The Ferret is the story of the 2026 Premier League. Nobody, including most bookmakers, had Clayton in the conversation for the title before the season, and he’s spent ten weeks at or near the top of the table. Started Night 1 with a 109.81 average to win in Newcastle and just hasn’t really stopped. Check out the highlights of Jonny Clayton’s current form below!
Jonny Clayton // The Ferret
Jonny Clayton Average
Jonny Clayton 180s
Jonny Clayton Doubles
180s per Event 2025–26
Checkout % by Range
Jonny Clayton Darts form Highlights
Let’s see where he performs well:
Same player, sharper edges
What’s interesting is that this isn’t a Clayton playing differently. It’s a Clayton finally getting consistency from a game that’s always had peaks. He’s been a top-eight player for years, won the Premier League back in 2021, and his 180 rate per leg has hovered around 0.30 for most of his career. The difference now is the doubles. He’s pinning above 44% in the Premier League, and at his age that’s the metric that decides whether he wins quarters or loses them in deciders.
Temperament as a tactical weapon
The strength is his temperament. He doesn’t get rattled, doesn’t chase scoring with players who are clearly outpowering him, and he’s brilliant in deciders. Anyone who’s watched him over the years knows he’s one of the calmest closers in the sport. Combine that with the fact he barely misses bullseye finishes when there’s pressure, and you’ve got someone who wins matches he probably shouldn’t.
Jonny Clayton Form Risks
But let’s also be cautious:
The ceiling problem against the elite
The risks are real though. Clayton at 51 doesn’t beat the absolute top tier consistently. His 2026 head-to-heads against Littler are losing, and Humphries on a hot night is still a problem. He also doesn’t have the gear to outscore Van Gerwen if Mighty Mike shows up averaging 105. So in nightly knockout draws where he runs into the top three twice in one evening, he’s fading whether his doubles are on or not.
Age and the long-format question
Clayton is the oldest player at the very top of the form table by a six-year gap. There’s no obvious sign of his game declining, but there is a fair question about whether he can sustain a 12-month season at this level. He played heavy schedules in 2024 and 2025 and visibly tired in the back ends of both World Championship runs. Long-format majors (Matchplay, Grand Prix, Worlds) are where the workload accumulates, and that’s where he hasn’t won a title since 2022.
The form-table trap
The other risk is that the Premier League form is doing some heavy lifting on his current narrative. His Pro Tour numbers in 2026 are good, not extraordinary (high 97s on average), which is roughly his career level. If you’re betting Clayton at TV majors based on his Premier League run, you might be paying for a level of play he doesn’t actually produce in floor-event formats.
Betting Angles
What to look for if you’re betting on darts:
Markets that work for Clayton
The markets to look at are the ones that don’t require him to win (handicap legs, over 9.5 or 10.5 leg totals) when he’s facing scorers, and 100+ checkout markets where he’s quietly one of the most reliable players around. 180 totals on Clayton tend to be slightly under-priced when he plays scorers because books look at his career rate. His current Premier League rate is comfortably north of his career average. Worth a look on the over.
Form to know
Top of the Premier League table (24 points after Night 10), back-to-back finals at the World Masters and World Cup of Darts, semi-finalist at UK Open / World Matchplay / World Grand Prix in 2025. Currently 8th in the world rankings — but the form table tells a very different story.
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