Nottingham Forest ensured their survival in the Premier League and crowned Manchester City champions by beating Arsenal at the City Stadium.

Arsenal dominated possession but Mikel Arteta’s men were unable to find a way past Forest’s tenacious defense to force Manchester City set to win fifth title in six years.

Not that Forest and their rowdy supporters are upset with Guardiola and his team.

Forest boss Steve Cooper was finally able to celebrate surviving after he paced back and forth in his technical area, waiting for seven minutes of stoppage time to expire and goalkeeper Keylor Navas to leave in the closing seconds Already, it looks like it’s been an age.

In the stands above, owner Evangelos Marinakis was also embraced by those around him, rewarded for keeping his faith in Cooper during the turbulent campaign.

Awoniyi’s scoring streak keeps Forest safe

Awoniyi scored just four goals in his first 23 Premier League appearances for Forest after joining Forest from Union Berlin – but he has now scored five in his past three appearances.

And, like the ex-Liverpool striker, Morgan Gibbs-White has shown a major upturn in form over the past few weeks, and it’s no surprise that the duo have combined to give Forest the lead.

There was an element of luck as Gabriel slid in to send Gibbs-White’s diagonal pass into the box first.

But given the fighting qualities they displayed in their struggle for survival and the extraordinary support they received from the stands, Forest deservedly saw the ball hit Awoniyi before going past Aaron Ramsdale, who was diving to choke and into the net. Inside.

Forest did have other chances, and when Gibbs-White found himself one-on-one with the Arsenal keeper, he should have doubled their lead towards the end.

However, displaying the fighting spirit that has served them so well and having the backing of fans who have been loyal to Cooper all season – possibly saving the Welshman at some point – Forest’s determination ensured they did not take the lead.

Arsenal frustrated by lack of front

It’s very unfair to say Arsenal didn’t deserve anything from this game.

They dominated possession for long stretches, with only some hard-working Forest defense keeping them at distance.

But while City had reached their peak, the clinical edge of their early performances had deserted them.

Arsenal have picked up just nine points from their last eight games, compared to just seven in the first half.

Following the home defeat to Brighton, Arteta’s team lost consecutive league losses for the first time this season.

Gabriel Jesus had a couple of chances early on, Bukayo Saka made a fine save for Keylor Navas in the second half, and Jorginho’s shot was blocked from a corner.

But long before the final whistle for the Gunners’ title race, a forward was missing and there was frustration over the result.

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