An exquisite free-kick from Conor Hourihane rescued a point for Aston Villa in Saturday’s Championship clash at Blackburn.

Ruby Walsh has come in for the plum ride on Zarkandar in Saturday’s Betfair Hurdle after a change to the Newbury card which allows the rider to defer a suspension that originally ruled him out of action this weekend.

Shamrock Rovers travel to face Galway United tonight looking to make amends for Saturday's Cup exit at the hands of Sligo Rovers, kick-off at Terryland Park is at 7.45pm.