Kilkenny 1-25 Clare 1-22 (FT)
Kilkenny will face holders Limerick in final on 23 July
Cats forward TJ Reid becomes all-time championship top scorer
Eoin Cody hits 1-5 for Kilkenny, TJ Reid 0-12; Shane O'Donnell netted Clare's goal
Kilkenny 0-9 Clare 0-6
Cats forward TJ Reid is denied a goal by a good save from Eibhear Quilligan but scores from the resulting 65.
Tony Kelly responds with a much-needed Clare point.
Image source, Getty ImagesKilkenny 0-8 Clare 0-5
Huw Lawlor with a superb point from Kilkenny and they are three in front.
Kilkenny 0-7 Clare 0-5
Clare's Mark Rodgers splits the posts but Billy Ryan makes a quick Cats reply.
Kilkenny 0-6 Clare 0-4
Jamesie O'Connor
Two-time All-Ireland winner with Clare on BBC Sport NI
That was messy from Clare, they ended up being turned over and that was a cheap score to give away.
Kilkenny 0-6 Clare 0-4
TJ Reid's free has the Cats back in front and Adrian Mullen then makes it a two-point game.
Kilkenny 0-4 Clare 0-4
David McIlnerney rifles over a long-range equaliser followed by a Tom Phelhan point for the Cats.
But Clare level again thanks to Shane O'Donnell in what is looking like a tight game.
Image source, Getty ImagesKilkenny 0-3 Clare 0-2
A simple TJ Reid free restores Kilkenny's lead.
Kilkenny 0-2 Clare 0-2
Eoin Cody puts Kilkenny in front as his shot goes over via the post.
Peter Duggan then levels for Clare after muscling free.
Kilkenny 0-1 Clare 0-1
Jamesie O'Connor
Two-time All-Ireland winner with Clare on BBC Sport NI
It is interesting to see Tony Kelly moving into midfield. Mikey Butler has travelled into midfield to follow him after some discussion with the Kilkenny players. There is lots of tactical stuff going on already.
Image source, InphoKilkenny 0-1 Clare 0-1
A great score from Ryan Taylor brings Clare level.
Kilkenny 0-1 Clare 0-0
TJ Reid fires over the opener for Kilkenny from a free after a Diarmuid Ryan wide at the other end.
Kilkenny 0-0 Clare 0-0
We're under way at Croke Park...
Kilkenny v Clare (16:00 BST)
Jamesie O'Connor
Two-time All-Ireland winner with Clare on BBC Sport NI
The scene is set. The conditions are perfect and the pitch is in as good a condition as I've ever seen it.
Kilkenny v Clare (16:00 BST)
The pundits believe Kilkenny will just have a bit too much for Clare today, although Neil McManus and Lee Chin aren't ruling out a draw after 70 minutes.
Will they be right? We're about to find out.
Kilkenny v Clare (16:00 BST)
Kilkenny comfortably defeated Sunday's opponents Clare in last year's semi-final, but Clare have looked like a different force in 2023.
The Bannermen stormed their way to this year's Munster final and took the All-Ireland champions Limerick to the wire, but their hopes of a first provincial title since 1998 were crushed by a single point.
Having pushed Limerick all the way, Clare fans will feel optimistic about their side's chances this weekend.
Brian Lohan's side got themselves back to winning ways in the quarter-finals, cruising past Dublin with a 5-26 to 2-17 win at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick.
The four-time All-Ireland winners will see this year as a real chance to end their absence from the final having not contested a showpiece since their last triumph in 2013, when they beat Cork in a replay after two riveting games.
Image source, InphoKilkenny v Clare (16:00 BST)
Lee Chin
Wexford captain on BBC Sport NI
I think Clare have to score goals if they want to win. Kilkenny are very good in defence and they're not easy to score goals against. It can be a platform for Clare but they're in form for goals at the moment.
Kilkenny v Clare (16:00 BST)
Kilkenny have not won an All-Ireland title since 2015. For a county with a record 36 Liam MacCarthy Cups, that is a serious drought.
Manager Derek Lyng has already impressed in his debut season, winning in his first attempt at silverware in the Leinster Championship - a monumental 75th provincial title for the Cats.
But it is in the All-Ireland series where Lyng's managerial ability will inevitably be judged.
This period of transition has left questions of what to expect from this side. The Cats have lost their previous three All-Ireland finals but won their last four in Leinster. Can they break their eight-year duck?
Image source, InphoKilkenny v Clare (16:00 BST)
Neil McManus
Former Antrim star on BBC Sport NI
It [the battle against Mikey Butler] will be at the forefront of Tony Kelly's head. He will know Mikey Butler will be there again today. Kelly will be looking to get a score early and get the Clare fans behind him. If Kelly gets into his rhythm, nobody can stop him as we saw the last day out against Dublin.
Kilkenny v Clare (16:00 BST)
Four cousins but Kilkenny are outnumbered three to one as they make their way to Croke Park
Image source, Getty ImagesKilkenny v Clare (16:00 BST)
Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng speaking to BBC Sport NI: "We've had three or four weeks break but we've kicked on and tried to improve. Hopefully we've used it wisely and bring all that work into play today.
"It's great to have [Adrian] Mullen back in, he's one of the top players in the country.
"I anticipate battles all over the pitch and that's the way it needs to be. Our aim was to get to the last four but we've a huge task today."