London, November 12:

Arsenal’s talented youngsters progressed stylishly to the League Cup quarter-finals by beating Premier League rivals Wigan Athletic 3-0 on Tuesday.

Arsene Wenger’s side, who thrashed Sheffield United 6-0 in the previous round and showed 11 changes from the team that beat Manchester United on Saturday, advanced with two goals by Jay Simpson and one from Carlos Vela at the Emirates Stadium. Manchester United also went through as they defeated Championship promotion chasers Queens Park Rangers 1-0 with a penalty from Argentina striker Carlos Tevez.

Simpson, one of eight teenagers to start, latched on to a fine pass from 16-year-old midfielder Jack Wilshere to open the scoring just before halftime before grabbing his second in the 66th. Nineteen-year-old Mexico striker Vela exquisitely chipped keeper Chris Kirkland for the third goal after 70 minutes.

Elsewhere, Glenn Whelan and Danny Pugh netted as Premier League side Stoke City beat League Two strugglers Rotherham United 2-0. Watford overcame Championship rivals Swansea City 1-0 while Championship side Derby County edged League One Leeds United 2-1.

King’s Cup

MADRID: Third-tier team Real Union knocked Spanish League champions Real Madrid out of the King’s Cup on away goals after a last-ditch strike secured a 6-6 aggregate draw.

The Basque club had won the first leg of the last-32 tie 3-2 and were trailing 4-2 at the Bernabeu when Eneko Romo buried a header past keeper Jerzy Dudek in the 90th minute to oust the home team.

The 17-times Cup winners were soon behind after Abasolo fired past Dudek. Raul equalised with a header before the break and scored again just after the restart. He tapped in from Javier Saviola’s pass a minute after Salcedo had sprinted clear to put Union back in front 2-1.

Alberto Bueno levelled the match on aggregate and Raul looked to have sealed the win when he completed his hat-trick with four

minutes to go. But Madrid’s defence were caught out again at the end when Romo struck.