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Emma Paton deletes viral seven-word tweet about Premier League Darts controversy while live on Sky

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Published 17:47 7 Mar 2025 GMT

Emma Paton deletes viral seven-word tweet about Premier League Darts controversy while live on Sky

The Sky Sports presenter quickly deleted the social media post during night five of the Premier League.

Ben McCrum

Ben McCrum

Presenter Emma Patton swiftly deleted a tweet after it went viral during the Sky Sports shocking broadcast of the Premier League Darts.

On Thursday night, darts sensation Luke Littler claimed his second Premier League win of the season after defeating Nathan Aspinall in Brighton.

Despite an evening that saw two nine darters, the biggest moment came as issues with Sky Sports' broadcast of the evening left fans furious.

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In the midst of the chaos Sky Sports darts presenter Patton put on a post on social media that immediately went viral before she swiftly took it down.

The technical difficulties plaguing Sky's coverage of the darts resulted in the live feed of the matches cutting out while white screen with the Sky Sports logo appeared, alongside the message: "We're really sorry for this temporary fault."

This meant that fans missed the entire first leg of Gerwyn Price's clash with Michael van Gerwen, and issues carried on throughout the night as the live feed continued to cut out sporadically, causing fans to miss several exciting moments.

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Thankfully, the feed managed to stay up long enough for fans to watch Luke Humphries hit a nine-darter against Rob Cross.

But this didn't stop Patton from taking to social media to make a joke about the technical issues, writing on X: "I REALLY HOPE YOU ALL SAW THAT!"

Sky Sports presenter Emma Patton swiftly deleted a tweet making light of the technical difficulties experienced during night 5 of the Premier League darts. (Image: X)
Sky Sports presenter Emma Patton swiftly deleted a tweet making light of the technical difficulties experienced during night 5 of the Premier League darts. (Image: X)

However, the presenter quickly decided to take the post down, while commentator Wayne Mardle immediately apologised for the "temporary issues" when the broadcast feed was working, saying that they would be "fixed momentarily."

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Later in the evening, Cross also hit a nine-darter but it wasn't enough for him to get past Aspinall, who went on to face Littler in the final.

Fresh off the back of his victory in the UK Open, Littler proved why he remains the best player in the world as he comfortably won the match 6-3, taking him one step closer to defending his Premier League title.

The darts will return on Thursday as night six gets underway at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Sky Sports, Luke Littler

Ben McCrum
Ben McCrum

Ben is a sports journalist who specialises in football and MMA. He has written for publications such as Manchester Evening News, WiganToday, Manchester World and beIN Sports. Throughout his career he has interviewed top athletes in MMA including Tom Aspinall and Michael Bisping.

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