Parker piles on the pain for woeful West Ham

What started out as more like a boxing match appeared to end in a knock-out blow to West Ham United's life in the Premiership last night as they were condemned to their 14th league game without a win.

Glenn Roeder, the West Ham manager, may have bought the one-time Charlton Athletic player Lee Bowyer as much for his competitiveness as his midfield drive, but he was fully eclipsed in both areas by his long-term replacement at The Valley, Scott Parker, in a passionate derby.

The passion was fuelled by the fact that eight local players were on the pitch. "Parker was absolutely magnificent," said his manager Alan Curbishley, who noted that Sven Goran Eriksson's assistant Tord Grip was in the crowd. "He showed tonight that he had it all ­ passing, tackling and scoring two great goals."

Parker also showed he can handle himself and stood up well to some rough treatment from Bowyer. Both players were booked after just 13 minutes and the West Ham midfielder was lucky to stay on moments later as he dumped his opponent on the turf again. "Both Glenn and I had a word with the referee at half-time just to make sure we each finished with 11 players. It settled down after the break and I thought it was a fantastic derby," Curbishley said.

Bowyer had made an extraordinary start to the game and appeared to cuff Shaun Bartlett in the face and get involved in a dispute with the home bench within moments of the kick-off, which was delayed due to traffic congestion. He also appeared to attempt to taunt the crowd, although it was a ploy which backfired badly as he faded from the game and was responsible for the fourth Charlton goal after being robbed in midfield.

The Addicks thoroughly deserved their victory which completes a league double over West Ham, who have now not won at The Valley for more than 40 years. They never looked like breaking that run last night despite going ahead, against the run of play, when Edouard Cissé and Jermain Defoe, another former Charlton player, exchanged passes. As the Frenchman shaped to shoot on the edge of the area he was challenged by Richard Rufus and the ball ballooned into the net off the defender.

The equaliser came direct from a free-kick as the impressive Claus Jensen curled the ball home from 25 yards and then, in first-half injury time, Parker burst into the box to shoot low past David James.

After the break Charlton went further ahead when Parker drove the ball left-footed into the corner of the net after Gary Breen's weak header had fallen to him on the edge of the box.

West Ham were deflated with the 36-year-old Les Ferdinand, on his debut and starting his first game since September, failing to impress. How they need Paolo Di Canio. It was the sixth time this season they had squandered a lead. However, they did pull a goal back when Michael Carrick's speculative shot from distance struck Mark Fish and cannoned into the net for a second own goal.

As the game threatened to repeat last year's 4-4 draw ­ which would have been wholly unjust on Charlton ­ West Ham tried to push forward and Trevor Sinclair screwed a shot wide. But it was nothing compared to the profligacy of the Charlton strikers. However, the home side grabbed a fourth goal in the last moment as Radostin Kishishev thumped the ball home from three yards after James had parried a shot. It was his first goal for the club and one which condemned West Ham to another, deserved defeat.

Charlton Athletic (5-3-2): Kiely 6; Kishishev 7, Powell 5, Rufus 6, Fish 6, Fortune 5; Parker 8, Jensen 7 (Svensson, 88), Euell 7; Bartlett 5 (Johansson, 84), Lisbie 4 (Konchesky 5, 72). Substitutes not used: Rachubka (gk), Bart-Williams.

West Ham United (4-4-2): James 5; Lomas 4, Breen 3, Dailly 4, Minto 3 (Winterburn 3, 72); Bowyer 4, Cissé 4 (Johnson 4, 62), Carrick 5, Sinclair 4; Ferdinand 4, Defoe 5. Substitutes not used: Van der Gouw (gk), Hutchison, Pearce.

Referee: E Wolstenholme (Blackburn) 5.