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Smith plays his game in hand on the four players below the Play-Off places as he bids to finish in the top four for the first time but last year's finalist Wright, who sits on 11 points and one place above Simon Whitlock, knows he cannot afford another defeat with just two weeks of the campaign remaining before the finale at London's O2.

Table-topper Van Gerwen will be seething as he aims to bounce back from a rare double defeat in Rotterdam last week. Gurney took seven matches to taste victory for the first time in the Premier League but has racked up an impressive 13 points going into his final three games of the campaign. A top-four place is still within reach but MVG will be determined to get back to winning ways.

Bottom-of-the-table Whitlock has his work cut out when he faces a red-hot Anderson. 'The Flying Scotsman' has been in overdrive since he beat Whitlock 7-4 on Week 8 in Glasgow winning four out of his next five matches while the Aussie has slumped alarmingly since winning his opening three matches.

Van Barneveld is bound to be bubbling after his victory over Van Gerwen in Rotterdam last week. The Dutch legend remains in the Play-Off mix, sitting in sixth spot on 12 points, but faces a player in Cross who is unbeaten in his last four outings and sits comfortably in third-spot with an eye on reaching The O2 for the first time on his Premier League bow.

Depending on results earlier in the night, the pressure could be on Smith to deliver the goods against Van Gerwen in what should be a blockbuster final match in Manchester. 'Bully Boy' was handed a 7-2 lashing by the world No 1 in Glasgow on Week 8 and has won just two out of their last 13 meetings in all competitions.