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Summary

  • Brilliant Humphries wins for third night in a row

  • World champion hammers Smith 6-2 in final

  • Humphries seven points clear at top of table

  • Smith beats below-par Littler 6-4 in first round

  1. Postpublished at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Humphries 1-0 Wright

    Both men start with a 140 and Humphries drops in the first maximum of the night on his way to leaving tops after 12 darts.

    Wright fails with his attempt at a 161 checkout and so Humphries returns to get his first leg on the board.

  2. Postpublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Humphries v Wright

    WrightImage source, Getty Images

    Peter Wright is known for his colourful attire and tonight he has shamrocks all over his predominantly green outfit.

    He heads to the stage first, followed by the world champ Luke Humphries, who tries to get the crowd going before his quarter-final contest. It's working... but they're chanting Wright's name!

    These two met in the semis last week in Nottingham and Humphries was a comfortable 6-1 winner.

    Game on!

  3. 'It's time for Wright to kick on'published at 19:16 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Luke Humphries v Peter Wright

    Wayne Mardle
    Former World Championship semi-finalist on Sky Sports

    It's likely Luke Humphries wins, but you can't take anything for granted in the Premier League. He's got 15 more points than Peter Wright and you think now has to be the time for Wright to kick on.

  4. 'I didn't expect to be top at this stage'published at 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Luke Humphries v Peter Wright

    Luke Humphries, speaking to Sky Sports: "They're going really well. I wouldn't expect to be top of the table if I'm honest, I thought I would have to find my feet.

    "I've got a lot of family over here on my granddad and my mum's side. It's a proud moment for me, I've heard it's one of the best crowds."

    Peter Wright, speaking to Sky Sports: "I've got Luke Humphries again, he trounced me last week.

    "I felt like Robin Hood beating Gerwyn Price last week, robbing Gezzy for the doubles he missed, but I missed a lot of doubles too."

  5. Quarter-final #1published at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Luke Humphries v Peter Wright

    Graphic showing Luke Humphries and Peter Wright

    It’s the world champion and Premier League leader who start tonight’s proceedings.

    Luke Humphries is on a six-match winning streak in this competition and he begins his bid for a third straight night win against Peter Wright, who finally got off the mark with a first win of the competition in Nottingham last Thursday.

    That put the Scot on two points, nine behind fourth-placed Nathan Aspinall.

    The player finishing fourth in the table in each of the past two years has ended with 24 points, so realistically Wright needs at least a couple of night wins and some very consistent form to get back into play-off contention.

  6. Postpublished at 19:11 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    We've just seen some pictures of the players warming up for tonight's games and it seems a few of the players are wearing green shirts - Nathan Aspinall, Rob Cross and Peter Wright among them.

    That's one way to get onside with the Dublin crowd.

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:11 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

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    Is Luke Humphries going to make it three night wins in a row, or will Irish eyes be smiling on another of our Premier League competitors?

    Get in touch with our thoughts on tonight’s action using one of the methods above.

  8. World champion Humphries leads the waypublished at 19:08 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Here is how the table looks after seven weeks of Premier League action.

    Each night's champion takes five points, the runner-up three points and the two semi-finalists two points apiece.

    Premier League standings after night seven
  9. Humphries on a rollpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Luke Humphries speaks to Nathan AspinallImage source, PA Media

    Luke Humphries made it back-to-back night wins in the Premier League in Nottingham last Thursday.

    The world number one, 29, defeated Michael Smith, Peter Wright and Nathan Aspinall to move above Michael van Gerwen at the top of the league standings.

    Read a round-up of night seven here.

  10. Dublin quarter-finalspublished at 19:02 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Unlike in previous weeks, the fixtures for night eight have been determined by the Premier League standings at the end of night seven.

    That means league leader Luke Humphries will take on eighth-placed Peter Wright in his quarter-final, second plays seventh and so on.

    All quarter-finals and semi-finals, plus the final, are the best of 11 legs.

    • Luke Humphries v Peter Wright
    • Nathan Aspinall v Rob Cross
    • Michael van Gerwen v Gerwyn Price
    • Luke Littler v Michael Smith
  11. Welcome!published at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Luke Humphries holds the night seven trophyImage source, PA Media

    Luke Humphries has shown the form of a world champion in the past two Premier League weeks, winning in Brighton and Nottingham to move to the top of the table.

    Can he make it three night victories in a row in Dublin?

    At the other end of the standings, there’s a gap starting to develop between Peter Wright, Gerwyn Price and the rest in the race for a top-four finish.

    There’s still a long way to go, though - we’ll only be at the halfway stage of the league phase when tonight’s action concludes.

    Night eight is about to get under way so let’s see what on the agenda, shall we?