Premier League Darts LIVE RESULTS: Luke Littler wins YET AGAIN as Aspinall BOOKS play-off place with win over MVG
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LUKE LITTLER won YET ANOTHER Premier League night in Sheffield to seal a brilliant campaign as we head into the grand final next week!
Nathan Aspinall booked his in the final four at the O2 next week by downing Michael van Gerwen 6-2 earlier tonight.
Littler beat Stephen Bunting, Aspinall and Luke Humphries to win a record-extending SIXTH night and finish top of the group stage with a record breaking 45 points.
Gerwyn Price is the other player that will be joining Littler, Aspinall and Humphries for a massive night at the O2 next Thursday.
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Luke Littler 0-0 Luke Humphries
Humphries has the throw - GAME ON!
Big rivalry
The pair must rue the other one is around, or else they'd be cleaning up every tournament.
Instead, they're hugging and high-fiving and having a laugh.
They'll obviously both be determined to win when it gets going...
Here they come!
It's Luke to come out first before the other Luke follows him out.
Littler first before Humphries, with the former getting the better reception of the two!
Head-2-Head
The last six winners when these two have met:
- Littler
- Humphries
- Humphries
- Littler
- Littler
- Humphries
Important match-up?
Yeah the points and £10,000 are up for grabs.
But how big is tonight with regards to next week?
Wayne Mardle told Sky Sports: "We said Luke Littler would want to go out with a bang tonight and this is exactly the same.
"I think this is a big game. They are number 1 and 2 in the world.
"They have got what the other one wants. You want to get one over your closest rival."
Match odds tonight
Littler a warm favourite for this one with the bookmakers.
- Littler - 11/20
- Humphries - 11/8
Luke vs Luke
The two will team up for Team England at the World Cup soon.
Before that, you'd be silly to back against this being a dress rehearsal of a final at the 02 next week.
They're comfortably the best two on the planet if they turn up and this final tonight presents a little opportunity to get the upper hand going into next week.
Luke Humphries will play Luke Littler in tonight's final!!
Luke Humphries 5-2 Chris Dobey
The two best players on the planet will battle it out for the final nightly win ahead of next week's 02 finals night.
Superb performance from him against Dobey who didn't play too badly at all himself tonight.
Luke Humphries 5-2 Chris Dobey
Humphries breaks at a crucial time!
He'll throw for a place in tonight's final after pinching this leg from under Dobey's nose.
The Geordie missed two darts at D14 for the leg and Humphries has punished him when checking out 65.
Luke Humphries 4-2 Chris Dobey
Dobey breaks back!
He's done well tonight and didn't deserve a doing here.
Humphries does however miss a dart at tops for a 116 checkout to move 5-1 ahead.
But Dobey's really good visit of 90 in the visit prior meant he left tops and comes back for it.
Luke Humphries 4-1 Chris Dobey
Humphries breaks again!
Dobey looks absolutely gutted, after missing a dart for bullseye and then darts at D8 and D4 for the leg.
Humphries sneaks back into the leg from a mile behind before checking out 75 for the leg.
Luke Humphries 3-1 Chris Dobey
Humphries holds and almost does so in some style!
He wires a dart at bullseye for a 170 - which would've been his first in the Premier League this year.
It wasn't to be but a two-dart combo cleans up the 25 remaining.
Luke Humphries 2-1 Chris Dobey
Humphries breaks!
And his average is just a little over 114, showing how good a start he's made here.
With 86 left, his first dart is in the single 18 so will get a dart at bullseye and PINS it!
Luke Humphries 1-1 Chris Dobey
And a routine hold of throw for Humphries in response.
He comes back for 40 with Dobey hitting a 140 to leave 109 after him.
One dart required for Humphries to level it up.
Luke Humphries 0-1 Chris Dobey
And it's a superb hold of throw to start from Dobey, picking up where he left off from the quarters!
He's bang under pressure on throw when Humphries is waiting on 80 to see what he does with the 114 left.
And in three darts, he takes out with finishing on tops and he's ahead.
Relaxed again!
Big smiles from both men again on stage as they get ready to battle it out for a chance to face Littler later.
Dobey to throw first - GAME ON!
Got his number
Littler won all six of the meetings with Aspinall in the Premier League this year.
Aspinall will be pretty glad that Price fumbled earlier tonight, meaning The Asp voids The Nuke in the semi finals next week!
One semi to go - Humphries vs Dobey is next!
Littler beats Aspinall to reach another final!
Luke Littler 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
That really was just two mates up having a throw!
Superb stuff to watch and Littler was again inch-perfect on the outer bull.
He's 12 from 13 on the doubles technically, but the one he missed was at bullseye!
Aspinall with some great stuff in there too and he'll be pretty content with his nights work.
Luke Littler 5-4 Nathan Aspinall
No. His seventh dart is mince and into the 5 bed!
But he looks comfortable in this leg....
Luke Littler 5-4 Nathan Aspinall
Six perfect darts from Littler!
Could he!?????
Luke Littler 5-4 Nathan Aspinall
Superb from Littler!
A wry smile on the face of Aspinall who stares down Littler after he picks his darts out the board.
Aspinall left 51 and looks set for a go at it to take a vital break in the match, only for Littler to check out 128 via T18 - T18 - D10.
After all the pressure of the Premier League, it's great to see two guys out there just having a bit of fun.
Luke Littler 4-4 Nathan Aspinall
Fantastic, fantastic darts from Nathan Aspinall and we're level in this semi final!
Aspinall misses bullseye for a 130 checkout, before Littler has a go at 170 which falls short.
Aspinall missed the bullseye so badly he's actually left 48, but checks it out with two darts in his next visit.
Luke Littler 4-3 Nathan Aspinall
Aspinall breaks!!
He's back in business and will throw in the next leg to get back level in the match. A fabulous two-dart combo cleans up the 93 he left and that is top class stuff.
Luke Littler 4-2 Nathan Aspinall
BREAKING NEWS - LITTLER MISSES A DOUBLE!
Well, it's a miss on the bullseye for a 121 checkout.
Aspinall on 32 misses D16 and then hits single 16. So he has to take himself 6ft away from the centre of the oche. Somehow, he sneaks it in and even Littler raises an eyebrow at how he manages that!
Luke Littler 4-1 Nathan Aspinall
TEN OUT OF TEN ON THE DOUBLES!
And that's done via a superb 110 checkout on tops. Ten doubles on the bounce is just utterly absurd.
Aspinall on 170 just has that face of 'what can I do?'