The Ball Grid
Day #138 answers — 16 September 2026
2024/2025 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-09-16: 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 2024/2025 season alone.
Classic Grid
Day #138’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2024/2025 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 520 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Defender × Under 175cm, with only 14 valid answers; the most forgiving was Non-English × Under 25 at Season Start, where 153 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was Defender × Under 175cm, answered correctly just 24% of the time, while Defender × Under 25 at Season Start was filled correctly 86% of the time.
Row categories
- Under 25 at Season Start— Under 25 at Season Start in 2024/2025.
- 10+ Clean Sheets— Kept 10 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2024/2025.
- Under 175cm— Under 175cm tall in 2024/2025.
Column categories
- 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2024/2025.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2024/2025.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2024/2025.
Every square, and who qualified
1+ Goals × Under 25 at Season Start127 answers
Show the 127 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Alexander Isak, Erling Haaland, Antoine Semenyo, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Liam Delap, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Evanilson, Iliman Ndiaye, Nicolas Jackson, João Pedro, Gabriel Martinelli, Dejan Kulusevski, Anthony Elanga, Anthony Gordon, Mohammed Kudus, Amad Diallo Traoré, Noni Madueke, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Nathan Collins, Alejandro Garnacho, Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo Santiago, Milos Kerkez, Mikkel Damsgaard, Keane Lewis-Potter, Joško Gvardiol. + 97 more qualify
Non-English × Under 25 at Season Start153 answers
Show the 153 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Alexander Isak, Erling Haaland, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Brennan Johnson, Evanilson, Iliman Ndiaye, Nicolas Jackson, João Pedro, Gabriel Martinelli, Dejan Kulusevski, Anthony Elanga, Mohammed Kudus, Amad Diallo Traoré, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Nathan Collins, Alejandro Garnacho, Murillo Santiago, Milos Kerkez, Mikkel Damsgaard, Joško Gvardiol, Bart Verbruggen, João Gomes, Kevin Schade, Ryan Gravenberch, Rayan Aït Nouri, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, Mateus Fernandes. + 123 more qualify
Defender × Under 25 at Season Start81 answers
Show the 81 qualifying players
Nathan Collins, Milos Kerkez, Joško Gvardiol, Levi Colwill, Rayan Aït Nouri, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, Tyrick Mitchell, Calvin Ughelumba, Marc Guehi, William Saliba, Jan Paul van Hecke, Valentino Livramento, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Leif Davis, Pedro Porro, Neco Williams, Sepp van den Berg, Jarrad Branthwaite, Victor Kristansen, Jurriën Timber, Dean Donny Huijsen, Jacob Greaves, Lewis Hall, Matthijs de Ligt, Destiny Udogie, Chris Richards, Rico Lewis, Malo Gusto, Jean-Clair Todibo. + 51 more qualify
1+ Goals × 10+ Clean Sheets21 answers
Show the 21 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Nikola Milenković, Joško Gvardiol, Daniel Muñoz, Levi Colwill, Maxence Lacroix, Vitalii Mykolenko, Marc Guehi, William Saliba, Ola Aina, Marc Cucurella, Fabian Schär, James Tarkowski, Neco Williams, Ibrahima Konaté, Jurriën Timber, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Gabriel Magalhães, Rico Lewis, Ashley Young.
Non-English × 10+ Clean Sheets24 answers
Show the 24 qualifying players
David Raya, Matz Sels, Virgil van Dijk, Nikola Milenković, Joško Gvardiol, Daniel Muñoz, Maxence Lacroix, Vitalii Mykolenko, William Saliba, Ola Aina, Marc Cucurella, Fabian Schär, Robert Sánchez, Noussair Mazraoui, Diogo Dalot, Neco Williams, Ibrahima Konaté, Alisson Becker, Andrew Robertson, Jurriën Timber, Gabriel Magalhães, Ederson, Rúben Dias, Felipe Rodrigues.
Defender × 10+ Clean Sheets29 answers
Show the 29 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Nikola Milenković, Joško Gvardiol, Daniel Muñoz, Levi Colwill, Maxence Lacroix, Tyrick Mitchell, Vitalii Mykolenko, Marc Guehi, William Saliba, Ola Aina, Marc Cucurella, Fabian Schär, James Tarkowski, Noussair Mazraoui, Valentino Livramento, Diogo Dalot, Neco Williams, Ibrahima Konaté, Andrew Robertson, Jurriën Timber, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Gabriel Magalhães, Rúben Dias, Rico Lewis, Ashley Young, Kieran Trippier, Felipe Rodrigues.
1+ Goals × Under 175cm35 answers
Show the 35 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Liam Delap, Justin Kluivert, Leandro Trossard, Amad Diallo Traoré, Morgan Gibbs-White, Keane Lewis-Potter, Phil Foden, Pedro Neto, Marc Cucurella, Bernardo Silva, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Leif Davis, Pedro Porro, Harry Wilson, Flynn Downes, Yasin Ayari, Jeremy Doku, Tyler Obling, Facundo Buonanotte, Rico Lewis, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Adam Armstrong, Pablo Sarabia, Julio Enciso, Samuel Szmodics, David Brooks, Crysencio Summerville, Bobby Reid, Tariq Lamptey. + 5 more qualify
Non-English × Under 175cm36 answers
Show the 36 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Justin Kluivert, Leandro Trossard, Amad Diallo Traoré, Idrissa Gueye, Pedro Neto, Marc Cucurella, Bernardo Silva, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Pedro Porro, Harry Wilson, Yasin Ayari, Jeremy Doku, Facundo Buonanotte, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Ryan Manning, Pablo Sarabia, Julio Enciso, Vladimír Coufal, Crysencio Summerville, Bobby Reid, Wes Burns, Tariq Lamptey, Fabio Carvalho, Luis Sinisterra, Ferdi Kadioglu, Ryan Fraser, Miguel Almirón, Antony Matheus, Tyrell Malacia. + 6 more qualify
Defender × Under 175cm14 answers
Show the 14 qualifying players
Marc Cucurella, Kyle Walker-Peters, Leif Davis, Pedro Porro, Rico Lewis, Vladimír Coufal, Tariq Lamptey, Aaron Cresswell, Ferdi Kadioglu, Conor Townsend, Tyrell Malacia, Rico Henry, Max Aarons, Pedro Henrique Cardoso de Lima.
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Score | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ss1994 | 471 | 8/9 |
| 2 | Almog | 291 | 9/9 |
Rapid Fire
Day #138’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2024/2025 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 615 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Over 185cm × 7+ Clean Sheets, with only 42 valid answers; the most forgiving was 1+ Assists × 3+ Goals, where 113 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was 1+ Assists × 7+ Clean Sheets, answered correctly just 29% of the time, while 1+ Assists × 3+ Goals was filled correctly 100% of the time.
Row categories
- 3+ Goals— Scored 3 or more PL goals in 2024/2025.
- English— English nationality in 2024/2025.
- 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2024/2025.
Column categories
- 1+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2024/2025.
- 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2024/2025.
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2024/2025.
Every square, and who qualified
1+ Assists × 3+ Goals113 answers
Show the 113 qualifying players
Mohamed Salah, Bryan Mbeumo, Alexander Isak, Erling Haaland, Chris Wood, Yoane Wissa, Ollie Watkins, Matheus Cunha, Jarrod Bowen, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Antoine Semenyo, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Liam Delap, Luis Díaz, Raúl Jiménez, Alex Iwobi, Justin Kluivert, Morgan Rogers, Jamie Vardy, Kaoru Mitoma, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Evanilson, Ismaïla Sarr, Nicolas Jackson, Leandro Trossard, Danny Welbeck, Dominic Solanke, Jacob Murphy, João Pedro. + 83 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × 3+ Goals83 answers
Show the 83 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Antoine Semenyo, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Liam Delap, Raúl Jiménez, Justin Kluivert, Morgan Rogers, Jamie Vardy, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Ismaïla Sarr, Iliman Ndiaye, Nicolas Jackson, Leandro Trossard, Danny Welbeck, Jacob Murphy, João Pedro, Cody Gakpo, Dejan Kulusevski, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz, Bruno Fernandes, Mohammed Kudus, Amad Diallo Traoré, Noni Madueke, Enzo Fernández, Alejandro Garnacho, Morgan Gibbs-White. + 53 more qualify
Over 185cm × 3+ Goals46 answers
Show the 46 qualifying players
Alexander Isak, Erling Haaland, Chris Wood, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Antoine Semenyo, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Raúl Jiménez, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Ismaïla Sarr, Nicolas Jackson, Danny Welbeck, Dominic Solanke, Cody Gakpo, Dejan Kulusevski, Kai Havertz, Virgil van Dijk, Nikola Milenković, Tomáš Souček, Joško Gvardiol, Christian Nørgaard, Kevin Schade, Declan Rice, Beto Bercique, Thomas Partey, Dominik Szoboszlai, Fabian Schär, Rasmus Højlund, Joelinton. + 16 more qualify
1+ Assists × English91 answers
Show the 91 qualifying players
Ollie Watkins, Jarrod Bowen, Antoine Semenyo, Liam Delap, Morgan Rogers, Jamie Vardy, Cole Palmer, Danny Welbeck, Dominic Solanke, Jacob Murphy, Anthony Gordon, Harvey Barnes, Noni Madueke, Jordan Pickford, Morgan Gibbs-White, Max Kilman, Dan Burn, Keane Lewis-Potter, Eberechi Eze, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Phil Foden, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Declan Rice, Levi Colwill, Tyrick Mitchell, Marc Guehi, Lewis Cook, Bukayo Saka, James Tarkowski, Kyle Walker-Peters. + 61 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × English78 answers
Show the 78 qualifying players
Antoine Semenyo, Liam Delap, Morgan Rogers, Jamie Vardy, Cole Palmer, Danny Welbeck, Jacob Murphy, Noni Madueke, Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Max Kilman, Dan Burn, Keane Lewis-Potter, Declan Rice, Levi Colwill, Calvin Ughelumba, Marc Guehi, Lewis Cook, Bukayo Saka, James Tarkowski, Kyle Walker-Peters, James Justin, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Leif Davis, Emile Smith Rowe, James Maddison, Jarrad Branthwaite, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jack Hinshelwood. + 48 more qualify
Over 185cm × English59 answers
Show the 59 qualifying players
Antoine Semenyo, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Danny Welbeck, Dominic Solanke, Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, Max Kilman, Dan Burn, Declan Rice, Levi Colwill, Calvin Ughelumba, James Tarkowski, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Aaron Ramsdale, Marcus Rashford, Nick Pope, Jarrad Branthwaite, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jacob Greaves, Will Hughes, Lewis Dunk, Ryan Yates, Trevoh Chalobah, Curtis Jones, Harry Maguire, Archie Gray, Axel Tuanzebe, Conor Coady, Tosin Adarabioyo. + 29 more qualify
1+ Assists × 7+ Clean Sheets47 answers
Show the 47 qualifying players
Jordan Pickford, Nathan Collins, Max Kilman, Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Nikola Milenković, Mark Flekken, Bart Verbruggen, Daniel Muñoz, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Levi Colwill, Rayan Aït Nouri, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, Tyrick Mitchell, Vitalii Mykolenko, Marc Guehi, Ola Aina, Marc Cucurella, Jan Paul van Hecke, James Tarkowski, Nélson Semedo, Noussair Mazraoui, Valentino Livramento, Diogo Dalot, Toti Gomes, Neco Williams, Ibrahima Konaté, Jarrad Branthwaite. + 17 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × 7+ Clean Sheets56 answers
Show the 56 qualifying players
David Raya, Jordan Pickford, Matz Sels, Nathan Collins, Dean Henderson, Max Kilman, Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Nikola Milenković, Bart Verbruggen, Daniel Muñoz, Emiliano Martínez, Levi Colwill, Rayan Aït Nouri, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, Vitalii Mykolenko, Marc Guehi, William Saliba, Ola Aina, Marc Cucurella, Jan Paul van Hecke, Fabian Schär, James Tarkowski, Nélson Semedo, Robert Sánchez, Noussair Mazraoui, Diogo Dalot, Kepa Arrizabalaga. + 26 more qualify
Over 185cm × 7+ Clean Sheets42 answers
Show the 42 qualifying players
Jordan Pickford, Matz Sels, Nathan Collins, Dean Henderson, Max Kilman, Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Nikola Milenković, Joško Gvardiol, Mark Flekken, Bart Verbruggen, Emiliano Martínez, Levi Colwill, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, André Onana, William Saliba, Jan Paul van Hecke, Fabian Schär, James Tarkowski, Robert Sánchez, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Toti Gomes, José Sá, Ibrahima Konaté, Nick Pope, Jarrad Branthwaite, Alisson Becker, Gabriel Magalhães, Ederson. + 12 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Time | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almog | 2:35 | 9/9 |
| 2 | Carolina | 3:02 | 9/9 |