Walcott starts for Arsenal in FA Cup final against Villa


Arsenal's Theo Walcott and his son Finley during a Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion at the Emirates Stadium on May 24, 2015. Reuters / Eddie Keogh

LONDON (Reuters) - England striker Theo Walcott will lead the Arsenal attack against Aston Villa in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday after scoring a Premier League hat-trick against West Bromwich Albion last weekend.

Walcott’s inclusion means fellow striker Olivier Giroud is on the substitutes bench, while goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny starts in place of Arsenal’s regular league stopper David Ospina.

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