Parker fires West Ham past Oxford

SCOTT PARKER spared West Ham’s blushes by scoring their winner against League Two outfit Oxford with a right-foot shot deep into injury time to send the Hammers through to the third round of the Carling Cup.

On-loan striker Mame Biram Diouf scored a hat-trick as Blackburn beat Norwich 3-1 at Ewood Park.

The Senegal international, who arrived from Manchester United earlier this month, marked his full Rovers debut heading the opener on 29 minutes. The 22-year-old stabbed home his second 11 minutes from time and nodding in a third before Jens Berthal Askou’s 90th-minute consolation.