The Tyne is set to tremble as the Premier League caravan rolls into Newcastle for Night Eight where three multiple major champions share the same half of the draw. Michael van Gerwen squares off against Nathan Aspinall while Gerwyn Price meets Rob Cross with the victors destined to collide in a thunderous semi final.

Van Gerwen enters still hunting his first nightly triumph since Cardiff. A string of semi final exits has frustrated the Dutch icon and his double sixteen accuracy has dipped to forty two percent well below his customary range. Aspinall by contrast has surged after lifting the Manchester trophy and now trails the top four by a single point.

Price remains the form player following a Liverpool masterclass that featured a one hundred and four tournament average. The Iceman knows that another five point haul could vault him into second and pile pressure on Littler and Humphries who land in the opposite bracket alongside Stephen Bunting and Chris Dobey.

Newcastle crowds are famed for vocal creativity and last year set the season record for one hundred and eighty banner waves in a single night. Local breweries have created limited edition Walk On Ale and sales are projected to top ten thousand pints before the final darts hit the board.

Should results hold seed a Van Gerwen versus Price semi final would mark the eleventh Premier League meeting between the pair with Price currently leading six four. Whatever unfolds the echo of songs across the quayside will confirm that darts passion burns as brightly in the North East as anywhere on the circuit.