It was 166 days ago that Gary Anderson and Nathan Aspinall shared a draw to round off the night in Liverpool. That's almost 24 weeks, or the equivalent of one match, if it was played between Justin Pipe and Denis Ovens. Those two aren't involved, but we've got nine regulars and one contender to kick off an unprecedented six straight days of Premier League Darts.

It's Anderson who kicks off the seventh round of fixtures, and the first of 10 nights in Milton Keynes. The Flying Scotsman was the definition of inconsistency in the first six games, racking up two in every column, and not managing two wins, draws or defeats in a row. Odds are against a draw here, then.

Anderson will meet Michael Smith, with the Bully Boy having an outside shot of ending the night on top of the table. Accumulating points is the most important thing; anyone north of ninth will have more opportunities to grab the coveted top four spots. A sub-plot is one of revenge; Smith was edged out in the World Matchplay semi-finals, but Anderson never reached his astronomical heights throughout that match or the tournament at large, and it's not hard to imagine the scores being reversed over a shorter format.

In the first of two meetings between world champions on Tuesday, Michael van Gerwen faces Rob Cross. The cumulative score in their six previous Premier League Darts meetings is 53-19 in favour of van Gerwen, who has won all six comfortably, including last year's final in London. The stats don't favour Cross; neither does the table. Thanks to a four-match winless streak before lockdown, Voltage plummeted to eighth. It leaves the two-time major champion looking over his shoulder.

It's hard to tell whether now is the best time to play van Gerwen. Mighty Mike's last Milton Keynes outing ended prematurely, with Simon Whitlock causing a World Matchplay shock. Not that Cross can say much, having been toppled by Gabriel Clemens before that. Van Gerwen has an intriguing record so far, losing against both English opponents and beating all non-English ones. Cross' Hastings heritage isn't quite enough to tip the odds in his favour, unfortunately.

Nathan Aspinall resumes what has been a very successful Premier League Darts debut to date, taking on Gerwyn Price. Once again at the Matchplay, the Asp played well and was unlucky to meet an opponent (last year Mervyn King, this year eventual champion Dimitri van den Bergh) playing just that bit better. The less said about Price's efforts, the better. A win secures Aspinall's involvement beyond Judgement Day, while defeat for the back-to-back Grand Slam champion could leave him in all sorts of trouble.

In 2019, the Premier League Darts opened with a roof-raiser in Newcastle. The main attraction was local hero Chris Dobey, who grabbed a draw against Mensur Suljovic. Now, Dobey has his second shot, but the context - no Tyneside re-run, and the disappointment of missing the Matchplay fresh in the memory - takes the gloss off somewhat. It's still a chance for Hollywood to make headlines, and Daryl Gurney is the most vulnerable of the Premier League stable. It's do-or-die time for Superchin, whose race may be run if he loses this one.

Peter Wright and Glen Durrant finally meet in the Premier League Darts, over five months after their fixture was first scheduled. It was just a little over a month since the pair clashed in Milton Keynes, concluding with Duzza seeing off the world champion. That win marked another high in the Middlesbrough ace's burgeoning PDC career, but ended in another semi-final heartache. Right now, the semi-finals are the aim - anything can happen on playoff finals night. Due to winning four of his first six games, Durrant tops the table, and is brilliantly-placed to make it to (hopefully) the O2 Arena.

Snakebite resumes his Premier League campaign, having recovered from what's becoming a trademark slow start. Eighth in 2019 and seventh in 2018, Wright is much closer to the play-off scrap at this moment in time. Win here, and pick up victories against contender Jeffrey de Zwaan and last-placed Daryl Gurney, and it'd be five straight victories for him. Now that's momentum. And what better time to build it that a run of 10 games in less than two weeks?

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18:40 Michael Smith v Gary Anderson
19:20 Michael van Gerwen v Rob Cross
20:00 Nathan Aspinall v Gerwyn Price
20:40 Chris Dobey v Daryl Gurney
21:20 Peter Wright v Glen Durrant