Shane, Michael and Willie Maher talk about the relegation battle involving Wexford heading into the final round of the Leinster hurling championship.
WEXFORD v KILKENNY
Kilkenny (7pts) have qualified for the All-Ireland stages and are virtually certain to qualify for the Leinster final, irrespective if they win, lose or draw on Sunday.
Wexford are battling against relegation as a defeat by Kilkenny and a win for Antrim over Westmeath would see them drop to Joe McDonagh Cup level next year.
LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
2022: Wexford 1-22 Kilkenny 1-18 (Leinster ‘round robin’)
2021: Kilkenny 2-37 Wexford 2-29 aet (Leinster semi-final)
2019: Kilkenny 1-18 Wexford 0-21 (Leinster ‘round robin)
2018: Kilkenny 0-22 Wexford 1-18 (Leinster ‘round robin’)
2017: Wexford 1-20 Kilkenny 3-11 (Leinster semi-final)
*Kilkenny manager, Derek Lyng played against Wexford seven times in the championship, winning six and losing one (2004).
*One win each and a draw…that’s the score from the three Kilkenny-Wexford ‘round robin’ games played so far.
Kilkenny won by a point in Nowlan Park in 2018; it finished level in Wexford Park in 2019; Wexford won by four points in Nowlan Park last year.
LEINSTER TABLE
……………………..P……W…..D……L……For…….Ag…….+/-………Pts
Galway…………..4……3……1……0……12-111…..3-79…..+59…….7
Kilkenny…………4…….3……1……0…..5-115…….4-73….+45……..7
Dublin……………4……2…….1……0……4-85………2-83…..+8…….5
Wexford…………4…….1……0…….3….5-87……6-90……..-6……….2
Westmeath……..4…….1……0…….3…..5-56……10-107…..-66……2
Antrim……………4…….0……1……3….6-87……12-109..-40………..1
