The Ball Grid
Day #143 answers — 21 September 2026
2022/2023 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-09-21: 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 2022/2023 season alone.
Classic Grid
Day #143’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 460 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Defender × South American, with only 15 valid answers; the most forgiving was 1+ Assists × Under 25 at Season Start, where 118 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was 1+ Assists × 10+ Clean Sheets, answered correctly just 32% of the time, while 1+ Assists × Under 25 at Season Start was filled correctly 85% of the time.
Row categories
- Under 25 at Season Start— Under 25 at Season Start in 2022/2023.
- 10+ Clean Sheets— Kept 10 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2022/2023.
- South American— South American nationality in 2022/2023.
Column categories
- 1+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2022/2023.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2022/2023.
- 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2022/2023.
Every square, and who qualified
1+ Assists × Under 25 at Season Start118 answers
Show the 118 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Harvey Barnes, Bryan Mbeumo, Brennan Johnson, Martin Ødegaard, Dominic Solanke, Phil Foden, Dwight McNeil, Alexis Mac Allister, Declan Rice, Morgan Gibbs-White, Alexander Isak, Darwin Núñez, Eberechi Eze, Douglas Luiz, Taiwo Awoniyi, Moisés Caicedo, Kai Havertz, Jacob Ramsey, Antonee Robinson, Ben White, Bruno Guimarães, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Michael Olise, Jadon Sancho, Tyrick Mitchell, Cody Gakpo. + 88 more qualify
Defender × Under 25 at Season Start78 answers
Show the 78 qualifying players
Gabriel Magalhães, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Sven Botman, Antonee Robinson, Ben White, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Tyrick Mitchell, Wout Faes, Pervis Estupiñán, Vitalii Mykolenko, William Saliba, Cristian Romero, Renan Lodi, Pascal Struijk, Chris Mepham, Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martínez, Tosin Adarabioyo, Lloyd Kelly, Mohammed Salisu, Aaron Hickey, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Neco Williams, Romain Perraud, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Emerson Royal, Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah. + 48 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × Under 25 at Season Start94 answers
Show the 94 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Harvey Barnes, Bryan Mbeumo, Brennan Johnson, Martin Ødegaard, Dwight McNeil, Alexis Mac Allister, Declan Rice, Morgan Gibbs-White, Alexander Isak, Eberechi Eze, Douglas Luiz, Gabriel Magalhães, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Moisés Caicedo, Kai Havertz, Jacob Ramsey, Antonee Robinson, Ben White, Illan Meslier, Bruno Guimarães, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Tyrick Mitchell, Odsonne Édouard, Cheick Doucouré, Leon Bailey, Wout Faes. + 64 more qualify
1+ Assists × 10+ Clean Sheets22 answers
Show the 22 qualifying players
Kieran Trippier, Alisson Becker, Ben Mee, Rico Henry, Fabian Schär, Tyrone Mings, Ederson, Ben White, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Eric Dier, Pervis Estupiñán, Nélson Semedo, Andrew Robertson, Luke Shaw, William Saliba, Ben Davies, Manuel Akanji, Joël Veltman, Diogo Dalot, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Kieran Tierney.
Defender × 10+ Clean Sheets33 answers
Show the 33 qualifying players
Gabriel Magalhães, Kieran Trippier, Ezri Konsa, Max Kilman, Ben Mee, Rico Henry, Lewis Dunk, Fabian Schär, Tyrone Mings, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Ben White, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Eric Dier, Ethan Pinnock, Pervis Estupiñán, Nélson Semedo, Andrew Robertson, Luke Shaw, William Saliba, Ben Davies, Manuel Akanji, Joël Veltman, Diogo Dalot, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Lisandro Martínez, Rúben Dias, Adam Webster, Raphaël Varane. + 3 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × 10+ Clean Sheets27 answers
Show the 27 qualifying players
Gabriel Magalhães, Kieran Trippier, Ezri Konsa, Max Kilman, Nick Pope, Rico Henry, Lewis Dunk, Fabian Schär, Tyrone Mings, Ederson, Emiliano Martínez, Dan Burn, Ben White, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Eric Dier, Pervis Estupiñán, Nélson Semedo, Andrew Robertson, Luke Shaw, William Saliba, Ben Davies, Joël Veltman, Diogo Dalot, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Lisandro Martínez, Rúben Dias.
1+ Assists × South American38 answers
Show the 38 qualifying players
Gabriel Martinelli, Miguel Almirón, Gabriel Jesus, Alexis Mac Allister, Darwin Núñez, Douglas Luiz, Roberto Firmino, Alisson Becker, Moisés Caicedo, Ederson, Joelinton, Willian, Bruno Guimarães, Andreas Pereira, Emi Buendía, Pervis Estupiñán, Fabinho, Antony Matheus, Lucas Paquetá, Casemiro, Cristian Romero, Thiago Silva, Renan Lodi, Carlos Vinícius, Rodrigo Bentancur, Luis Díaz, Emerson Royal, Enzo Fernández, Felipe Augusto, Fred. + 8 more qualify
Defender × South American15 answers
Show the 15 qualifying players
Gabriel Magalhães, Pervis Estupiñán, Marcos Senesi, Cristian Romero, Thiago Silva, Renan Lodi, Lisandro Martínez, Emerson Royal, Felipe Augusto, Lyanco, Carlos Jonas Alcaraz, Davinson Sánchez, Yerry Mina, Matías Viña, Diego Carlos.
3+ Yellow Cards × South American35 answers
Show the 35 qualifying players
Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus, Alexis Mac Allister, Jefferson Lerma, Douglas Luiz, Gabriel Magalhães, Moisés Caicedo, Ederson, Joelinton, Emiliano Martínez, Bruno Guimarães, Andreas Pereira, Pervis Estupiñán, Fabinho, Antony Matheus, Marcos Senesi, Lucas Paquetá, Casemiro, Norberto Neto, Cristian Romero, Renan Lodi, Lisandro Martínez, Carlos Vinícius, Rodrigo Bentancur, Luis Sinisterra, Emerson Royal, Enzo Fernández, Felipe Augusto, Fred, Richarlison. + 5 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Score | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric | 420 | 9/9 |
| 2 | ss1994 | 368 | 9/9 |
Rapid Fire
Day #143’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 361 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Over 30 at Season Start × Forward, with only 21 valid answers; the most forgiving was Over 30 at Season Start × Non-English, where 72 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was Under 175cm × Forward, answered correctly just 13% of the time, while Took a Penalty × 1+ Goals was filled correctly 70% of the time.
Row categories
- 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2022/2023.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2022/2023.
- Forward— Listed as a Forward in 2022/2023.
Column categories
- Over 30 at Season Start— Over 30 at Season Start in 2022/2023.
- Under 175cm— Under 175cm tall in 2022/2023.
- Took a Penalty— Took at least one penalty (scored or missed) in 2022/2023.
Every square, and who qualified
Over 30 at Season Start × 1+ Goals51 answers
Show the 51 qualifying players
Mohamed Salah, Callum Wilson, Heung-Min Son, Rodrigo, Pascal Groß, Jordan Ayew, Roberto Firmino, Kieran Trippier, Ben Mee, Lewis Dunk, Fabian Schär, Danny Ings, Willian, Dan Burn, Danny Welbeck, İlkay Gündoğan, Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, Tim Ream, Virgil van Dijk, Michail Antonio, Jamie Vardy, Casemiro, Jorginho, Joel Ward, Joël Veltman, Ivan Perišić, Christian Eriksen, Craig Dawson, Luke Ayling. + 21 more qualify
Under 175cm × 1+ Goals39 answers
Show the 39 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Miguel Almirón, Phil Foden, Leandro Trossard, Morgan Gibbs-White, Bobby Reid, Saïd Benrahma, Julián Álvarez, Raheem Sterling, Emi Buendía, Kyle Walker-Peters, Antony Matheus, Bernardo Silva, Daniel Podence, Crysencio Summerville, Luis Sinisterra, Romain Perraud, Wilfried Gnonto, Adam Armstrong, Harvey Elliott, Harry Wilson, Fred, Manor Solomon, Allan Saint-Maximin, Neal Maupay, Daniel James, Pedro Porro, Julio Enciso, Emmanuel Dennis, Pablo Sarabia. + 9 more qualify
Took a Penalty × 1+ Goals40 answers
Show the 40 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah, Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Callum Wilson, Aleksandar Mitrović, Bryan Mbeumo, Rodrigo, Brennan Johnson, Jarrod Bowen, Gabriel Jesus, James Ward-Prowse, Bruno Fernandes, Wilfried Zaha, Alexis Mac Allister, Declan Rice, Morgan Gibbs-White, Alexander Isak, Rúben Neves, Eberechi Eze, Demarai Gray, James Maddison, Saïd Benrahma, Julián Álvarez, Danny Ings, Kai Havertz, Andreas Pereira, İlkay Gündoğan. + 10 more qualify
Over 30 at Season Start × Non-English72 answers
Show the 72 qualifying players
Mohamed Salah, Heung-Min Son, Rodrigo, Pascal Groß, Jordan Ayew, David de Gea, Roberto Firmino, Bernd Leno, Fabian Schär, Willian, Łukasz Fabiański, İlkay Gündoğan, Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, Tim Ream, Virgil van Dijk, Michail Antonio, Idrissa Gueye, Casemiro, Vicente Guaita, Norberto Neto, Thiago Silva, Jorginho, Hugo Lloris, Joël Veltman, Ivan Perišić, Remo Freuler, Christian Eriksen, Kalidou Koulibaly, João Moutinho. + 42 more qualify
Under 175cm × Non-English58 answers
Show the 58 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Miguel Almirón, Leandro Trossard, Bobby Reid, Saïd Benrahma, Julián Álvarez, Emi Buendía, Antony Matheus, Idrissa Gueye, Bernardo Silva, Daniel Podence, Renan Lodi, Crysencio Summerville, Vladimír Coufal, Luis Sinisterra, Romain Perraud, João Moutinho, Wilfried Gnonto, Marc Cucurella, Harry Wilson, Jordan Zemura, Fred, Tyrell Malacia, Manor Solomon, Allan Saint-Maximin, Neal Maupay, Thiago Alcantara, Daniel James, Pedro Porro, Julio Enciso. + 28 more qualify
Took a Penalty × Non-English25 answers
Show the 25 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Aleksandar Mitrović, Bryan Mbeumo, Rodrigo, Brennan Johnson, Gabriel Jesus, Bruno Fernandes, Wilfried Zaha, Alexis Mac Allister, Alexander Isak, Rúben Neves, Saïd Benrahma, Julián Álvarez, Kai Havertz, Andreas Pereira, İlkay Gündoğan, Riyad Mahrez, Youri Tielemans, Lucas Paquetá, Jorginho, Anthony Martial, Kelechi Iheanacho, Chris Wood, Andre Ayew.
Over 30 at Season Start × Forward21 answers
Show the 21 qualifying players
Mohamed Salah, Callum Wilson, Heung-Min Son, Rodrigo, Jordan Ayew, Roberto Firmino, Danny Ings, Willian, Danny Welbeck, Riyad Mahrez, Michail Antonio, Jamie Vardy, Theo Walcott, Diego Costa, Chris Wood, Pablo Sarabia, Raúl Jiménez, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andre Ayew, Rondon.
Under 175cm × Forward28 answers
Show the 28 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Miguel Almirón, Phil Foden, Leandro Trossard, Bobby Reid, Saïd Benrahma, Julián Álvarez, Raheem Sterling, Antony Matheus, Crysencio Summerville, Luis Sinisterra, Wilfried Gnonto, Adam Armstrong, Harry Wilson, Manor Solomon, Allan Saint-Maximin, Neal Maupay, Daniel James, Emmanuel Dennis, Pedro Neto, Pablo Sarabia, Lucas Moura, Keane Lewis-Potter, David Brooks, Siriki Dembele, Mateo Joseph, Ben Doak, Alex Mighten.
Took a Penalty × Forward27 answers
Show the 27 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah, Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Callum Wilson, Aleksandar Mitrović, Bryan Mbeumo, Rodrigo, Brennan Johnson, Jarrod Bowen, Gabriel Jesus, Wilfried Zaha, Alexander Isak, Demarai Gray, Saïd Benrahma, Julián Álvarez, Danny Ings, Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy, Patrick Bamford, Anthony Martial, Kelechi Iheanacho, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Chris Wood, Andre Ayew.
Top 10 that day
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