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Arsenal squander two-goal lead to draw with Paris FC after Williamson error

A late penalty awarded for a handball by Leah Williamson allowed Paris FC to equalize 2-2 in the Women's Champions League.

5 publishers · 6 articles · first seen 30 Sept 2026 · updated 37d ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · Arsenal
0%50%100%14%22 Sept, 11:53 UTCnowwww.espn.com: Women's Champions League VAR review: Why Arsenal's bizarre penalty award was right · 1 Oct, 12:13 UTCThe Guardian Sport: Leah Williamson blunder gifts Paris FC a point as Arsenal’s struggles continue · 30 Sept, 19:31 UTCBBC Sport: Why penalty for Williamson handball was correct call · 1 Oct, 11:29 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: Bizarre Leah Williamson handball penalty for Arsenal gifts Paris FC late draw in Women's Champions League · 30 Sept, 19:48 UTCSkySports: Williamson blunder sees Arsenal squander two-goal lead vs Paris FC · 30 Sept, 19:15 UTCBBC Sport: Arsenal let two-goal lead slip to draw with Paris FC · 30 Sept, 18:55 UTC

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The story so far

5 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 30 Sept 2026. BBC Sport published first, on 30 September at 18:55 UTC; SkySports followed 20 min later. The most recent article, from www.espn.com, appeared on 1 October at 12:13 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Sport (major outlet), www.espn.com (major outlet), BBC Sport, SkySports, CBS Sports Headlines.

3 prediction markets price this story:

  • Arsenal — the market puts it at 14%, with $670 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 19 Jun 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Arsenal wins the 2026-27 Champions League. It resolves to No if they do not win that specific tournament. Readers often mistake this for a prediction of any other competition or season.
  • Arsenal — the market puts it at 63%, with $1k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 13 Jun 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Arsenal wins the 2026-27 English Premier League title. It resolves to No if they do not win that specific championship. Readers often mistake the linked story about Mikel Arteta’s contract for a resolution condition, but only the league title matters.
  • Arsenal — resolved “Yes” on 13 Oct 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Arsenal wins the Champions League match against Lille within the standard 90 minutes plus stoppage time. It resolves to No if the game ends in a draw or if Lille wins. Readers often mistake the final result after extra time or penalties as the deciding factor, but only the score at the end of regular play counts.

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Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Women's Champions League VAR review: Why Arsenal's bizarre penalty award was right www.espn.com ·
  2. Leah Williamson blunder gifts Paris FC a point as Arsenal’s struggles continue The Guardian Sport ·
  3. Why penalty for Williamson handball was correct call BBC Sport
  4. Bizarre Leah Williamson handball penalty for Arsenal gifts Paris FC late draw in Women's Champions League CBS Sports Headlines
  5. Williamson blunder sees Arsenal squander two-goal lead vs Paris FC SkySports
  6. Arsenal let two-goal lead slip to draw with Paris FC BBC Sport

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  • Kalshi Arsenal 14% $670 24hends 19 Jun 2027

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  • Kalshi Arsenal 63% +2 $1k 24hends 13 Jun 2027

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  • Resolved Arsenal Yes 24d ago

    The market favoured Yes at 80% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

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  • Arsenal
  • Paris FC
  • Leah Williamson
  • Misa Rodriguez
  • Maeline Mendy
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