That agonizing feeling when a Premier League title slips through your fingers is a special kind of sporting heartbreak. You have to be in the race to win it, but leading for so long only to fall short leaves a lasting "what if?" For Arsenal, desperate to shake a two-decade-old reputation, that fear is very real this season. But history shows the Gunners are far from alone in experiencing a dramatic late-season collapse.

To separate the near-misses from the true capitulations, we've looked back at the Premier League's biggest title race slip-ups. While Arsenal feature prominently, the list includes moments that have defined eras, from Kevin Keegan's iconic meltdown to Steven Gerrard's infamous stumble and that unforgettable "Aguerooo!" climax.

Take the 2015-16 season, a campaign that belongs in a Hollywood script. As the traditional giants faltered, a vibrant young Tottenham side under Mauricio Pochettino seemed destined to end a 55-year wait for a league title. Meanwhile, Claudio Ranieri's Leicester City, 5000-1 preseason outsiders, were writing a fairy tale.

Spurs hit top gear with a six-game winning run in the new year, poised to pounce if the Foxes stumbled. But Leicester never blinked. Tottenham's hopes were finally extinguished in a fiery, ill-disciplined 2-2 draw at Chelsea—the "Battle of the Bridge"—before losing their final two games to slump to third. It was a brutal lesson: in the Premier League, momentum is everything, and it can vanish in an instant.