West Ham 2 Villa 2

Ferdinand was back from injury to partner Tomkins at the back with Neil returning to right back. Solano started on the right wing and Boa Morte on the left.

In glorious sunshine the game started at a fair crack. The first chance of the game came to Zamora on 60 seconds. However Zamara could only head Solano's cross wide and high of the Villa goal. Two minutes later, at the other end of the pitch, Ashley Young fired in a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area 12 yards out and the ball hit the far post.

In the seventh minute West Ham won a free-kick just outside the Villa area when Ferdinand was brought down by Bouma. Solano curled the free-kick into the net for a goal for West Ham. Carson should have done better in goal.

After the West Ham goal Villa started to pile on some pressure and in the next few minutes both Parker and Neil were booked for rash challenges. It took Villa only five minutes to get the equaliser. Ashley Young's earlier effort that hit the bar should have warned West Ham, but no - they let him have another go from roughly the same spot and this time his effort hit the back of the net. Young was played in by a little midfielder whose name eludes me.

In the 15th minute Boa Morte was clean through on goal but the referee decided to stop the game because Tomkins was down injured. In the 23rd minute Carew just failed to connect properly with a Petrov through ball, a decent connection and Villa would have taken the lead. In the 23rd minute Young's picked out Agbonlahor with a through-ball, but he lashed his shot well wide.

In the 35th minute Zamora shot right-footed from the right side of the penalty area, 18 yards out, but his shot was blocked by Bouma. In the 37th minute Mark Noble shot right-footed from 20 yards but missed right of the goal. In the 43rd minute Carew got his head to a Young cross but sent his near-post effort wide. A minute later Zamora shot from 18 yards and missed left.

In injury time at the end of the first half Zamora's shot left-footed from just outside the box. His shot beat Carson in goal but just flew wide.

After the break Pantsil came on instead of McCartney (hamstring). Within 40 seconds of the restart Boa Morte forced a save from Carson after a run at the Villa defence and a 20 yard effort. In the 49th minute Carew shot right-footed from the left side of the penalty area from 12 yards and Green saved. Then in the 52nd minute Carew had a header cleared off the line by Noble.

In the 56th minute Reo-Coker (I remember his name now) shot from twelve yards, his shot was parried by Green. Barry pounced on the rebound and scored from 12 yards.

Two minutes after the Villa goal Solano took another great free-kick. This time Carson managed to tip the ball around the post. From the resulting corner Ashton got his head to the ball only to see Mellberg block his shot on the line. Two minutes after that and Zamora headed a Boa Morte cross against the post from 12 yards.

West Ham continued to pile on the pressure. In the 62nd minute Parker shot over the bar from 20 yards. In the 65th minute Mark Noble forced a save from Carson with an 18 yard effort.

At this point elsewhere Sp#rs decided to roll over and die - and Liverpool scored two goals in five minutes to secure tenth place for West Ham.

In the 73rd minute Cole came on for Zamora. However an exciting game up until this point then seemed to peter out. In the 80th minute Sears came on for Solano. In the 81st minute Ashton shot from 12 yards but missed right.

With two minutes left of the ninety minutes and the game seemingly over - enter Deano. Dean Ashton drilled a right-footed shot first time into the bottom right of the goal from 20 yards to earn West Ham their final point of the season.

A reasonable result to end a reasonable season.

Man United win the title. Reading, Birmingham and Derby are relegated.