Benjamin Sesko came off the bench to rescue a late point for Manchester United against West Ham, but their winning run came to an end. Review the best facts from the game with our West Ham vs Man Utd stats page.
Benjamin Sesko came off the bench to rescue a late point for Manchester United against West Ham, cancelling out Tomas Soucek‘s early second-half goal just as the Hammers looked set to claim a precious three points at the London Stadium.
Instead, both sides were likely left dissatisfied at full-time. West Ham frustrated not to have held on for victory, and United disappointed to miss the chance to build further momentum under Michael Carrick in what looked, on paper at least, their most straightforward fixture of his tenure so far.
For long stretches of the game, this was far from a classic. Until a late flurry of attempts in stoppage time, the sides had combined for just 1.0 expected goals, putting the match on course to generate the fourth-lowest xG total in a Premier League game this season.
Much of that was down to West Ham’s defensive approach. They set up in a deep, compact block, closing central passing lanes and crowding the midfield. It forced Manchester United to try and play around them.
That shape slowed the tempo of the game and visibly frustrated the visitors, who struggled to create any meaningful chances. United finished with just 0.63 xG; their joint-lowest total in a Premier League match this season.
West Ham 1-1 Man utd xG race chart
United did begin the second half with greater urgency but fell behind to West Ham’s first meaningful attack after the restart. Jarrod Bowen drove to the byline and delivered a low cross, and Soucek continued his run into the box to apply the flick goalward.
The hosts looked increasingly comfortable protecting their lead as the game drifted towards the end, but Sesko changed everything with a moment of individual quality. Bryan Mbeumo sent a dangerous cross into the area, and Sesko met it with an exquisite first-time flick round the corner that looped over Mads Hermansen to level the match.
It was a big blow for West Ham, who looked excellent value for the win throughout the contest. Three points would have taken them level with Nottingham Forest on the edge of the relegation zone.
United will hope this is just a minor speed bump in their return to prominence under Carrick.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the West Ham vs Man Utd stats from their Premier League meeting at London Stadium on Tuesday 10 February 2026.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.
West Ham vs Man Utd Post-Match Facts
At 95:18, Benjamin Sesko’s equaliser for Manchester United was the latest result altering goal West Ham have conceded at home on record in the Premier League (since 2006-07).
West Ham have dropped more points from winning positions than any other side in the Premier League this season (20).
Manchester United have both scored and conceded in each of their last 11 away league games, their second-longest such run after a run of 12 between September 1966 and March 1967.
Manchester United had just nine shots against West Ham, only the second time this season they’ve had fewer than 10 in a Premier League match (5 vs Spurs in November).
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