Nathan Aspinall with an excellent start to the final, scoring a 140 and a 180 from his first two visits.

After nine darts, he needs 83. Gerwyn Price is more than 160 behind.

He gets six darts at the 83. 60 come from the first three and on the next visit, he misses twice at double eight.

The Asp gets another visit to see off that 16. The eights get split before the fours are pinned.

Wayne Mardle
Former World Championship semi-finalist on Sky Sports

This feels like a big game already even though it's only week three of 16.

While Aspinall makes the most of his walk-on, Gerwyn Price sprints to the stage. Someone who seems in a rush.

Will he play out this final with a similar intent? Time to find out.

Aspinall to throw first, game on!

Tonight is running quite a bit behind schedule, with the final provisonally supposed to take place at 22:15 GMT each night.

Nathan Aspinall is currently making his walking out to the stage a little over 20 minutes after this match was due to start.

Ahead of his semi-final with Michael van Gerwen, his walk-on song of Mr Brightside was cut short, but he gets given more time to enjoy it with the crowd this time around.

A huge acapella chorus from the crowd, who have been first class all evening.

A reminder that during his semi-final win over Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price was exceptional on the doubles.

From seven attempts, he landed six of them.

Attentions will quickly turn to tonight's final, where Gerwyn Price faces Nathan Aspinall.

They met last week in the quarter-finals in Glasgow, where Price was a 6-4 winner before losing to Luke Humphries in the semi-finals.

In their last eight meetings, Price has seven victories.

A brilliant display from Nathan Aspinall, who from the first leg of the match felt like the man on top.

He averaged 99.22 in that win and took 40% of his darts at the doubles.

Comfortably his best average at the 2025 Premier League so far.

Back at 93.21, that was comfortably Michael van Gerwen's worst so far and his first below 98.5.

How to start a leg for a chance to beat Michael van Gerwen? A 180 of course!

Mighty Mike responds with a two treble visit, but a 140 from Nathan Aspinall soon cancels that out.

The Asp gets six darts to see off 100. 44 come from the first three and the next two bring the remaining 56!

That feels like a huge win for Aspinall, who will face Gerwyn Price in the final.

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

Michael van Gerwen is just clinging on in there.

Nathan Aspinall is currently averaging around 100 in this match.

His first chance of a finish at 147 is cut to 52, but he will come back after a missed 143 from Michael van Gerwen.

Aspinall misses two match darts at double 16 before Van Gerwen breaks at double two.

This is some of the best darts we have seen from Nathan Aspinall for a while!

He gets down to 130 against the darts for a chance to move within one leg of victory.

Aspinall can't land it, but on 65, Aspinall breaks throw in two darts.

Michael van Gerwen has to win five out of six legs to avoid a third straight semi-final exit.

Van Gerwen gets to a finish first, but Nathan Aspinall, on his throw, puts pressure on with a 180.

The Asp gets a chance at 87. Treble 19 precedes two misses at double 18.

MVG needs three darts at a double, but breaks throw at double 10.

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

Michael van Gerwen just missed darts at a key time and that opened the door for Nathan Aspinall and he walked right through.

Michael van Gerwen needs to hit a run of form to get the momentum back in this match.

On 82, Van Gerwen puts the double 20 finish far too low, but two missed double 10s from Nathan Aspinall give the Dutchman a lifeline.

MVG's return brings three missed doubles across the 10s and fives and after two misses of his own, Aspinall goes 4-1 up on double five.

On his throw, Nathan Aspinall has a couple of poor visits which allows Michael van Gerwen six darts at 167 for a break of throw.

All six are without treble and invited back on 74, Aspinall goes treble 14, double 16 for a 3-1 lead.

VoiceOfTheMysterons: No doubt that MvG is still a very, very good darts player, but you get the feeling that the planets may have to align in a particular way these days if he is to win major tournaments ahead of Humphries and/or Littler.

Despite a 180 from Nathan Aspinall, it is Michael Van Gerwen who gets down to a finish first.

From 140, he takes a century out of it to leave double 20.

Aspinall has 170 left. Treble 20, treble 20, 25. So close!

MVG pins tops in one dart for a hold of throw.

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

Nathan Aspinall has these levels. He's just playing at a better pace than in the quarter-finals.

Watching these two in the quarter-finals, you would think this is Michael van Gerwen's to lose.

So far, that hasn't been the case.

On his throw, Aspinall gets to a 170 finish and he will get at least six darts to take it out.

A 123 leaves 47. 15, double 16. 2-0 Aspinall.

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

Taking the throw away from Michael van Gerwen is some statement from Nathan Aspinall. There was a really nice pace about his game in that first leg.