To begin the tie, Anderson fired in two 180's but it was Clayton who claimed the opening leg with a 66 checkout.
A third 180 and double eight from Anderson saw him square it up at 1-1. Clayton though broke throw after Anderson missed a dart at double 20 and went into the ascendancy at 3-1 up.
Clayton moved further ahead from there and made it four legs on the spin at 5-1 up before consolidating that with a hold to go 6-1 up.
A showpiece saw him head towards the finish with a 124 checkout on the bull to go 7-1 up. Before he completed the feat with a 25 checkout on double eight after Anderson missed double 20 to stay alive in the tie.
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Huge, huge victory for Jonny Clayton there as he dominates Gary Anderson on his way to an 8-1 win!
'The Ferret' is well and truly in the race for the top four!
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