Jonny Clayton vs Mickey Mansell Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 PDC World Darts Championship | Second Round

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Jonny Clayton has not lived up to his potential in the World Championships previously but he will fancy his chances of going far if he can hit the ground running on Monday

Start date/time: Monday 23rd December, 2024, UK – not before 3:45pm / US ET – not before 10:45am / US PT – not before 7:45am

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – DAZN

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – DAZN

Jonny Clayton vs Mickey Mansell Prediction

Jonny Clayton gets underway and he will be confident of doing well this time around. He reached the quarter-finals in 2023 before losing to Dmitri van den Bergh and then in the fourth round last year.

The Welshman is ranked number seven in the world and continues to play at a high level after a breakout 2021 where he won several major tournaments.

The experienced campaigner meets Mickey Mansell in the second round and he will know he is in for a battle here.

Mansell is in the second round for just the fourth time in his ninth appearance at Ally Pally and he was solid if not spectacular in his win on Friday against Tomoya Goto. He only averaged 81.34 and managed one maximum so he is going to have significantly improve those if he is to really challenge Clayton.

Barring a slow start and any early nerves for Clayton, this should be a relatively routine win for Clayton. 

Jonny Clayton vs Mickey Mansell Tip: Jonny Clayton to win 3-0 or 3-1