Arsenal routs Newcastle 4-0 in League Cup

LONDON (AP)—Theo Walcott’s double helped Arsenal rout Newcastle 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the League Cup.

Arsenal went ahead through Newcastle ‘keeper Tim Krul’s 45th-minute own goal and Walcott netted his first at the start of the second half.

AP - Oct 3, 11:05 am EDT 1 of 6 World Soccer Gallery Nicklas Bendtner scored in the 83rd minute before Walcott completed Arsenal’s emphatic victory.

The matches between Aston Villa and Burnley and West Ham and Stoke went into extra time.

Defending champion Manchester United advanced to the quarterfinals on Tuesday along with Birmingham, Wigan and West Bromwich Albion, and second-tier Ipswich.