The Ball Grid
Day #86 — 2026-07-26
2023/2024 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-07-26: the categories that made up each 3×3 board, every Premier League player who satisfied both criteria in each square, how the field actually answered them, and the day’s leading scores. Every player listed appeared for the relevant club and met the relevant statistical criteria within the 2023/2024 season alone.
Classic Grid
Day #86’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 356 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Took a Penalty × 3+ Yellow Cards, with only 24 valid answers; the most forgiving was English × 3+ Yellow Cards, where 74 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was Took a Penalty × 3+ Yellow Cards, answered correctly just 22% of the time, while Took a Penalty × 3+ Goals was filled correctly 100% of the time.
Row categories
- 3+ Goals— Scored 3 or more PL goals in 2023/2024.
- 3+ Assists— Provided 3 or more PL assists in 2023/2024.
- 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2023/2024.
Column categories
- More Away Goals Than Home— More Away Goals Than Home in 2023/2024.
- Took a Penalty— Took at least one penalty (scored or missed) in 2023/2024.
- English— English nationality in 2023/2024.
Every square, and who qualified
More Away Goals Than Home × 3+ Goals48 answers
Show the 48 qualifying players
Ollie Watkins, Heung-Min Son, Bukayo Saka, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Chris Wood, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Leandro Trossard, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice, Bryan Mbeumo, Martin Ødegaard, Kai Havertz, Marcus Rashford, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, James Ward-Prowse, Conor Gallagher, Brennan Johnson, Gustavo Hamer, Bernardo Silva, Fabian Schär, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Ross Barkley, Zeki Amdouni, Lyle Foster, Dara O'Shea, Andreas Pereira, Kurt Zouma. + 18 more qualify
Took a Penalty × 3+ Goals40 answers
Show the 40 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Dominic Solanke, Alexander Isak, Heung-Min Son, Bukayo Saka, Mohamed Salah, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Julián Álvarez, Matheus Cunha, Hee-Chan Hwang, Cole Palmer, Darwin Núñez, Bruno Fernandes, João Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo, Martin Ødegaard, Douglas Luiz, Kai Havertz, Marcus Rashford, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Pascal Groß, Alexis Mac Allister, Zeki Amdouni, Lucas Paquetá, Eberechi Eze, Willian. + 10 more qualify
English × 3+ Goals48 answers
Show the 48 qualifying players
Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Phil Foden, Jarrod Bowen, Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Antoine Semenyo, Marcus Rashford, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Raheem Sterling, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, Dwight McNeil, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Elijah Adebayo, Sean Longstaff, Jarrad Branthwaite, Ross Barkley, Ben White, Eberechi Eze, Lewis Dunk, Jack Harrison, Jayden Bogle, Callum Wilson, Danny Welbeck, Cameron Archer. + 18 more qualify
More Away Goals Than Home × 3+ Assists28 answers
Show the 28 qualifying players
Ollie Watkins, Heung-Min Son, Bukayo Saka, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice, Bryan Mbeumo, Martin Ødegaard, Kai Havertz, James Ward-Prowse, Conor Gallagher, Brennan Johnson, Gustavo Hamer, Bernardo Silva, Ross Barkley, Lyle Foster, Dara O'Shea, Andreas Pereira, James Maddison, Marcus Tavernier, Marcos Senesi, Trent Alexander-Arnold, James Mcatee, Jacob Murphy, Kevin De Bruyne.
Took a Penalty × 3+ Assists29 answers
Show the 29 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Dominic Solanke, Heung-Min Son, Bukayo Saka, Mohamed Salah, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Julián Álvarez, Matheus Cunha, Hee-Chan Hwang, Cole Palmer, Darwin Núñez, Bruno Fernandes, João Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo, Martin Ødegaard, Douglas Luiz, Kai Havertz, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Pascal Groß, Alexis Mac Allister, Lucas Paquetá, Eberechi Eze, Pablo Sarabia, Oliver McBurnie, Michael Olise, James Mcatee.
English × 3+ Assists35 answers
Show the 35 qualifying players
Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Phil Foden, Jarrod Bowen, Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Raheem Sterling, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, Dwight McNeil, Tyrick Mitchell, Alfie Doughty, Ross Barkley, Ben White, Eberechi Eze, Jack Harrison, Lewis Cook, Kyle Walker, James Maddison, Marcus Tavernier, Kieran Trippier, Trent Alexander-Arnold, James Mcatee, Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Reece Burke. + 5 more qualify
More Away Goals Than Home × 3+ Yellow Cards30 answers
Show the 30 qualifying players
Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, James Ward-Prowse, Conor Gallagher, Brennan Johnson, Gustavo Hamer, Bernardo Silva, Fabian Schär, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Ross Barkley, Dara O'Shea, Andreas Pereira, Kurt Zouma, Callum Wilson, Wilson Odobert, Danny Welbeck, James Maddison, Marcus Tavernier, Joško Gvardiol, Marcos Senesi, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Facundo Buonanotte.
Took a Penalty × 3+ Yellow Cards24 answers
Show the 24 qualifying players
Dominic Solanke, Bukayo Saka, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Matheus Cunha, Hee-Chan Hwang, Cole Palmer, Darwin Núñez, Bruno Fernandes, Douglas Luiz, Kai Havertz, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Pascal Groß, Alexis Mac Allister, Lucas Paquetá, Eberechi Eze, Callum Wilson, Pablo Sarabia, Oliver McBurnie, Enzo Fernández, Ben Brereton, Oliver Norwood.
English × 3+ Yellow Cards74 answers
Show the 74 qualifying players
Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Antoine Semenyo, Raheem Sterling, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, Jordan Pickford, James Tarkowski, Max Kilman, Sean Longstaff, Tyrick Mitchell, Jarrad Branthwaite, Alfie Doughty, James Garner, Ezri Konsa, Ross Barkley, Ben White, Eberechi Eze, Jack Robinson, Lewis Dunk, Jayden Bogle, Lewis Cook, Callum Wilson, Dan Burn. + 44 more qualify
Top 10 that day
No results yet.
View the completed boardRapid Fire
Day #86’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 792 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Over 30 at Season Start × 1+ Assists, with only 46 valid answers; the most forgiving was Forward × 1+ Goals, where 110 players fit.
Row categories
- 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2023/2024.
- 1+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2023/2024.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2023/2024.
Column categories
- 5+ Yellow Cards— 5+ Yellow Cards in 2023/2024.
- Forward— Listed as a Forward in 2023/2024.
- Over 30 at Season Start— Over 30 at Season Start in 2023/2024.
Every square, and who qualified
5+ Yellow Cards × 1+ Goals107 answers
Show the 107 qualifying players
Nicolas Jackson, Anthony Gordon, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Hee-Chan Hwang, Cole Palmer, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Leon Bailey, Bruno Fernandes, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice, Douglas Luiz, Antoine Semenyo, Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling, Rodri, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, John McGinn, Tomáš Souček, Pascal Groß, James Tarkowski, Max Kilman, Joachim Andersen, Jordan Ayew, Justin Kluivert, Illia Zabarnyi, Mario Lemina, Gustavo Hamer. + 77 more qualify
Forward × 1+ Goals110 answers
Show the 110 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Phil Foden, Alexander Isak, Heung-Min Son, Jarrod Bowen, Bukayo Saka, Mohamed Salah, Nicolas Jackson, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Yoane Wissa, Julián Álvarez, Matheus Cunha, Chris Wood, Hee-Chan Hwang, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Luis Díaz, Rasmus Højlund, Leon Bailey, Leandro Trossard, Alejandro Garnacho, João Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo, Antoine Semenyo, Richarlison, Marcus Rashford. + 80 more qualify
Over 30 at Season Start × 1+ Goals50 answers
Show the 50 qualifying players
Heung-Min Son, Mohamed Salah, Chris Wood, Pascal Groß, James Tarkowski, Jordan Ayew, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Virgil van Dijk, Fabian Schär, Michail Antonio, Lewis Dunk, Willian, Raúl Jiménez, Callum Wilson, Dan Burn, Danny Welbeck, Bobby Reid, Pablo Sarabia, Thiago Silva, Ethan Pinnock, Lucas Digne, Kieran Trippier, Idrissa Gueye, Craig Dawson, Casemiro, Wataru Endo, Harry Maguire, Joël Veltman, Tom Cairney, Kevin De Bruyne. + 20 more qualify
5+ Yellow Cards × 1+ Assists110 answers
Show the 110 qualifying players
Nicolas Jackson, Anthony Gordon, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Hee-Chan Hwang, Cole Palmer, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Leon Bailey, Bruno Fernandes, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice, Douglas Luiz, Antoine Semenyo, Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling, Rodri, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, John McGinn, Tomáš Souček, Pascal Groß, James Tarkowski, Joachim Andersen, Jordan Ayew, Justin Kluivert, Mario Lemina, Antonee Robinson, Gustavo Hamer, Sean Longstaff. + 80 more qualify
Forward × 1+ Assists98 answers
Show the 98 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Phil Foden, Alexander Isak, Heung-Min Son, Jarrod Bowen, Bukayo Saka, Mohamed Salah, Nicolas Jackson, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Yoane Wissa, Julián Álvarez, Matheus Cunha, Chris Wood, Hee-Chan Hwang, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Luis Díaz, Rasmus Højlund, Leon Bailey, Leandro Trossard, Alejandro Garnacho, João Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo, Antoine Semenyo, Richarlison, Marcus Rashford. + 68 more qualify
Over 30 at Season Start × 1+ Assists46 answers
Show the 46 qualifying players
Heung-Min Son, Mohamed Salah, Chris Wood, Pascal Groß, James Tarkowski, Jordan Ayew, Mark Flekken, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Virgil van Dijk, Vladimír Coufal, Fabian Schär, José Sá, Michail Antonio, Lewis Dunk, Willian, Callum Wilson, Kyle Walker, Dan Burn, Danny Welbeck, Bobby Reid, Pablo Sarabia, Thiago Silva, Lucas Digne, Kieran Trippier, Craig Dawson, Adam Smith, Casemiro, Joel Ward, Harry Maguire, Joël Veltman. + 16 more qualify
5+ Yellow Cards × Non-English103 answers
Show the 103 qualifying players
Nicolas Jackson, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Hee-Chan Hwang, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Leon Bailey, Bruno Fernandes, Bruno Guimarães, Douglas Luiz, Kai Havertz, Rodri, John McGinn, Tomáš Souček, Pascal Groß, André Onana, Joachim Andersen, Jordan Ayew, Justin Kluivert, Illia Zabarnyi, Mario Lemina, Antonee Robinson, Gustavo Hamer, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Diogo Dalot, Vitaly Janelt, Emerson Palmieri, Vladimír Coufal, Mohammed Kudus, Nélson Semedo. + 73 more qualify
Forward × Non-English99 answers
Show the 99 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak, Heung-Min Son, Mohamed Salah, Nicolas Jackson, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Yoane Wissa, Julián Álvarez, Matheus Cunha, Chris Wood, Hee-Chan Hwang, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Luis Díaz, Rasmus Højlund, Leon Bailey, Leandro Trossard, Alejandro Garnacho, João Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo, Richarlison, Anthony Elanga, Simon Adingra, Rodrigo Muniz, Moussa Diaby, Jordan Ayew, Alex Iwobi, Justin Kluivert, Brennan Johnson, Cody Gakpo. + 69 more qualify
Over 30 at Season Start × Non-English69 answers
Show the 69 qualifying players
Heung-Min Son, Mohamed Salah, Chris Wood, Pascal Groß, Bernd Leno, Thomas Kaminski, Jordan Ayew, Mark Flekken, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Virgil van Dijk, Vladimír Coufal, Fabian Schär, José Sá, Emiliano Martínez, Michail Antonio, Norberto Neto, Willian, Raúl Jiménez, Alphonse Areola, Bobby Reid, Pablo Sarabia, Thiago Silva, Ethan Pinnock, Alisson Becker, Lucas Digne, Idrissa Gueye, Casemiro, Martin Dúbravka, Diego Carlos, Wataru Endo. + 39 more qualify
Top 10 that day
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View the completed board