearby supermarket, he heard an explosion and returned to the house to find nothing but a large pile of rubble, dpa reported.

The collapsed building in the historic Wilhelminian style contained rental and vacation apartments, police said.

Görlitz is Germany’s easternmost city with a population of 57,000. The historic, undamaged old town district is a popular location for international film productions.

Emergency cervices work next to the rubble of a collapsed house in the center of Görlitz, Germany, late Monday, May 18, 2026. (Paul Glaser/dpa via AP)