The Tashkent club needed three points to claim their fourth successive domestic crown, and Murzoev struck just before the hour mark to ensure they lifted the trophy with three games to spare.

Bahodyr Pardaev's hat-trick helped bottom side Sogdiana Jizzah pick up just their fourth win of the season with a 5-2 triumph over Olmaliq. Temur Ismailov and Aziz Mamadjanov were also on target for the hosts, while Oleg Zoteev and Sanjar Shorahmedov replied for Olmaliq.

Arturas Fomenka's double secured a 2-1 win for Bukahara over Qyzylqum Zarafshan, Dilmurod Karimov's second-half strike grabbed a 1-1 draw for Metallurg Bekabad against Shurtan Guzar, while Masha'al saw off Andijan 4-0 at home.

Alexander Shadrin's first-half double saw Navbakhor Namangan down Pakhtakor 2-0 in Uzbekistan's Oliy Liga.

Shadrin opened the scoring after 20 minutes and doubled his tally five minutes later.