On his throw, Michael van Gerwen cruises with a 140, 180 start.

He gets a number of chances across double 16 and double eight, eventually landing in the eights to level the match.

Stuart Pyke
Commentator on Sky Sports

Amazing from Nathan Aspinall! What a hit!

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Now the momentum is back with Nathan Aspinall, Michael van Gerwen needs to break throw. A 180 from Mighty Mike helps his cause.

A 95 from MVG gets him down to a bogey finish, but a 100 on his next visit continues the charge.

That ends out of nowhere, when at 148, Aspinall fires in treble 20, treble 20 and double 14 to hold throw and take a 4-3 lead.

Where did that come from?

Stuart Pyke
Commentator on Sky Sports

You have to say 3-3 is about right so far.

Michael van Gerwen's legs broken given him the mental advantage in this match, knowing hs just needs to hold his throws from here for another quarter-final win.

At 90, MVG takes a first-dart bull but misses two at double 20.

Nathan Aspinall almost pounces at 112. 20, treble 20 and a miss on double 16.

Van Gerwen misses a hat-trick of doubles across 20, 10 and five before The Asp levels up on double 16.

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Former BDO world champion on Sky Sports

Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are already certainties for the play-offs - there is a real scramble for the other two spots.

Again, Nathan Aspinall starts a leg strong with a 177 and it leads to him getting at least six darts at 131.

The first three take out 91 of it. Two attempts at double 20 are all that is needed to half Michael van Gerwen's lead.

After double eight disappointment, Nathan Aspinall starts leg four with a 180 against the throw.

Following nine darts, the Asp gets down to a finish first.

As Aspinall can't get 164 to go, Michael van Gwen is invited back at 96, but misses out at double eight.

Aspinall, on 79, goes 19, double 20 and a wide dart at double 10. The Asp is left frustrated.

Van Gerwen takes the double eight for a hold of throw.

A 140 from Nathan Aspinall, back on his throw, gives him six darts to see off 161.

The first three find 129, setting up double 16 with a last dart nine.

On his return, he lands in the wrong bed on double eight. When he actually aims for that double, he misses two.

MVG's 170 set-up allow a 35 out, which he takes on double 16 in two darts.

A slower-scoring leg and one that again sees both men get down to finish at equal times.

From 156, Michael van Gerwen gets to treble 20s to go before firing wide at double 18.

MVG comes back for the remaining 36 in one dart.

Mark Webster
Former BDO world champion on Sky Sports

Michael van Gerwen should still make the play-offs but he is off the pace compared to Luke Littler and Luke Humphries.

He won't shy away though, he's still got that hunger.

Against the throw, Michael van Gerwen gets his night going with a 180 on his first visit.

Both he and Nathan Aspinall get down to a finish after the same number of visits and 100 from the Asp sets up a visit at 56.

The Asp holds throw with a double 10 for a 1-0 lead.

Plenty of appreciation for Nathan Aspinall and Michael van Gerwen on their way to the stage for the final quarter-final.

So far, these two have been the best of the rest this season.

Aspinall to throw first, game on!

There is a scenario where this becomes a bad night for Luke Humphries in multiple ways.

Should Nathan Aspinall or Michael van Gerwen win the night, they would have caught up five of the seven points they trailed Cool Hand by at the start of the night.

On top of that, Littler has clawed back the two points he was sitting behind Humphries on and a semi-final win would see him move clear of the world number one.

Nathan Aspinall talking to Sky Sports: "I am happy with where my game is at. There is still more gears to go through. I would have taken the position I am in at the start.

"I love playing against Michael. He's one of the best players to ever throw a dart. I love sharing a stage with him."

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Starting the night on eight points each, Nathan Aspinall and Michael van Gerwen have been the two men most likely to catch table leaders Luke Humphries and Luke Littler so far this season. The duo started the night five points behind Littler and seven behind Humphries.

Aspinall has reached two finals already this season, but lost to Littler in Brighton last week and to Gerwyn Price in Dublin three weeks ago.

For Van Gerwen, it's been all about consistency. He is yet to reach a night final, but he has won four of his five quarter-final matches so far.

The two met earlier this season, with Aspinall beating Van Gerwen in Dublin to reach the final.

Michael van Gerwen talking to Sky Sports: "It (his performances in the Players Championship) is really important. I wanted good performances and that was the main thing for me.

"I want to do slightly better but the other players can play well against you and you have to deal with certain circumstances sometimes. I was happy with my performance. A good performance this week can bring me a lot of joy again and that is what you need.

"He's [Nathan Aspinall] started to believe in his own ability again."

At times, Gerwyn Price did not play his best darts in that win over Stephen Bunting, but he did what was required to get two important points.

It means that he will overtake at least one of Nathan Aspinall and Michael van Gerwen tonight in the Premier League table. The two play each other next and Price will f tacehe winner in the semi-finals.

Unless Rob Cross beats Luke Littler tonight, Price will also stay above Voltage.

If you ever wanted a statistic that best describes Stephen Bunting's fortunes in the Premier League this season, this is it.

The Bullet's 102.11 average in that defeat is the highest of all six men who have played so far this evening.

Both he and Gerwyn Price finished well in that match. Price took six of his 12 chances, while Bunting landed four from nine.

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Gerywn Price knows the crowd are on Stephen Bunting's side and he's playing up to being the party spoiler excellently with a crucially-timed 180.

Price gets six darts at 167, with 97 coming from the first three.

The Iceman gets down to 70. 10, 20 and one high at tops.

Bunting needs 142. What feels like a match-deciding chance. The first treble dart goes begging.

Price, left on 40, lands the second attempt for a 6-4 win.