Wexford v Offaly live score updates from the Leinster Hurling Championship clash
Wexford and Offaly clash in the second of Saturday's Leinster Senior Hurling Championship fixtures, with the game taking place at Chadwicks Wexford Park and throw-in scheduled for 5pm.
This match follows the earlier meeting of Galway and Antrim at Pearse Stadium, with throw-in there scheduled for 2.30pm.
Here's are the teams for Wexford v Offaly:
Wexford: Mark Fanning (Glynn-Barntown), Cian Molloy (Naomh Éanna), Liam Ryan (Rapparees), Simon Donohoe (Shelmalier), Conor Foley (Horeswood), Damien Reck (Oylegate-Glenbrien), Eoin Ryan (St. Anne's Rathangan), Conor Hearne (Shelmalier), Cathal Dunbar (Naomh Éanna), Jack O'Connor (St. Martin's), Lee Chin [C] (Faythe Harriers), Kevin Foley (Rapparees), Séamus Casey (Oylegate-Glenbrien), Rory O'Connor (St. Martin's), Cian Byrne (St. Mogue's Fethard).
Subs: Andrew Kenned,y (St. Anne's Rathangan), Charlie McGuckin (Naomh Éanna), Niall Murphy (Ferns St. Aidans), 19. Darragh Carley (Glynn-Barntown), Conor McDonald (Naomh Éanna), Shane Reck (Oylegate-Glenbrien), Jack Redmond (Rathnure St. Anne's), Corey Byrne Dunbar (Ferns St. Aidans), Mikie Dwyer (St. Mogue's Fethard), Darren Codd (St. Martin's), Tomás Kinsella (Askamore)
Offaly: Mark Troy (Durrow); Ben Conneely (St Rynagh's), Ciaran Burke (Durrow), James Mahon (Kilcormac-Killoughey); Ross Ravenhill (Durrow), Donal Shirley (Tubber), Jason Sampson (Shinrone); Cathal King (Carrig-Riverstown), Colin Spain (Kilcormac-Killoughey); Killian Sampson (Shinrone), Dan Bourke (Durrow), Oisin Kelly (Belmont); Dan Ravenhill (Durrow), Charlie Mitchell (Kilcormac-Killoughey), Brian Duignan (Durrow).
Subs: Liam Hoare (Carrig-Riverstown), Sam Bourke (Durrow), Eoghan Cahill (Birr), Brecon Kavanagh (Kilcormac-Killoughey), Jack Clancy (Belmont), Eoin Burke (Coolderry), Padraig Cantwell (Shamrocks), David King (Coolderry), DJ McLoughlin (Shinrone), Ben Miller (Coolderry), David Nally (Belmont).
Good afternoon and welcome to our live blog for this Leinster Senior Hurling Championship clash between Wexford and Offaly.
Offaly (-32) and with no points are all but resigned to a de facto final round relegation play off against Antrim.
Wexford, with two points and a -2 scoring average, should be safe, unless they were to ship a heavy defeat here.
They'll be looking up though, but they need Dublin to beat Kilkenny and then beat the Cats at home in the final round to draw level with them. They also need to improve that scoring average.
Throw-in is at 5pm and we'll bring you live updates throughout the evening right here.
The match is not being televised live, nor is it being steamed by GAA+.
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