Luke Littler remained unfazed by the negative reception he received in Liverpool, as he emerged victorious on Night 12 of the Premier League. He stated that the hostile reaction he encountered on Night 11 in Rotterdam was the most severe he has ever experienced. Littler has grown accustomed to being jeered by crowds, with the most intense backlash stemming from his altercation with Dutch No 1 Gian van Veen on Night Nine in Manchester. Van Veen won a contentious match, during which Littler reacted angrily after his opponent turned towards him while throwing match darts.

The Dutchman claimed Littler was 'out of order' for 'celebrating towards the crowd'. As a result, Littler faced boos as he took to the stage for each of his three matches in his run to the final on Night 11 in Rotterdam, in front of Van Veen's home crowd.

Once again, Littler was not given a warm welcome in Liverpool. However, he defied the crowd at the M&S Bank Arena by defeating Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, and Jonny Clayton to secure his fifth nightly win. With four regular weeks remaining, Littler now trails Clayton by just three points in the standings. For Littler, his experience in Rotterdam had prepared him for any crowd reaction.

'It's just the way it is,' Littler told Sky Sports. 'I've won, and we move on to next week. Rotterdam was much louder than this. This week was nothing compared to last week.' He added, 'I've proven that I can win games under those circumstances, and I've done it again.

There's no anxiety; I just expect the worst, but it wasn't worse than Rotterdam.' Littler believes that he and Van Veen have both 'moved on' from their spat, despite not having spoken since the incident. He is looking forward to settling their differences on stage when they eventually meet again. 'No, we haven't spoken, but I'm not the type of person to initiate a conversation,' he said. 'Maybe he's waiting for me to talk to him, but I'm not that type of person.

We can settle it on the dartboard. In the practice room, it's been normal, just the usual preparation.'