Darts Premier League
Littler can coast to victory in Brighton
Night 10 in Brighton takes us into the business end of the Premier League Darts league stage and William Hill News takes a closer look at how things could pan out.
With crucial clashes across the board, the league table could really begin to take shape after Thursday night.
Price comes into the tournament with the best form after beating Van Veen in the final of night nine comfortably 6-2. Luke Littler crashed out early to Van Veen after losing dramatically 6-5 with his sportsmanship being questioned after making multiple antagonising gestures towards the dutchman and the crowd.
Ahead of the Night the league rankings are as such: Littler has 21 points, closely followed by Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton who have 19 each, next is Michael Van Gerwen with 13, Gian Van Veen with 12, Luke Humphries with 11, Stephen Bunting with 9 and Finally, Josh rock with 4.
Littler is at 11/10 to win night 10 followed by Price at 9/2 and Humphries at 5/1. Van Veen is a dangerous outsider, especially off the back of his recent results at 15/2 who is tailed by Van Gerwen at 11/1 and Finally Clayton at 14/1.
Quarterfinal one: Clayton (8/5) to beat Humphries (1/2)
Clayton is currently placed third after topping the league just a month ago which is frustrating for him. He cannot afford another early exit in the first round against Humphries so a resolved performance from him.
Quarterfinal two: Price (4/9) to beat Rock (7/4)
Price is in good form picking up 10 points in the last 3 weeks, Rock is also in last place and despite him showing some good form in recent weeks picking up a few recent wins, it would require an immaculate performance to best the welshman in this matchup.
Quarterfinal three: Littler (1/4) to beat Bunting (3/1)
Littler enters this fixture after his early defeat in the quarterfinal last week. He has won four matches in a row against Bunting all of which by three legs and another straightforward win is expected.
Quarterfinal four: Van Gerwen (EVS) to beat Van Veen (4/5)
Van Gerwen comes into this matchup in promising form with good results in recent weeks. Despite Van Veen’s progression to the final on night 9 he has proved the more inconsistent player over the season so may lack the quality to beat his opponent.
Semifinal one: Price to beat Clayton
Price has dominated when these two have met this tournament barring night three and overall has the better form. While it will be a closely fought game the price should emerge victorious.
Semifinal two: Littler to beat Van Gerwen
Littler has beaten Van Gerwen in four of their last five meetings in 2026. While the Dutchman has kept all these games within 2/3 legs and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him win, recent history points towards Littler to dominate.
Final: Littler to beat Price
While Price is on a winning run after winning night 9, Littler beat Price in the final of night 7 showing how he can handle the pressure of a competition defining game to place him even further clear at the top of the table.
