Van Gerwen returns to top of Premier League table with victory over rival Anderson

Michael van Gerwen has returned to the top of the Premier League Darts table after victory over Gary Anderson to continue Night 14 in Milton Keynes.

Van Gerwen was halted last night by Nathan Aspinall but with a draw the only result for 'The Asp' tonight, he moves ahead with an 8-4 win over his rival in 'The Flying Scotsman'.

The first four legs were shared between the duo with Anderson taking out 110 and MVG 116 before the former went 3-2 ahead.

But Van Gerwen kicked into gear from there with six perfect darts and an 11-darter on double 16 for a 4-3 advantage.

He went two clear at 5-3 up in a pivotal part of the match and broke again from there with another 116 to go towards the win at 6-3.

Anderson offered some resistance in the form of a 138 checkout to break back and trail 6-4 but this was only a consolation as he missed double 20 for a 110 checkout which saw MVG claim at least a point at 7-4.

From there, the Green Machine claimed the tie but will he remain top come the end of the week or is there yet another twist in the Premier League tale?