Football - Newcastle United v Arsenal - Barclays Premier League - St James' Park - 29/8/15 Alex Oxlade Chamberlain shoots a shot which is deflected by Newcastle's Fabricio Coloccini resulting in an own goal and the first goal for Arsenal Action Images via Reuters / Lee Smith Livepic
(Reuters) - Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has backed team mate Theo Walcott to succeed as an out-and-out striker for the Premier League club, and for England.
Played as a winger throughout his career, the 26-year-old Walcott has made it known that he is keen to follow in the footsteps of Arsenal's record goal-scorer Thierry Henry and make the shift to centre-forward.
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