‘I won’t wind him up too much’ – Stephen Bunting expecting extra spice in Premier League Darts clash with Luke Littler

STEPHEN BUNTING is planning to save his trash talk until after his match against Luke Littler.

The duo meet in Night 13 of the Premier League in Birmingham on Thursday.

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Bunting is aware of the task he is up against and is keen to ensure he does not make his chances of winning even more difficult.

So he has decided against winding up Manchester United fan Littler over his beloved Liverpool’s Premier League title win, which was confirmed with a 5-1 win over Tottenham on Sunday.

Bunting told Sky Sports: “I don’t want to wind him up too much because I’ve got him in that first game!

“I’ll probably leave it until after the game, and hopefully I can get a result against him.”

Bunting beat Littler, 18, the last time the pair faced off – in Night 11 of the Premier League.

The Bullet edged out the contest 6-5 to prevent Littler picking up a record fifth nightly Premier League win.

Bunting, 40, is a big admirer Littler however, and praised the impact he has had on darts.

He added: “He’s such a fantastic player, he’s brought a new breath of fresh air to darts.

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“You can see it now with the demographic of the fans that are following our sport. He’s brought it right down, there’s young kids getting involved.

“I did a Bullseye Maths session the other day and the teacher at the start of the session asked how many people had picked up darts, and this was a group between 8 and 9, and everyone apart from one person had picked up darts.

“It just goes to show how far our sport has come in such a little time.”