Wayne Jones' warning to Adrian Lewis

Wolverhampton's Wayne Jones has warned Adrian Lewis 'the pressure is all on you' as the two prepare to clash in the last 16 of the PDC World Championships.

'The Wanderer' will step up the oche with the reigning world champion in the second match of the evening at the Alexandra Palace in London, live on Sky Sports tonight.

And Jones believes he will have to come flying out of the traps if he is to unseat the reigning world champion who, by his own admission, has been in "second gear" so far.

Lewis had to come from 2-0 down to beat Nigel Heydon in the first round, while Robert Thornton missed three darts at double 14 to take him to a winner-take-all seventh set in the next phase.

His clash with Jones, who has yet to trail in dumping out Scott MacKenzie and Roland Scholten, will again be played out in a best-to-seven sets scenario tonight.

Jones also whitewashed former world champion John Part 6-0 in the first round of the last televised tournament, the PDC Players Championship finals, earlier this month and wants to hit that form again.

He said: "I go into it with no pressure, because everybody expects him to beat me. The only one putting any pressure on me is me!

"It's about the finishing now, I can't afford to be messing about, if I do that I am going to get beat.

"It's very rare I get completely outscored, that doesn't happen very often.

"If I play like I did against John Part early on, he hasn't got a prayer! There's not many people who can live with a 122 average.

"I certainly couldn't keep that up for six sets but, if I can get one or two up, I could give him something to think about then.

"Anything from 60 to about 120 will have to go, if I am going to win it."

Jones hasn't been a part of the last 16 since 2006, where he went all the way to the semi-finals before he was shut out, 6-0, by Peter Manley.

The 46-year-old will meet either Terry Jenkins or Justin Pipe, who play in the last match tonight, in the quarter-finals if he can stun Lewis.

But, whatever happens, Jones will be pleased with his work.

He said: "I am chuffed to be in the last 16 and it's helped me with my ranking. If I can beat Lewis, I might even fly into the top 10.

"The only scenario that would be a shock is if I take him out and I have no intentions of backing down now.

"I have looked at the draw and, if I can beat him, I have got a great record against both of my potential opponents.

"I would be pretty much guaranteed into the World Matchplay then but, whatever happens, I will go into the New Year in a positive frame of mind.

"I am starting to play well and my TV averages have gone up, I am into the mid-90s nearly every match now.

"I am proud to be in the top 16 of the world, I couldn't ask for more than that. And the reality is that I am a really good top 16 player."