 In the 2007 – 08 season , West Ham remained reasonably consistently in the top half of the league table , with Fredrik Ljungberg in the team , despite a slew of injuries ; new signing Craig Bellamy missed most of the campaign , while Kieron Dyer was out from August 2007 . The last game of the season , at the Boleyn Ground , saw West Ham draw 2 – 2 against Aston Villa , ensuring a tenth @-@ place finish three points ahead of rivals Tottenham Hotspur . It was a five @-@ place improvement on the previous season , and most importantly West Ham were never under any realistic threat of relegation . 
