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Robert Thornton believes his struggling rivals will be feeling all the pressure on Judgement Night in the Premier League. The Scot sits just above the bottom placed duo of Dave Chisnall and Michael Smith ahead of tonights matches, live on Sky Sports, and two from the trio will be eliminated at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.Thornton moved off the foot of the table last week as he claimed a win over Smith and then a battling draw with Michael van Gerwen. Smith and Chisnall are both a point adrift of Thornton, who could be safe by the time he faces Adrian Lewis, if neither man can pick up the necessary results. I can just go up and enjoy myself and Ill give it everything. Robert Thornton I know its in my hands and theres more pressure on the other two players than me, said Thornton. I can just go up and enjoy myself and Ill give it everything.My confidence is quite high now. Im playing with new darts, with longer points and better grip, and starting to get used to them and Im really looking forward to this week.I wont give in and if I can go up and perform the way I played last week, or even slightly better, then even if I lose I can go out with my head held high. Michael Smith needs to produce an upset result against Phil Taylor Smiths leg difference means he desperately needs a win from his match with Phil Taylor to give himself a real chance of survival.All I can do is focus on myself and on playing as well as I can against Phil because if I lose then Im out anyway, he said. Ill give it my best shot and do everything I can to get the win.Even if I get knocked out I want to end on a high. Its been a great couple of months and Im really enjoying the Premier League, so hopefully I can survive on Thursday. Dave Chisnall has joined Smith in the bottom two Chisnall takes on Peter Wright and fully admits that his own wasteful finishing has left him in this precarious position.Ive been starting off alright but Ive missed too many doubles and thats been the story of my season, said Chisnall. Its been frustrating and Ive had too many slack darts.Its all about timing and Im getting it wrong - Im not finishing the chances Im getting. Its fine margins and on another night the doubles might go in, but its my own fault. I put myself in this place so I have to dig it out. With Premier League Judgement Night looming, heres a look at what happened at this stage in 2015 Ive got a good record against Peter but if I keep missing doubles then Im not going to win games, so well see what happens. Ive been in this situation before and come through, so hopefully the result will go my way.Watch all of the Premier League action on Judgement Night, with live coverage starting at 7pm on Sky Sports 1. 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Bledisloe III completes the southern hemisphere Test season with New Zealand hosting Australia at the fortress that is Eden Park. Unless youve been living in solitary, or have just woken from a 30-year slumber, youll know the Wallabies havent triumphed at the Auckland venue since 1986. And their past few visits have been some of their ugliest ever.With the famous piece of oversized silverware already sewn up, Saturdays encounter is all about the elusive number 18. No Tier 1 Test nation has ever been able to string more than 17 victories together, with the All Blacks last few attempts negated by draws with the very side they face this weekend.But its hard to think a new mark wont be set come Saturday, such has been the quality of rugby the All Blacks played throughout the Rugby Championship. After hammering Australia in both Sydney and Brisbane, New Zealand then defeated Argentina and South Africa by 35 and 28 points respectively, before rounding out the tournament with 19- and 42-point triumphs over the same opposition again.There is little doubt Michael Cheikas side have improved since those two heavy defeats by their trans-Tasman tormentors, but their mini resurgence and second-place Rugby Championship finish belies the huge gap that exists between the world champions and the chasing pack.Team newsNew ZealandAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen has made just one change to the starting side that thumped the Springboks in Durban a fortnight ago. That comes in the form of winger Julian Savea, who returns at the expense of Waisake Naholo, while Aaron Smiths airport toilet infraction means T.J. Perenara retains the No. 9 jersey for another week.New Zealand: Ben Smith, Israel Dagg, Anton Lienert-Brown, Ryan Crotty, Julian Savea, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Kieran Read (c), Matt Todd, Jerome Kaino, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Owen Franks, Dane Coles, Joe Moody.Replacements: Codie Taylor, Wyatt Crockett, Charlie Faumuina, Liam Squire, Ardie Savea, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Aaron Cruden, Malakai Fekitoa.AustraliaThe Wallabies delayed naming their side until Friday morning before making a couple of surprise selection calls. Bernard Foley has reverted back to No.10, with Quade Cooper dropping to the bench, a move that creates an opportunity for Reece Hodge in midfield. That in turn sees Henry Speight come onto the right wing, while Nick Phipps replaces Will Genia at No.9 after the Queenslander departed for France. Up front, Cheika has stuck solid with Lopeti Timani, which means a fit-again David Pocock will come off the bench.Israel Folau, Dane Haylett-Petty, Samu Kerevi, Reece Hodge, Henry Speight, Bernard Foley, Nick Phipps, Lopeti Timani, Michael Hooper, Dean Mumm, Adam Coleman, Rory Arnold, Sekope Kepu, Stephen Moore (capt), Scott Sio.Replacements: James Hanson, Tom Robertson, Allan Alaalatoa, Rob Simmons, David Pocock, Nick Frisby, Quade Cooper, Sefa Naivalu.Key matchup: Beauden Barrett vs. Bernard FoleyWhile there are still the spring tour internationals to come, it will bee an absolute travesty if Barrett is not named World Rugby Player of the Year in a couple of months time.dddddddddddd The All Blacks No. 10 has been in exquisite form since the early part of the Super Rugby season, and he has shown no signs of slowing down despite a heavy workload. Barrett was Man of the Match against the Wallabies in Sydney, and finished the Rugby Championship with four tries as part of a tournament-high 81 points. It is hard to recall a more dominant individual season.If the thought of Eden Park is enough to send the Wallabies into a cold sweat, it must conjure in Quade Cooper the kind of palpitations that send people to the ER. With that surely on his mind, Cheika has made the opposite switch to that which drew so much criticism ahead of the corresponding game last year. Foley may not offer the same attacking flair as Cooper, but he is far more adept at executing a game plan and has much more experience playing alongside the recalled Nick Phipps. With Reece Hodge and Samu Kerevi in the centres, the Wallabies are likely to play with a little less width and instead aim a lot of midfield traffic at Ryan Crotty and Anton Lienert-Brown.Key stats- New Zealand have won the past four, and six of the past eight, against Australia.- Australias past three visits to Eden Park have seen them lose by 28, 31 and 22 points respectively.- Australia have failed to score more than 20 points in any of their past eight visits to Eden Park to play New Zealand, failing to cross the tryline in three of those eight games.WeatherAuckland is expecting an early shower on Saturday before a mostly sunny afternoon and evening. The temperature should hover around 15 degrees for the 80 minutes at Eden Park.UBET Verdict: New Zealand $1.07, Australia $8.50.Unbeaten at Eden Park since 1994, New Zealand are raging favourites to roll the Wallabies on Saturday and secure a record 18th consecutive Test win. In fact, the money trail suggests it could be a case of the All Blacks by how many: 21.5 is the longest line between the teams in recent memory. Even so, theres a conga line out the door and around the corner to back the minus at $1.90. New Zealand are also anchoring just about every weekend sports multi on our books.VerdictThis current crop of All Blacks deserve the tag as one of the all-time great rugby sides, and they will lay claim to that on their own after 80 minutes on Saturday night. Only a monumental case of nerves, a string of yellow cards or a horror night with injury will deny New Zealand victory at Eden Park such is their overawing superiority to the Wallabies, and the rest of the world, at the moment. The Wallabies have shown signs they are trending upwards, but an inability to play quality rugby for more than 20 minutes will mean they are nothing more than a minor pothole on the All Blacks super highway to rugby history.New Zealand by 25. ' ' '