Premier League Darts Night 16 predictions and free tips, schedule and standings for Sheffield

Sixteen weeks of top flight (pardon the pun) darting action is nearly in the bag and it all boils down to the battle for the final play-off place between Nathan Aspinall and Michael van Gerwen.

All the momentum is behind the Asp. He beat MvG in the quarter-final last week in Aberdeen and went on to win the night sweeping Chris Dobey aside 6-1 in the final.

The win propelled the Stockport man four points above his Dutch rival in the table, and because the way the draw is made for the final round 4th and 5th play each other in the quarter final again. So it's win at all costs for MvG or he is toast.

Aspinall has suffered the heartache of two fifth placed finishes in 2023 and 2024, so will be desperate to ensure he doesn't miss out again at the final hurdle.

It's already an uphill battle for the inconsistent van Gerwen. The seven-time champion has yet to win a night all season, which would have been a crazy prediction at the start of the tournament. He now needs the full five points to qualify for the play-offs at the 02 next Thursday evening.

Van Gerwen will be struggling with the weight of a golden duck on his back, and he has only reached two Premier League Night finals - losing to Luke Littler in both.

If van Gerwen can get the better of Aspinall, which won't be easy, then Littler will be waiting for him in the semis - if the World Champ has dispatched Stephen Bunting.

With several mountains to climb in Sheffield, van Gerwen will certainly deserve his place in the play-off finals if makes it all the way in Sheffield, but it's not something we are going to back.

Aspinall has beaten MvG in four of their five matches in the Premier League this campaign, and we think he can make it five. Although it will be a fight, a 6-4 scoreline is winking at us; it's a score which has landed in four of the last eight clashes between the two.

Sadly with Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price already booked in the play-offs there's not a great deal going on in the other matches.

However, one subplot is Iceman, who needs to nail down third to avoid playing Littler in the play-off semis. Not that he'd be too worried given his record against the World Champ.

If Aspinall goes all the way in Sheffield and collects the full five, he will finish third and Price will finish in fourth. So Price will keen to stay in this fight as long as possible, and backing him to beat Chris Dobey in the quarter-final is the way to go.

For the winner of the night, I'm leaning towards another Humphries win. He lost a cracking match with Littler in Aberdeen last Thursday.

Humphries hit nine maximums but was still beaten 6-3 in the quarter-final by Littler, and he'll be smarting from that.

If the wind is right Humphries will play Littler in the final in Sheffield, and that would be a hell of a warm-up for what many expect to be the play-off final at the O2.

Premier League Darts Night 16 tips

Aspinall to beat van Gerwen 6-4

Price to beat Dobey - 8/11

Littler/Humphries final - 6/5

Humphries to win Night 7 - 13/5

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(All odds are correct at the time of article publication)

How to watch Premier League Night 16

Premier League Night 16 from the Utilita Arena in Sheffield will be live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action from 7pm on Thursday, May 22 and available to stream with NOW.

Premier League Night 16 schedule and match times

Quarter-final:

Luke Littler vs Stephen Bunting - 7:15pm

Nathan Aspinall v Michael van Gerwen - 7.45pm

Luke Humphries vs Rob Cross - 8:15pm

Gerwyn Price vs Chris Dobey - 8:45pm

Semi-final:

Littler/Bunting vs Van Gerwen/Aspinall – 9.15pm

Humphries/Cross vs Price/Dobey – 9.45pm

Final - 1030pm

(All times BST)

Premier League Darts current standings

Luke Littler - 45pts - 6 nights won

Luke Humphries - 34pts - 3 nights won

Gerwyn Price - 24pts - 3 nights won

Nathan Aspinall - 24pts - 2 nights won

Michael van Gerwen - 20pts - 0 nights won

Chris Dobey - 17pts -  1 nights won

Rob Cross - 14pts - 0 nights won

Stephen Bunting - 1pts - 1 nights won

Premier League Darts 2025: Schedule and results

Night 1 - The SSE Arena, Belfast

Luke Humphries 6-1 Luke Dobey

Night 2 - OVO Hydro, Glasgow

Luke Littler 6-5 Luke Humphries

Night 3 - 3Arena, Dublin

Gerwyn Price 6-3 Nathan Aspinall

Night 4 - Westpoint Exeter

Luke Humphries 6-4 Luke Littler

Night 5 - The Brighton Centre

Luke Littler 6-3 Nathan Aspinall

Night 6 - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Gerwyn Price 6 Luke Littler 3

Night 7 - Utilita Arena, Cardiff

Luke Littler 6-4 Michael van Gerwen

Night 8 - Utilita Arena, Newcastle

Luke Littler 6-1 Luke Humphries

Night 9 - Uber Arena, Berlin (April 3)

Stephen Bunting 6-5 Gerwyn Price

Night 10 - AO Arena, Manchester (April 10)

Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Luke Humphries

Night 11 - Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam (April 17)

Chris Dobey 6-2 Stephen Bunting

Night 12 - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool (April 24)

Gerwyn Price 6-4 Luke Humphries

Night 13 - Utilita Arena, Birmingham (May 1)

Luke Littler 6-4 Michael van Gerwen

Night 14 - First Direct Arena, Leeds (May 8)

Luke Humphries 6-5 Luke Littler

Night 15 - P&J Live, Aberdeen (May 15)

Nathan Aspinall 6-1 Chris Dobey

Night 16 - Utilita Arena, Sheffield (May 22)

Play-Offs - The O2, London (May 29)

Premier League format

Each 'Night' is an eight-player knockout tournament over the best of 11 legs.

Nightly winner receives five points, runner-up three points, losing semi-finalists two points.

After Night 16 the top four in the final league table qualify for the play-offs at the O2 Arena on May 29.

The play-offs consist of two best-of-19-legs semi-finals and then the a best-of-21-legs final.

Premier League prize money

Tournament winner - £275,000

Runner-up - £125,000

Losing semi-finalists - £85,000

5th place £75,000

6th place £70,000

7th place £65,000

8th place £60,000

Nightly winners earn a £10,000 bonus

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