Gurney still dreaming of play-offs ahead of clash with Price: 'Hopefully if I can get some kind of result, I can still be at the O2'

Daryl Gurney despite some poor results at times has been one of the stars of this year's Premier League and the Northern Irishman is still involved in the play-off fight heading into the final weeks.

In Sheffield, he will take on Gerwyn Price hoping to continue his momentum but for him he wants year on year improvement despite still dreaming of the O2. He said that as long as he matches or betters his points total from last year he will be happy and so for him not to make it wouldn't be heartbreaking. "I needed to get something out of that game to keep my hopes alive," said Gurney. "If I'd lost that game it still wasn't all over, but I've won that game now and if I go in with the same temperament I can win the next two games. "To finish in the top four I'll be a very happy man, but if I didn't then as long as I matched or beat the points tally of last year I'd still be happy. "If I didn't make it, it wouldn't be heartbreaking. I know I've given it a good shot but nobody's taken a bigger beating than me with a 7-0 and 7-1. "That probably would have destroyed a lot of other players but that's just how I play darts, it's just another week. One week I'm fantastic, the next minute I can't hit the wall with a washing board! "Hopefully next week if I can get some kind of result, I can still be at The O2. If I can turn up next week and pretend that Gerwyn Price is called Michael van Gerwen, I'll be alright!" for more information about the Premier League Darts, including all the fixtures and the prize fund breakdown.