The Ball Grid
Day #130 — 2026-09-08
2025/2026 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-09-08: 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 2025/2026 season alone.
Classic Grid
Day #130’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 540 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 3000+ Minutes × 7+ Clean Sheets, with only 29 valid answers; the most forgiving was Defender × Non-English, where 126 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was 3000+ Minutes × Non-English, answered correctly just 29% of the time, while 190cm or Taller × Non-English was filled correctly 100% of the time.
Row categories
- 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2025/2026.
- 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2025/2026.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2025/2026.
Column categories
- 190cm or Taller— 190cm or Taller in 2025/2026.
- 3000+ Minutes— 3000+ Minutes in 2025/2026.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2025/2026.
Every square, and who qualified
The answer key for a grid publishes the day after it runs, so today’s squares stay unspoiled. Play it first — the full list of qualifying players appears here tomorrow.
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Score | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ss1994 | 570 | 9/9 |
| 2 | אוריה | 470 | 9/9 |
Rapid Fire
Day #130’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 540 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 3000+ Minutes × 7+ Clean Sheets, with only 29 valid answers; the most forgiving was Defender × Non-English, where 126 players fit.
Row categories
- 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2025/2026.
- 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2025/2026.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2025/2026.
Column categories
- 190cm or Taller— 190cm or Taller in 2025/2026.
- 3000+ Minutes— 3000+ Minutes in 2025/2026.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2025/2026.
Every square, and who qualified
The answer key for a grid publishes the day after it runs, so today’s squares stay unspoiled. Play it first — the full list of qualifying players appears here tomorrow.
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Time | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אוריה | 7:37 | 9/9 |