Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger does not expect Danny Welbeck to be fit enough to be in contention for the FA Cup final, casting doubt over the striker's availability for England duty next month.
The Gunners ended the Premier League season with a 4-1 win over West Brom at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, with Theo Walcott netting a hat trick.
While Walcott strengthened his claim for retaining his place against Aston Villa at Wembley on May 30, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's late appearance renewed his hopes of being involved, Wenger confirmed Welbeck's knee problem was likely to rule him out next weekend.
That could put a question mark over whether the striker will be fit for England's upcoming international friendly against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin and the Euro 2016 qualifier away to Slovenia.
Asked by Press Association Sport whether he thought the 24-year-old could be fit for the FA Cup final, Wenger said: "Welbeck will be short because he has not practised yet."
Captain Mikel Arteta, though, may yet return to the squad for the first time since the end of November following calf and then ankle problems.
"Arteta is a possibility, because he is back in full training," Wenger said, with defender Mathieu Debuchy another in with a chance of being involved after a hamstring injury.
Walcott, meanwhile, hopes his sharp display in completing a first-half treble against the Baggies will boost his chances of starting at Wembley, having missed last season's final victory over Hull.
He said on Arsenal Player: "I just want to play football and getting a hat trick on the last day of the season after having limited opportunities, it was just nice to go out there to show what I can do. Hopefully the fans were very happy with that."
Walcott, who has yet to commit his long-term future to the club as talks continue over a new deal, believes Arsenal can end the campaign in style.
He added: "There is a good sense of belief in this team, we can take it into the weekend and hopefully get another trophy.
"When it is free-flowing football, we are impossible to play against."
Wenger is confident Arsenal can continue their progress next season, having secured third place in the Premier League ahead of Manchester United, and so avoiding the need for a tense Champions League playoff in August.
"We hope that everyone comes back from international duty in good shape, after we will see if we can do something to strengthen the team," he said.
"We have to start strong and we can prepare for that well now because we have no qualifier for the Champions League.
"It is a massive difference. You go away and you can play in Turkey between two Premier League games at the start of the season, which is never easy."
Wenger added: "The ideal situation would be to start strong, stay strong and finish strong, that is what Chelsea did and that's why they won the championship, because they had a very strong start and even when they had a weaker period, they could grind some results out."