Wexford's leading man Lee Chin needs supporting cast to show up for Cats

Lee Chin is the championship's top scorer, having his best-ever scoring campaign, and this afternoon faces a Kilkenny team he's already amassed more against than any other team.

Despite Wexford's indifferent form in recent seasons they come into this encounter in pursuit of three championship wins in a row against a team who are at the same time looking for a fifth Leinster title in succession.

A rivalry which for so long before his time had been all one way, Wexford now relish a crack at the black and amber. And none more so than Chin. He has scored 1-57 against Kilkenny, 0-11 from play, averaging nearly 0-08 per game across their championship meetings.

Only against teams Chin has faced three times or less does he have a better scoring average, but overall Kilkenny are the county he has scored most against in championship hurling.

Since Chin made his senior debut in 2013 Wexford have won four and drawn one of eight championship games against Kilkenny, and won seven and drawn one of 14 when you include the league. One of those six defeats came in Chin's absence meaning he has won or drawn 62% of his matches against Kilkenny.

A stark contrast to his championship record against Galway and Dublin, beating each of them on just one occasion from a combined 14 attempts.

Last year, after losing to Westmeath the previous week Wexford pulled off a stunning victory over Kilkenny to preserve their Leinster Championship status. This time around they're playing for progression in the 2024 Championship and a place in the Leinster final. But hoping for a similar performance and the same result.

Wexford will hope for a repeat of Chin's heroic performance, where he scored 1-10, three points of which from play. But that day, positioned largely