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Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld will fail to win their Premier League Darts matches in Dublin this week, believes Wayne Mardle. For the first time this year weve got a full complement of 10 healthy players (we hope) although Sky Sports darts expert Mardle has threatened to throw a sickie...Here are his predictions for the third week of the Premier League... Peter Wright v James WadeLast week, Peter felt the need to use different darts which was the wrong decision even though he won. People will say he got away with it, but if he uses those darts again, he wont. At the weekend he went back to the equipment he has been using for the past six months, and he was miles better. Peter Wright is a better player than James Wade at the moment, says Mardle Wade has looked really patchy. He has been a million dollars at times - he did enough against Michael Smith and played well against Phil Taylor but his average didnt tell the whole story. Wade was battered by Taylor and left behind in the scoring and Wright could do a similar number on him. At this current point, Wright is a better player than Wade.Prediction: Wright will go back to using his old equipment and will beat Wade.Dave Chisnall v Michael SmithWithout categorising players into brackets, some are not as good as others. For example, Michael van Gerwen is better than Wade - of that, there is no doubt. Smith has lost to Wade and Wright and Adrian Lewis, none of these are as good as Van Gerwen. Smith still has Van Gerwen and Taylor to play. Dave Chisnall will continue to plod along, in Mardles view There are no easy games. Chisnall doesnt go and have 85 averages anymore, he will always average 95-100. Smith, again, has his work cut out.Prediction: Smiths confidence is low, Chisnall will plough on. Phil Taylor v Gary AndersonAnderson played superbly against Van Gerwen but was beaten by the better man. Taylor played excellently two weeks ago in a Tour event, then he averaged 111.20 in beating Wade. Thats not a coincidence, he had the confidence. Phil Taylor thrashed James Wade 7-1 last week What is interesting is that people need to start realising Phil can win. He is the favourite for this match, and its against the two-time and reigning world champion. Thats how good Phil is, people must realise hes not a spent force.Yes, Phils not as good as he was. Hes not as consistent. Is he still as good on his day? Yes.Prediction: This is too tough to call so Ill sit on the fence and say its a draw.Adrian Lewis v Michael van GerwenLewis has played fantastic darts since last November, thats three months of confidence, which matters. In an individual sport you cant win if you lack confidence. Classic moments between Van Gerwen and Lewis This is Lewis best time to play Van Gerwen because hes playing brilliantly and believes he can win. I think this is the time that Lewis is playing the darts of his life. After he won last week, he spoke like someone who believes they can go all the way. He played well last week at a canter.Prediction: I never thought Id say this, because I remember saying a few weeks ago Michael will win every game, every week. But I dont think hell beat Lewis. Draw.Robert Thornton v Raymond van BarneveldBarney proved last week that he can lose to anybody, on any given day. He lost to Wright who averaged 84 for the best part of 10 legs. Barney will think how did I lose? Robert Thornton won the World Grand Prix when he last played in Dublin Thornton fit to play Illness bug has finally subsided I wouldnt touch this game with your money, let alone mine. Thornton, we dont know what form hes in. Has he recovered from the lowest ever Premier League average of 75.68? Hes going to play better than that.Thornton, if hes not behind after three legs, can take Barney. But Barney is the better player.Prediction: Im going for the outsider, I think Thornton will do a job on Barney.Watch Premier League Darts at 7pm on Thursday on Sky Sports 1 HD. Or watch for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. Also See: Fixtures/Results On Sky TV Prem Table Darts betting Get Sky Sports Cheap Nike MLB Jerseys . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Stitched Nike MLB Jerseys . Louis Blues absence from top spot in the TSN. http://www.cheapmlbjerseysusa.com/ . The move comes after the Canadiens were approached by the Buffalo Sabres for permission to speak to Dudley - a former Sabres player and head coach. "The Sabres called for permission and I appreciate that, Im flattered, Dudley told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun of ESPN. Discount Baseball Jerseys . On Mar. 16, coming off a "fight of the year" performance at UFC 154 the previous November, St-Pierre faced Nick Diaz at UFC 158 in what would be his eighth defence of the welterweight title. Using his superior athleticism, St-Pierre cruised to a five round, unanimous decision victory setting up a much-anticipated title defence against number one contender Johny Hendricks. MLB Jerseys China . The Australian is competing in his final season in Formula One and still looking for his first win this year. He will look to end Vettels run of six straight race wins on Sunday. Webber, who is fifth in the championship, earned his second pole from the past three races and 13th of his career.Charlie Nicholas says Arsenals strikers are not solely to blame for the clubs disappointing campaign, suggesting a central defender should be Arsene Wengers priority this summer. The Gunners slender title hopes were ended with a goalless draw at Sunderland on Super Sunday and a top-four finish is far from guaranteed with fifth-placed Manchester United five points behind with a game in hand.Wengers side are the lowest scorers in the top four and have found the net the same amount of times at home as second-from-bottom Newcastle, while they also have the joint-worst defensive record in the top four along with Manchester City. Former Arsenal forward Nicholas told Sky Sports: I accept over the last two months that the central striker area has been a massive problem, but theres been a problem from day one and thats at centre-back.Theres the soft excuse that Alexis Sanchez, Olivier Giroud, Danny Welbeck and Theo Walcott have all had their injury problems, but for me the biggest issue exists at the back. Arsene Wenger admitted he is worried about missing out finishing in the top four Theres been so many games where theyve been in control then boom, theres a weak defensive decision and then all of the sudden theyre over the place and the panic sets in.Its just not been solid at all and in my opinion Arsenal have not had a proper defence in five or six seasons.While Wenger has come under fire for failing to add anoother striker last summer, Nicholas thinks Real Madrids 22-year-old defender Raphael Varane could be the ideal candidate to strengthen the backline.dddddddddddd In my opinion Arsenal have not had a proper defence in five or six seasons. Charlie Nicholas When Arsene Wenger starts planning for next season, if he is there, which I think he will be, I would rather he addressed the defensive issues than bought a striker, he added.If I had a position to buy right now and a choice between a centre-forward and Raphael Varane, my priority would be Varane. Charlie predicts... Find out what Charlie is tipping up for Man City v Real Madrid here. It needs to be a leader but one of significance on the pitch, not like Per Mertesacker saying the right things in front of the camera 30 minutes before the game. Leadership isnt chit chat, its being willing to sacrifice yourself. Arsenal create chances and I know its a problem not taking them but they tend to take enough to win games. What they dont do is win games 1-0 like Leicester have been doing. Per Mertesacker saw red in Arsenals 1-0 defeat to Chelsea in January The hardest position to fill is the centre-forward but youve got to sort the basics first and I dont think it needs to be a superstar striker because of the chances they create. Giroud has a decent scoring record for the club and hes not a superstar.If they get Gonzalo Higuain in for say £50m and keep conceding two or three goals then they still wont win anything. 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