6) Could Walcott lead the line at Wembley?

Tony Pulis was hoping that West Bromwich Albion’s defence would be spared from trying to cope with Theo Walcott’s pace. “Walcott is outstanding as a front player,” West Brom’s manager said after his side’s 4-1 defeat to Arsenal. “His movement is first class and you know he’s going to score goals.” Pulis had just seen Walcott demolish his West Brom defence by scoring a hat-trick in the space of 33 minutes in the first half and the question now is whether he should start instead of Olivier Giroud when Arsenal face Aston Villa in the FA Cup final on Saturday. Giroud has been out of form in the past month and has not scored since 4 April, so Walcott’s speed and ruthlessness as a finisher could be the answer for Arsenal at Wembley. Jacob Steinberg