It’s late September.
Arsenal head to St. James’ Park on the back of a nightmare run against Newcastle, having lost home and away in the Carabao Cup semi-final the season before. A must-win if we’re serious title contenders.
34th minute: Nick Woltemade rises highest and heads home Sandro Tonali’s cross. Newcastle lead 1-0.
Social media meltdown. Rivals rejoice. Arsenal fans agonise.
Then off the bench comes Mikel Merino.
A sublime header to level it. Arsenal go on to win.
The word on the street? That comeback, after going 1-0 down in the 34th minute, was the moment we won the Premier League.
But why 34?
Because while the 34th minute brought panic that day, today marks our 34th day of celebrating, exactly 34 days since Arsenal won the premier league title.
On Matchday 33 of the 2025–26 Premier League season, Arsenal played against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
The game ended 2–1 in favour of City. At full-time, Manchester City players were doing victory laps while rival fans flooded social media with posts about Arsenal bottling the league.
But in the middle of all the gloom, one man lifted his head, looked at his captain Martin Ødegaard and said:
“It’s not done.”
That man was Declan Rice.
Arsenal went on to win every remaining league game, storming to the Premier League title and finishing 7 points clear of Manchester City.
But why do I look back on Matchday 33 with such nostalgia?
Because ladies and gentlemen, it’s been exactly 33 days since Arsenal won the league title.