It’s just under an hour to throw-in as the Dubs face the Lilywhites with a place in the Leinster senior football final on offer.

Here’s the Dublin team that is named to start this afternoon as they seek to build on their victory over Westmeath. We’ll let you know of any late changes.

DUBLIN: S Cluxton (c); D Daly, R O’Carroll, J Cooper; J McCarthy, G Brennan, J McCaffrey; M D MacAuley, C O’Sullivan; P Flynn, C Kilkenny, D Connolly; P Mannion, P Andrews, B Brogan.

Here’s the Kildare side named to start this afternoon. Again we’ll let you know of any late changes that they make.

KILDARE: Mark Donnellan (Maynooth); Peter Kelly (Two Mile House), Michael Foley (Athy), Hugh McGrillen (Celbridge); Eamonn Callaghan (Naas), Morgan O’Flaherty (Carbury), Emmet Bolton (Eadestown); Daryl Flynn (Moorefield), Daniel Flynn (Johnstownbridge); Paul Cribbin (Johnstownbridge), Niall Kelly (Athy), Eoghan O’Flaherty (Carbury); Johnny Doyle (Allenwood), Tomás O’Connor (Clane), Paddy Brophy (Celbridge).

The Dublin fans are beginning to stream into Croke Park. Half an hour to throw in.

So Meath are in the Leinster final but who will join them? Dublin and Kildare are already out on the pitch warming up for this second semi-final.

There’s speculation about pre-match changes in the offing for Kildare, we’ll let you know when we hear of them.

It’s starting to rain heavily in Croke Park. Conditions look like they’re going to be difficult here.

Here’s the Dublin subs list:

Subs: Shane Supple, Denis Bastick, Bryan Cullen, Nicky Devereux, Michael Fitzsimons, Kevin McManamon, Kevin Nolan, Kevin O’Brien, Eoghan O’Gara, Ciaran Reddin, Dean Rock.

Three late Kildare changes. Shane Connolly comes into goal, David Hyland at centre-back and Sean Hurley to full-forward. Mark Donnellan, Morgan O’Flaherty and Tomas O’Connor make way.

And we’re underway in this second Leinster semi-final clash in Croke Park.

Kildare 0-1 Dublin 0-0: 2 mins – Eoghan O’Flaherty kicks Kildare into an early lead with a good point.

Ciaran Kilkenny off target with an attempt to tie the game for Dublin.

James McCarthy fires a goalbound shot against the post. Let off for Kildare.

Goal for Kildare!

Kildare 1-1 Dublin 0-0: 7 mins – Paddy Brophy drills a shot to the net for Kildare after he turned Johnny Cooper who slipped. Kildare are buoyant and they’ve started really well.

Kildare 1-2 Dublin 0-0: 8 mins – Now Brophy grabs a point with a neat close-range shot for Kildare.

Goal for Dublin!

Kildare 1-2 Dublin 1-0: 9 mins – Dublin hit back with Paul Mannion slamming the ball to the net after being fed by Diarmuid Connolly.

Super long-range effort from Niall Kelly for Kildare but his shot smacks against the upright and goes wide.

Kildare 1-2 Dublin 1-1: 11 mins – Bernard Brogan fires over a point for Dublin while under immense pressure from the Kildare defence.

Kildare 1-2 Dublin 1-2: 12 mins – Now the sides are level after Paul Mannion despatches the ball between the posts from the left wing for Dublin.

Kildare 1-3 Dublin 1-2: 13 mins – Johnny Doyle restores Kildare’s lead with a well-taken score.

Goal chance for Dublin but Michael Darragh MacAuley’s shot is blocked wide for a ’45.

Kildare 1-3 Dublin 1-3: 14 mins – Stephen Cluxton comes upfield to fire over the ’45 for Dublin.

Dublin 1-4 Kildare 1-3: 15 mins – Dublin edge in front after a fine point by Ciaran Kilkenny which originated from a great break by Paul Mannion.

Dublin 1-6 Kildare 1-3: 19 mins – Cluxton with a ’45 and Kilkenny with a point from play stretch Dublin’s advantage.

Johnny Doyle off target with a free for Kildare.

Dublin 1-6 Kildare 1-4: 23 mins – Doyle on target on this occasion as he converts a free for Kildare.

Dublin still two points ahead with 27 minutes on the clock.

Dublin 1-7 Kildare 1-4: 29 mins – Paddy Andrews points for Dublin with a lofted effort moments after Bernard Brogan saw his goal bound drive blocked by Kildare’s Shane Connolly. Jack McCaffrey had made a lighting dart forward to create that chance for Brogan.

Good save by Stephen Cluxton in the Dublin goal to stop a goal bound shot by Kildare’s Niall Kelly.

The game has hit a lull at the moment as we approach half-time.

Dublin 1-7 Kildare 1-5: 35 mins – Dublin cough up possession cheaply coming out of defence and Eoghan O’Flaherty makes them pay with with a fine point.

Goal for Dublin from Bernard Brogan.

Half-Time: Dublin 2-7 Kildare 1-5: Big score for Dublin on the stroke of half-time as Brogan buries a shot into the corner of the net. They lead by five points, we’ll be back shortly with the second-half action.

53,204 is the attendance here in Croke Park.

Eoghan O’Gara has come into the Dublin team for Paddy Andrews.

We’re still waiting on Kildare.

Now Kildare are back out and we’re set to start the second-half.

Dublin 2-7 Kildare 1-6: 37 mins – Paul Cribbin surges through for a neat Kildare point.

Dublin 2-8 Kildare 1-6: 39 mins – Ciaran Kilkenny storms forward and fists over a point in reply for Dublin.

Hawkeye is set to be used.

And Eoghan O’Flaherty’s shot for Kildare is judged to have gone wide.

Dublin 2-9 Kildare 1-6: 42 mins – Dublin go six points clear courtesy of a point from Ger Brennan.

Dublin 2-11 Kildare 1-6: 45 mins – Cluxton converts a ’45 for Dublin and then Kilkenny registers from play. Dublin are pulling clear now.

Seanie Johnston is on for Kildare instead of Daniel Flynn.

Dublin 2-12 Kildare 1-6: 47 mins – Eoghan O’Gara gets in on the scoring act with a point for Dublin.

Poor decision making by Kildare before that when Eoghan O’Flaherty shot straight at Cluxton from 20 yards with a free man inside.

Kevin McManamon replaces Bernard Brogan on the Dublin side.

Kildare are bringing in Alan Smith for Niall Kelly.

Goal for Dublin from Diarmuid Connolly.

Dublin 3-12 Kildare 1-6: 53 mins – That should be that now. Diarmuid Connolly fires home Dublin’s third goal of the game after a brilliant run by Kevin McManamon as he charged through the Kildare rearguard before offloading.

Dublin 3-12 Kildare 1-7: 54 mins – Kildare hit a point through Paul Cribbin and they’ve brought on Padraig O’Neill for Daryl Flynn while Morgan O’Flaherty replaces Eamonn Callaghan.

Dublin 3-13 Kildare 1-7: 56 mins – Eoghan O’Gara notches another point for Dublin.

Three Dublin changes. Kevin O’Brien in for Darren Daly, Dean Rock in for Diarmuid Connolly and Nicky Devereux for Cian O’Sullivan.

This match is petering out to its conclusion here. It’s an impressive statement of intent by Dublin. They have blown Kildare away in the second half of this match.

Dublin 3-13 Kildare 1-8: 65 mins – Eoghan O’Flaherty swings over a neat point for Kildare from a free.

Nearly another Dublin goal but MacAuley smashes a drive against the bar and Paul Flynn’s follow up hits the side netting.

Dublin 3-14 Kildare 1-8: 67 mins – Another routine ’45 converted by Cluxton for Dublin.

Dublin 3-14 Kildare 1-9: 68 mins – Sean Hurley fires a late consolation point for Kildare.

Dublin 3-15 Kildare 1-9: 69 mins – Dean Rock taps over a free for Dublin.

Dublin 3-16 Kildare 1-9: 72 mins – Dean Rock bangs over another free for Dublin.

Dublin 4-16 Kildare 1-9: 73 mins – Dublin’s fourth goal of the game arrives from Eoghan O’Gara.

Full-Time: Dublin 4-16 Kildare 1-9: And that’s how it finishes with Dublin resounding victors over Kildare here in Croke Park.

A convincing win by Dublin as they run out victors by 16 points. Kildare head towards the qualifiers while Dublin march on to a Leinster final meeting with Meath. That’s all from us, thanks for joining us this afternoon.