Gerwyn Price talking to Sky Sports: "I'm playing decent. I'm coming off the back of a decent weekend. I'm in a great place.

"I'm not underestimating Josh Rock. I know how well he can play. I've played him so many times. I just need to expect the best version of him because he will turn up."

Josh Rock talking to Sky Sports: "Hopefully I can get some points on the board and we'll go from there. It just isn't clicking in the Premier League but it will click."

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Josh Rock has hit a nine-darter in front of his own fans in Belfast, but he's still not yet managed to win one single game in 2026 Premier League Darts.

And it gets no easier for Rock who takes on an in-form Gerwyn Price tonight - with the Welshman making the final of the European Darts Trophy over the weekend.

Price could have beaten Luke Littler last week when he lost 6-5 in Nottingham despite averaging over 101 and taking out 151 and 152, and the Welshman won last year's Premier League trip to Dublin so will relish a return.

It looks like Rock is up against it again as he looks to finally break his duck in a difficult debut season so far.

That match was closer than the score makes it seem.

A 104 average for Stephen Bunting, a 105 for Luke Littler.

Good scoring from both, even if there were a few wayward throws.

Littler will face Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals.

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Luke Littler leaves tops as Stephen Bunting is not yet down to a finish.

Bunting responds with a 140 to get down to 108, but Littler pins the double in one dart.

Stephen Bunting leaves himself on a tricky double 19, but he isn't shaken by it.

Bunting pins it at the first time of asking to reduce Luke Littler's lead to two legs.

A 14-dart hold from Bunting, who now has 10 140+ scores in this match.

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Oh! Stephen Bunting nearly finds a 161. He gets the two trebles but then hits the outer bull.

Littler goes down from 152 to 16, missing a match dart as he does so. Bunting seals it with 25 left.

It would take a lot for Bunting to turn this around. Could he?

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Luke Littler will have the darts as he throws for the match.

Both players are still averaging over 100, but a few more misplaced throws from Bunting give Littler the opportunity to win it.

Luke Littler cannot find a treble with 156 remaining.

But it does not matter as, with 104 left, Stephen Bunting also has a trebleless visit.

Littler then sees off 96 to restore his three-leg lead.

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Luke Littler only throws 60 as he looks to take out 167 and it proves costly, as Stephen Bunting sees off 78 to pull a leg back.

A few wayward darts from Littler in that leg.

As always with the darts the fans always make a big effort, and again in Dublin these guys have pulled out all the stops.

A few of them look like they've come straight from the Cheltenham Festival...

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Luke Littler is first down to a finish. Stephen Bunting is nowhere near.

He leaves 20 from 85, and, despite Bunting hitting a 140 to apply some pressure, takes out the double in two darts.

A 14-dart leg from Littler.

Laura Turner
Ex-Women's World Championship quarter-finalist on Sky Sports

That would have really hurt Stephen Bunting. It was a good leg from him but Luke Littler just keeps piling on the pressure.

Oh! Stephen Bunting is unable to take out 44, hitting the 12 but failing to check out 32 in two darts.

Luke Littler then punishes him to go two legs ahead.

That leg included two 180s from Bunting.

Laura Turner
Ex-Women's World Championship quarter-finalist on Sky Sports

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Luke Littler is the type of player that puts his foot down once he gets into a good position and he'll want to top the table.

Stephen Bunting finds the two trebles as he looks to take out a 170, but his third dart goes into the outer bull.

Littler then takes out 40 on double 10 to win the first leg.

Time to kick off night seven. Luke Littler has the darts for the first leg.

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With Gian van Veen being forced out tonight it means that his scheduled opponent Michael van Gerwen gets a bye into the semi-finals and also gets the two points he'd usually get for the win.

And as if kidney stones weren't painful enough for Van Veen, he has to stomach what amounts to a 6-0 whitewash defeat as under Premier League rules he gets a six-leg deduction for missing the week.

MVG gets just a plus one leg boost to his legs difference tally so far - that's a tough break allaround for Van Veen. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Stephen Bunting talking to Sky Sports: "I am feeling really good and confident - my game is in a good place. I've already won a night and I'm looking forward to it.

"He's [Luke Littler] the best player in the world and when he's on form he's difficult to beat, but at the same time when I'm on form I'm difficult to beat so I need to play my best game."

Luke Littler talking to Sky Sports: "The first couple of weeks didn't go to plan and then I got the crucial nightly win in Cardiff. I've not won in Dublin so far so hopefully I can put it right in the first game and get two points on the board.

"I'm better than at the start of the campaign and Stephen [Bunting] is playing well too so hopefully we can have a good game tonight."

Wayne Mardle
Former World Matchplay finalist on Sky Sports

Luke Littler has been a bit underwhelming. He's not played that well at all.

The others must be thinking that is one play-off spot taken up with him in second place now. They are probably assuming Jonny Clayton has one too.

Littler has hardly done anything right and he's probably got one. It's probably time for him to start reeling off two or three points each week now.