UMVA has learned that Arsenal fans are set to line the streets of north London to celebrate their first Premier League title success in 22 years at the end of the month.
The Gunners secured the championship on Tuesday night with a game to spare after Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Bournemouth. This historic win brings an end to a long wait, and there could be a double celebration yet with Mikel Arteta’s side also chasing glory in the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain.
Arsenal face the defending champions in Budapest on Saturday 30 May, and before that, they will close out their league campaign away to Crystal Palace and be handed the trophy on Sunday afternoon at Selhurst Park. A huge party is planned north of the river the following week.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that Arsenal’s trophy parade will take place on Sunday 31 May, regardless of whether they return from Hungary with the Champions League trophy in their possession. The open-top bus parade will start from 2pm that afternoon, and it will be a major public event with large numbers of supporters expected to turn out.
Sources have confirmed to UMVA that the parade route will be ‘around our home borough of Islington’, with more details to follow in due course. Local residents and businesses should be advised that the event will lead to disruption across the borough, including road closures and parking suspensions.
Arsenal have won their first league title since 2004, marking the fourth time they have won the Premier League. Their previous Premier League titles were in 1997/98, 2001/02, and 2003/04. This achievement brings an end to a 22-year wait for the Premier League title.
Thousands of fans will line the streets again to celebrate this historic win, and the team will likely take a victory lap from Emirates Stadium, along Drayton Park, Aubert Park, Highbury Grove, St Paul’s Road, Upper Street, and back to the stadium.
UMVA has gathered that the celebrations will be a grand affair, with fans lit flares, fireworks, danced, sang and partied outside of the Emirates Stadium after securing the Premier League title.
