West Ham 1-1 Man Utd: Sesko nets late equalizer as Devils' winning streak ends

Benjamin Sesko struck deep into added time to preserve Michael Carrick's unbeaten start as Manchester United caretaker head coach and deny West Ham United a crucial win in their battle to avoid relegation.

Match Report

Carrick had won his first four games in charge, a run of victories that had been beyond his predecessor Ruben Amorim, but the sequence of wins came to an end on a rain-lashed night in east London.

Carrick will however be grateful for a point after Tomas Soucek's strike early in the second half put Nuno Espirito Santo's side on course for a fourth win in five league games.

Sesko was introduced as Carrick sought solutions in a below-par performance and the summer signing produced a sharp finish high past West Ham keeper Mads Hermansen with seconds remaining.

The first half was an attritional affair, Manchester United coming closest to a breakthrough when Aaron Wan-Bissaka cleared Luke Shaw's close-range effort off the line from a well-worked corner.

West Ham took the lead five minutes after the interval when Shaw failed to win a challenge and Czech Republic midfielder Soucek escaped the attention of Kobbie Mainoo to steer home a finish at the near post.

Manchester United thought they had responded swiftly when Casemiro headed past Hammers goalkeeper Hermansen, but the Brazilian had strayed offside.

Carrick's side pressed for a leveller, but just as West Ham thought they had survived, Sesko came to Manchester United's rescue.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

9' Jarrod Bowen's header is just wide

10' Fernandes goes for the lob, but the ball ends up on the roof of the net

12' Summerville's fierce effort from distance is pushed behind by Senne Lammens

22' CLOSE! Shaw directs a shot at goal but Wan-Bissaka clears it off the line

25' Cunha gets down in the box and the referee says nothing

34' Tuchel is watching the game from the stand

41' Amad Diallo goes for goal from a tricky angle but blasts into the sidenetting

49' GOAL! Soucek opens the scoring to stun the visitors! West Ham 1-0 Man Utd

57' Dalot gets booked as he fouls Summerville

63' Casemiro heads in but it's ruled out for offside

68' A double change for Man United as Maguire and Cunha make way for Yoro and Sesko

70' Amad gets down in the box and the referee says no penalty

71' Sesko's shot is blocked by West Ham defender

76' Sesko turns around but his low strike is an easy save for Mads Hermansen

76' Mbeumo is not too far off with a header that goes wide

81' Zirkzee is on for Dalot

85' Highlight from West Ham vs Man Utd

92' Traore's shot is deflected behind for a corner

93' Almost the equaliser as Zirkzee flicks his header just wide of the far post

95' GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Man Utd

Line-ups

West Ham XI: Soucek, Bowen, Disasi, Mavropanos, Wan-Bissaka, Taty Castellanos, Crysencio Summerville, Mads Hermansen, Freddie Potts, Mateus Fernandes, El Hadji Malick Diouf

Subs: Callum Wilson, Areola, Traore, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Soungoutou Magassa, Oliver Scarles, Mohamadou Kanté, Ezra Mayers

Man Utd XI: Casemiro, Maguire, Luke Shaw, Bruno Fernandes, Dalot, Lisandro Martinez, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Senne Lammens, Amad Diallo Traore, Mainoo

Subs: Mazraoui, Altay Bayındır, Ugarte, Malacia, Zirkzee, Benjamin Sesko, Yoro, Ayden Heaven, Tyler Fletcher