Sesko scores late to rescue 1-1 draw for Man United at West Ham

Manchester United’s winning run couldn’t go on forever. But a dramatic late equalizer from Benjamin Sesko rescued a 1-1 draw at West Ham in the Premier League on Tuesday and kept the momentum going under coach Michael Carrick.

Sesko struck in the 96th minute at the London Stadium to keep United in fourth place ahead of Chelsea, which also dropped points in a 2-2 draw against Leeds.

Tottenham was dragged closer to the relegation zone after a 2-1 loss at home to Newcastle and is now just five points ahead of 18th-place West Ham.

Carrick was moments away from his first loss as United coach as the clock ticked down at West Ham.

After four straight wins, United trailed following Tomas Soucek's goal from early in the second half.

But Carrick, who was part of so many famous comebacks as a United player, is getting used to dramatic turnarounds as a coach as well. After late winners against Arsenal and Fulham, he watched his team salvage a point through substitute Sesko.

The Slovenia international produced a brilliant flicked goal at the near post to stun the home fans and maintain Carrick's unbeaten run.

“It is those times when you aren’t totally at your best that you find a way,” Carrick said. “Credit to the boys for the spirit to get a late goal when we needed it. It is a great quality to have. We’ll take the point and move on.”

While United battled to salvage a point, Chelsea blew a two-goal lead at home to draw with Leeds as Liam Rosenior dropped points for the first time since taking over at Stamford Bridge.

Lukas Nmecha and Noah Okafor sealed the comeback for Leeds.

Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer from the penalty spot seemed to put Rosenior on course for a fifth-straight league win. But Chelsea was stunned by two goals in the space of six minutes from in-form Leeds and had to settle for a point.

Draws for both United and Chelsea could see the race for Champions League qualification tighten if Liverpool wins at Sunderland on Wednesday.

Liverpool is sixth, five points behind Chelsea and six back from United with a game in hand on both.

The top four are guaranteed qualification to the Champions League, but the Premier League is likely to be given an extra spot because of the performances of English teams in Europe this season.

It increasingly looks like a battle for survival for Tottenham. The same might be said for coach Thomas Frank.

The pressure is building on Frank, whose team is still to win a league game in 2026, despite advancing to the round of 16 in the Champions League.

Spurs' last league win was Dec. 28. That's one win in 11 in England's top flight and such a desperate run leaves Frank's team five points clear of the relegation zone after West Ham's draw.

There were boos from the home fans inside the stadium as they witnessed another setback.

"I understand the fans' frustration. We are in a position we don’t want to be in, that we’re working very hard day and night to change," Frank said.

The win for Newcastle ended its three-game losing run in the league.

Jacob Ramsey slid a shot into the bottom corner from close range in the 68th minute at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to secure the points.

Malick Thiaw put Newcastle ahead in first-half stoppage time.

Archie Gray gave Spurs hope in the 64th, but Ramsey restored the lead soon after.

Bournemouth scored twice in the space of three minutes to come back from a goal down to beat Everton 2-1 at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Iliman Ndiaye's penalty before the break gave the home team the lead, but Rayan leveled in the 61st and Amine Adli scored the winner three minutes later.

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Manchester United's Benjamin Sesko (30) scores against West Ham United during a Premier League soccer match, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in London. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Manchester United's Benjamin Sesko (30) reacts after scoring against West Ham United during a Premier League soccer match, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in London. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Manchester United's Amad Diallo, left, and West Ham United's El Hadji Malick Diouf battle for the ball during a Premier League soccer match, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in London. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick watches before a Premier League soccer match against West Ham United, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in London. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Tottenham's head coach Thomas Frank gives instructions during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham and Newcastle in London, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Tottenham's Archie Gray reacts after scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham and Newcastle in London, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Chelsea's Cole Palmer, right, winds up to score his side's second goal from a penalty during an English Premier League soccer match against against Leeds United, in London, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

Chelsea's Cole Palmer, right, celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game from a penalty against Leeds United's during an English Premier League soccer match in London, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes killed at least five people across Ukraine on Friday, including in a “massive” missile and drone attack near the capital, local authorities reported. Ukrainian officials claim the Kremlin is changing its tactics to increase civilian suffering, shifting to daytime barrages and preparing to target more key infrastructure.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled Kyiv's openness to a potential Easter truce. The holiday is celebrated on April 12 in both Ukraine and Russia.

Zelenskyy also said that Ukraine is preparing for a shift in Russian aerial tactics, with intelligence indicating that future attacks will move beyond energy infrastructure.

In Russia, 192 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight over Russia and occupied Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday morning.

“The Kyiv region is once again under a massive Russian missile and drone attack,” said Mykola Kalashnyk, head of the regional military administration, in a Telegram post on Friday morning.

According to Kalashnyk, one person died and at least eight more were wounded in strikes on three of Kyiv’s satellite towns — Bucha, Fastiv and Obukhiv.

Another person was killed in Ukraine's northern Sumy region after a Russian guided aerial bomb struck an apartment block, local Gov. Oleh Hryhorov reported. Authorities in the Kherson, Zhytomyr and Kharkiv regions also reported casualties from Friday's attacks.

Ukrainian officials highlighted what they said were increased daytime attacks by Russia, which they said could lead to more civilian deaths. For months, Moscow pummeled Ukraine with nighttime missile and drone strikes that could involve hundreds of drones at a time.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha, said in a post on X that “almost half a thousand drones and cruise missiles” attacked Ukraine overnight.

“This is how Moscow responds to Ukraine’s Easter ceasefire proposals — with brutal attacks,” Sybiha said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday signaled Kyiv's continued openness to a potential truce on Easter, which falls next week according to the Julian calendar followed by Orthodox churches in Ukraine and Russia.

Zelenskyy told reporters that the proposal had been communicated to Moscow through U.S. channels. He added that the Kremlin's response remains unclear.

Zelenskyy has previously offered a ceasefire for the Easter period — but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier this week that Moscow wants a lasting peace settlement, not a temporary truce.

President Vladimir Putin unilaterally declared a 30-hour ceasefire last Easter, but each side accused the other of breaking it.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said Russia was increasingly striking the country during the day, an apparent departure from months of nighttime barrages.

Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation within Ukraine's defense ministry, said that the daytime strikes aimed to “increase civilian casualties.”

“That is why the combined attack is carried out on a working day, using a large number of drones and missiles,” Kovalenko wrote on Friday in a Telegram post.

Zelenskyy told reporters on Thursday that Ukraine is preparing for Russian aerial attacks that could target water systems, logistics and other critical networks. After months of sustained strikes on power facilities, Kyiv now expects increased pressure elsewhere.

“According to intelligence documents we have received, the Russians will target logistics – railways and other infrastructure. They will also target the water supply,” Zelenskyy said at a press briefing.

Elsewhere in Ukraine on Friday, a Russian drone strike damaged a passenger bus in the southern city of Kherson, leaving the driver seriously wounded and at least eight passengers hurt.

Regional government officials said several people were hospitalized, adding that the 51-year-old driver was being treated for head wounds and multiple fractures.

Separately, authorities reported sustained attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, beginning on Thursday and continuing into early Friday. Drone strikes near the city center caused several injuries. One man died of his wounds after being taken to a hospital, local Gov. Oleh Syniehubov wrote in a Telegram update.

According to the head of Kharkiv's Department of Emergency Situations, Bohdan Hladykh, Russia struck the city at least 20 times during the day on Thursday, using explosive drones.

Two people were hospitalized on Friday following a Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Leningrad region, over 1,100 kilometers (684 miles) from the border, regional Gov. Alexander Drozdenko reported. According to Drozdenko, the drones also set fire to an “unoccupied” building within the Morozov industrial zone.

The settlement of Morozov houses a state-owned plant that makes explosives and components for ammunition, including solid fuel used in Topol-M missile systems. The plant was put under U.S., EU and other Western sanctions following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Twelve people, including at least three Russian soldiers, were injured in a Ukrainian drone strike late Thursday on Russia’s Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, local Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov reported. Separately, he said that seven people were wounded in the region after a drone struck a commercial facility.

Four drones were downed during the night on the approach to Moscow, mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported Friday. He did not reference any casualties or damage.

In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Russian soldiers fire a grenade launcher towards Ukrainian positions on an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)