It may rain goals at Tolka tonight!

THERE’S a prospect of goals aplenty this evening as three of the island’s most prolific scorers are set to do battle when Shelbourne play host to Portadown in the Setanta Cup at Tolka Park (7.15pm).

After missing the opening game of the eircom League - a 1-1 draw with UCD - through suspension, tonight should see Jason Byrne return to link up with ex-Bohemians hitman and fellow international, Glen Crowe in the Shelbourne attack, meaning the Dublin side would be fielding the two strikers who between them have topped the goalscoring charts for the last five years.

But Portadown, currently in third place in the Irish League, can claim their own hotshot in the familiar form of Vinny Arkins.