Luke Littler SLAMS Ally Pally crowd in angry statement after Rob Cross win

Luke Littler beat Rob Cross to advance in the fourth round of the World Darts Championship but then unleashed an astonishing rant at Ally Pally fans for booing him during the match

Luke Littler beat Rob Cross to advance to the PDC World Darts Championship quarter-finals - and then let rip at the Ally Pally crowd for booing him during the match.

Littler, the defending champions, beat Cross, who was backed by fans at Ally Pally. And 'The Nuke' had some choice words after he was booed by fans up on the stage, both during the tie and while he was conducting his post-match interview for Sky Sports.

Visibly annoyed, Littler told the crowd: "Can I just say one thing. You guys pay for tickets and you pay for my prize money so thank you for my money, thank you for booing me! I just had to hold, Rob broke me, I broke him back.

"I just saw the stats then- I wasn't thinking of anything- I just wanted to win. It was hostile, no one wanted me to win. They were wrong.

"It is not in reach just yet, you have got to get to the final."

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