The Ball Grid
Day #145 answers — 23 September 2026
2024/2025 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-09-23: 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 #145’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2024/2025 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 629 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 1+ Assists × 10+ Clean Sheets, with only 26 valid answers; the most forgiving was 1+ Assists × Under 25 at Season Start, where 121 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was 1+ Assists × 10+ Clean Sheets, answered correctly just 25% of the time, while 1+ Assists × English was filled correctly 93% 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.
- English— English nationality in 2024/2025.
Column categories
- 1+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2024/2025.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2024/2025.
- 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2024/2025.
Every square, and who qualified
1+ Assists × Under 25 at Season Start121 answers
Show the 121 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Alexander Isak, Erling Haaland, Antoine Semenyo, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Liam Delap, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Evanilson, 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, Milos Kerkez, Mikkel Damsgaard, Keane Lewis-Potter, Bart Verbruggen, João Gomes, Callum Hudson-Odoi. + 91 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
3+ Yellow Cards × Under 25 at Season Start101 answers
Show the 101 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Antoine Semenyo, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Liam Delap, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Iliman Ndiaye, Nicolas Jackson, João Pedro, Dejan Kulusevski, Mohammed Kudus, Amad Diallo Traoré, Noni Madueke, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Nathan Collins, Alejandro Garnacho, Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo Santiago, Milos Kerkez, Keane Lewis-Potter, Bart Verbruggen, João Gomes, Kevin Schade, Ryan Gravenberch, Levi Colwill, Rayan Aït Nouri, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi. + 71 more qualify
1+ Assists × 10+ Clean Sheets26 answers
Show the 26 qualifying players
Jordan Pickford, Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Nikola Milenković, Daniel Muñoz, Levi Colwill, Maxence Lacroix, Tyrick Mitchell, Vitalii Mykolenko, Marc Guehi, Ola Aina, Marc Cucurella, James Tarkowski, Noussair Mazraoui, Valentino Livramento, Diogo Dalot, Neco Williams, Ibrahima Konaté, Andrew Robertson, Jurriën Timber, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Gabriel Magalhães, Ederson, Rico Lewis, Ashley Young, Kieran Trippier.
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.
3+ Yellow Cards × 10+ Clean Sheets31 answers
Show the 31 qualifying players
David Raya, Jordan Pickford, Matz Sels, Dean Henderson, Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Nikola Milenković, Daniel Muñoz, Levi Colwill, Maxence Lacroix, Vitalii Mykolenko, Marc Guehi, William Saliba, Ola Aina, Marc Cucurella, Fabian Schär, James Tarkowski, Robert Sánchez, Noussair Mazraoui, Diogo Dalot, Neco Williams, Ibrahima Konaté, Andrew Robertson, Jurriën Timber, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Gabriel Magalhães, Ederson, Rúben Dias, Rico Lewis, Ashley Young. + 1 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
Defender × English71 answers
Show the 71 qualifying players
Max Kilman, Dan Burn, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Levi Colwill, Tyrick Mitchell, Calvin Ughelumba, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, James Tarkowski, Kyle Walker-Peters, James Justin, Valentino Livramento, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Leif Davis, Jarrad Branthwaite, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jacob Greaves, Lewis Hall, Lewis Dunk, Trevoh Chalobah, Rico Lewis, Ashley Young, Djed Spence, Harry Maguire, Axel Tuanzebe, Conor Coady, Adam Smith, Tosin Adarabioyo, Jack Stephens, Ben Johnson. + 41 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
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Score | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warisra | 549 | 9/9 |
| 2 | ss1994 | 490 | 9/9 |
| 3 | adam95273 | 437 | 9/9 |
Rapid Fire
Day #145’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2024/2025 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 415 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Manchester City × Midfielder, with only 12 valid answers; the most forgiving was 5+ Yellow Cards × Non-English, where 104 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was Under 175cm × Midfielder, answered correctly just 14% of the time, while Manchester City × Midfielder was filled correctly 100% of the time.
Row categories
- 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2024/2025.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2024/2025.
- Midfielder— Listed as a Midfielder in 2024/2025.
Column categories
- Manchester City— Appeared for Manchester City in 2024/2025.
- Under 175cm— Under 175cm tall in 2024/2025.
- 5+ Yellow Cards— 5+ Yellow Cards in 2024/2025.
Every square, and who qualified
Manchester City × 1+ Goals17 answers
Show the 17 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Joško Gvardiol, Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovačić, Omar Marmoush, İlkay Gündoğan, Jeremy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne, Sávio, Rico Lewis, Matheus Nunes, Nico González, Jack Grealish, Nico O'Reilly, James Mcatee, John Stones.
Under 175cm × 1+ Goals35 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
5+ Yellow Cards × 1+ Goals101 answers
Show the 101 qualifying players
Yoane Wissa, Antoine Semenyo, Liam Delap, Justin Kluivert, Morgan Rogers, Jamie Vardy, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Nicolas Jackson, Danny Welbeck, João Pedro, Cody Gakpo, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz, Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo Traoré, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Nathan Collins, Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo Santiago, Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Keane Lewis-Potter, Tomáš Souček, Daniel Muñoz, Christian Nørgaard, João Gomes, Declan Rice, Levi Colwill. + 71 more qualify
Manchester City × Non-English20 answers
Show the 20 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Joško Gvardiol, Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovačić, Omar Marmoush, Ederson, İlkay Gündoğan, Rúben Dias, Jeremy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne, Manuel Akanji, Sávio, Matheus Nunes, Stefan Ortega, Nico González, Nathan Aké, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Claudio Jeremías Echeverri.
Under 175cm × Non-English36 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
5+ Yellow Cards × Non-English104 answers
Show the 104 qualifying players
Yoane Wissa, Justin Kluivert, Brennan Johnson, Nicolas Jackson, João Pedro, Cody Gakpo, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz, Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo Traoré, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Bernd Leno, Nathan Collins, Murillo Santiago, Virgil van Dijk, Tomáš Souček, Bart Verbruggen, Daniel Muñoz, Christian Nørgaard, João Gomes, Emiliano Martínez, Ryan Gravenberch, Antonee Robinson, Rayan Aït Nouri, Dara O'Shea, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, Mateus Fernandes, Idrissa Gueye. + 74 more qualify
Manchester City × Midfielder12 answers
Show the 12 qualifying players
Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovačić, İlkay Gündoğan, Kevin De Bruyne, Matheus Nunes, Nico González, Jack Grealish, Nico O'Reilly, James Mcatee, Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Claudio Jeremías Echeverri.
Under 175cm × Midfielder25 answers
Show the 25 qualifying players
Morgan Gibbs-White, Idrissa Gueye, Bernardo Silva, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Flynn Downes, Yasin Ayari, Tyler Obling, Facundo Buonanotte, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Ryan Manning, Julio Enciso, Samuel Szmodics, David Brooks, William Smallbone, Fabio Carvalho, Thomas Doyle, Harvey Elliott, Adam Lallana, Ryan Fraser, Billy Gilmour, Emi Buendía, Daniel Podence, Gustavo Nunes Fernandes Gomes, Claudio Jeremías Echeverri, Ryan Trevitt.
5+ Yellow Cards × Midfielder65 answers
Show the 65 qualifying players
Cole Palmer, Bruno Guimarães, Bruno Fernandes, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo Santiago, Tomáš Souček, Christian Nørgaard, João Gomes, Ryan Gravenberch, Declan Rice, Mateus Fernandes, Idrissa Gueye, Lewis Cook, Alexis Mac Allister, Bernardo Silva, Dominik Szoboszlai, Sandro Tonali, Carlos Baleba, Elliot Anderson, Sam Morsy, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Joelinton, Lucas Paquetá, Mateo Kovačić, James Maddison, André, Saša Lukić. + 35 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Time | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | adam95273 | 1:11 | 9/9 |