The Ball Grid
Day #164 answers — 12 October 2026
2025/2026 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-10-12: 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 #164’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 558 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was More Away Goals Than Home × 3+ Yellow Cards, with only 30 valid answers; the most forgiving was Forward × European, where 114 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was More Away Goals Than Home × European, answered correctly just 29% of the time, while Forward × 1+ Assists was filled correctly 91% of the time.
Row categories
- 1+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2025/2026.
- European— European nationality in 2025/2026.
- 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2025/2026.
Column categories
- 190cm or Taller— 190cm or Taller in 2025/2026.
- More Away Goals Than Home— More Away Goals Than Home in 2025/2026.
- Forward— Listed as a Forward in 2025/2026.
Every square, and who qualified
190cm or Taller × 1+ Assists41 answers
Show the 41 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Igor Thiago, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Benjamin Šeško, Nick Woltemade, Ryan Gravenberch, Beto Bercique, Jake O´Brien, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Maxence Lacroix, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Nathan Collins, Pascal Struijk, Sander Berge, Joachim Andersen, Emiliano Martínez, Anton Stach, Gabriel Magalhães, Nico O'Reilly, João Palhinha, Chimuanya Ugochukwu, Michael Keane, Santiago Bueno, Ladislav Krejčí, Ibrahim Sangaré, Dan Burn, Tolu Arokodare, Jaka Bijol. + 11 more qualify
More Away Goals Than Home × 1+ Assists43 answers
Show the 43 qualifying players
Ollie Watkins, Morgan Gibbs-White, Richarlison, Cody Gakpo, Morgan Rogers, Raúl Jiménez, Ismaïla Sarr, Pedro Neto, Mohamed Salah, Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz, Crysencio Summerville, Declan Rice, Beto Bercique, Brian Brobbey, Marcus Tavernier, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Leandro Trossard, Marc Guehi, Alex Scott, Mickey van de Ven, Moisés Caicedo, Jeremy Doku, Cole Palmer, Gabriel Magalhães, Callum Wilson, João Palhinha, Santiago Bueno, Mathias Jensen, Daniel Muñoz, Mikkel Damsgaard. + 13 more qualify
Forward × 1+ Assists102 answers
Show the 102 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Igor Thiago, Antoine Semenyo, Ollie Watkins, João Pedro, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jarrod Bowen, Viktor Gyökeres, Danny Welbeck, Bryan Mbeumo, Harry Wilson, Matheus Cunha, Kevin Schade, Jaidon Anthony, Richarlison, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Raúl Jiménez, Iliman Ndiaye, Ismaïla Sarr, Evanilson, Benjamin Šeško, Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara, Pedro Neto, Bukayo Saka, Mohamed Salah, Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz, Nick Woltemade, Crysencio Summerville, Beto Bercique. + 72 more qualify
190cm or Taller × European95 answers
Show the 95 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Thiemo Barry, Nick Woltemade, Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Ryan Gravenberch, Nikola Milenković, Beto Bercique, Robin Roefs, Martin Dúbravka, Jake O´Brien, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Nathan Collins, Joe Rodon, Maxime Esteve, Pascal Struijk, Sander Berge, Senne Lammens, Joachim Andersen, Lewis Dunk, Guglielmo Vicario. + 65 more qualify
More Away Goals Than Home × European33 answers
Show the 33 qualifying players
Ollie Watkins, Morgan Gibbs-White, Cody Gakpo, Morgan Rogers, Zian Flemming, Pedro Neto, Crysencio Summerville, Virgil van Dijk, Declan Rice, Beto Bercique, Brian Brobbey, Marcus Tavernier, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Leandro Trossard, Marc Guehi, Alex Scott, Mickey van de Ven, Jeremy Doku, Trevoh Chalobah, Cole Palmer, Callum Wilson, João Palhinha, Mathias Jensen, Mikkel Damsgaard, Chemsdine Talbi, Keane Lewis-Potter, Ryan Cherki, Tijani Reijnders, Noni Madueke, Amine Adli. + 3 more qualify
Forward × European114 answers
Show the 114 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Antoine Semenyo, Ollie Watkins, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jarrod Bowen, Viktor Gyökeres, Danny Welbeck, Bryan Mbeumo, Harry Wilson, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Kevin Schade, Jaidon Anthony, Eli Junior Kroupi, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Iliman Ndiaye, Zian Flemming, Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara, Pedro Neto, Bukayo Saka, Thiemo Barry, Nick Woltemade, Crysencio Summerville, Beto Bercique, Harvey Barnes, Brian Brobbey, Leandro Trossard, Noah Okafor, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Anthony Gordon. + 84 more qualify
190cm or Taller × 3+ Yellow Cards49 answers
Show the 49 qualifying players
Igor Thiago, Cody Gakpo, Thiemo Barry, Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Ryan Gravenberch, Nikola Milenković, Beto Bercique, Robin Roefs, Jake O´Brien, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Nathan Collins, Malick Thiaw, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk, Sander Berge, Joachim Andersen, Lewis Dunk, Trevoh Chalobah, Anton Stach, Gabriel Magalhães, Nico O'Reilly, Tomáš Souček, João Palhinha. + 19 more qualify
More Away Goals Than Home × 3+ Yellow Cards30 answers
Show the 30 qualifying players
Ollie Watkins, Richarlison, Cody Gakpo, Morgan Rogers, Raúl Jiménez, Zian Flemming, Pedro Neto, Crysencio Summerville, Virgil van Dijk, Declan Rice, Beto Bercique, Brian Brobbey, Marcus Tavernier, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Marc Guehi, Alex Scott, Mickey van de Ven, Moisés Caicedo, Malick Thiaw, Trevoh Chalobah, Cole Palmer, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Santiago Bueno, Mathias Jensen, Daniel Muñoz, Kaoru Mitoma, Lyle Foster, Cristian Romero, Gabriel Jesus.
Forward × 3+ Yellow Cards51 answers
Show the 51 qualifying players
Igor Thiago, Antoine Semenyo, Ollie Watkins, João Pedro, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jarrod Bowen, Viktor Gyökeres, Danny Welbeck, Bryan Mbeumo, Harry Wilson, Matheus Cunha, Kevin Schade, Jaidon Anthony, Eli Junior Kroupi, Richarlison, Cody Gakpo, Raúl Jiménez, Zian Flemming, Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara, Pedro Neto, Thiemo Barry, Crysencio Summerville, Beto Bercique, Brian Brobbey, Alex Iwobi, Noah Okafor, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Anthony Gordon, Yankuba Minteh, Emi Buendía. + 21 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Score | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon | 630 | 9/9 |
Rapid Fire
Day #164’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Easy. Across the nine cells there were 350 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Chelsea × Defender, with only 11 valid answers; the most forgiving was 7+ Clean Sheets × Defender, where 71 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was Over 30 at Season Start × Non-English, answered correctly just 58% of the time, while Over 30 at Season Start × Over 185cm was filled correctly 100% of the time.
Row categories
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2025/2026.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2025/2026.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2025/2026.
Column categories
- Over 30 at Season Start— Over 30 at Season Start in 2025/2026.
- Chelsea— Appeared for Chelsea in 2025/2026.
- 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2025/2026.
Every square, and who qualified
Over 30 at Season Start × Over 185cm44 answers
Show the 44 qualifying players
Danny Welbeck, Raúl Jiménez, Virgil van Dijk, Bernd Leno, Jordan Pickford, James Tarkowski, Casemiro, Martin Dúbravka, Granit Xhaka, Lewis Dunk, Emiliano Martínez, Matz Sels, Tomáš Souček, João Palhinha, Michael Keane, Nick Pope, Alisson Becker, Dan Burn, José Sá, Karl Darlow, Josh Laurent, Alphonse Areola, Harry Maguire, Will Hughes, Chris Wood, Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley, Fabian Schär, Sam Johnstone, Victor Lindelöf. + 14 more qualify
Chelsea × Over 185cm12 answers
Show the 12 qualifying players
Robert Sánchez, Trevoh Chalobah, Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana, Liam Delap, Tosin Adarabioyo, Joshua Kofi Acheampong, Benoît Badiashile, Filip Jörgensen, Levi Colwill, Mamadou Sarr, Shim Mheuka.
7+ Clean Sheets × Over 185cm53 answers
Show the 53 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Bernd Leno, Jordan Pickford, Nikola Milenković, Dean Henderson, Caoimhin Kelleher, James Tarkowski, Marcos Senesi, Jan Paul van Hecke, Robin Roefs, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk, Senne Lammens, Joachim Andersen, Lewis Dunk, Emiliano Martínez, Chris Richards, Omar Alderete, Guglielmo Vicario, Nordi Mukiele. + 23 more qualify
Over 30 at Season Start × Non-English46 answers
Show the 46 qualifying players
Raúl Jiménez, Bruno Fernandes, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Bernd Leno, Casemiro, Leandro Trossard, Martin Dúbravka, Bernardo Silva, Granit Xhaka, Emiliano Martínez, Matz Sels, Tomáš Souček, João Palhinha, John McGinn, Alisson Becker, Idrissa Gueye, José Sá, Reinildo Mandava, Lucas Digne, Alphonse Areola, Jefferson Lerma, Pascal Groß, Chris Wood, Andrew Robertson, Ryan Christie, Fabian Schär, Joël Veltman, Victor Lindelöf, Tom Cairney. + 16 more qualify
Chelsea × Non-English18 answers
Show the 18 qualifying players
João Pedro, Enzo Fernández, Pedro Neto, Robert Sánchez, Moisés Caicedo, Marc Cucurella, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Alejandro Garnacho, Andrey Santos, Estêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves, Jorrel Hato, Benoît Badiashile, Filip Jörgensen, Roméo Lavia, Mamadou Sarr, Facundo Buonanotte, Dário Essugo.
7+ Clean Sheets × Non-English66 answers
Show the 66 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Bernd Leno, Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, Caoimhin Kelleher, David Raya, Marcos Senesi, Michael Olabode Kayode, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Robin Roefs, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Trai Hume, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Vitalii Mykolenko, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk, Senne Lammens, Joachim Andersen, Matheus Nunes, Emiliano Martínez. + 36 more qualify
Over 30 at Season Start × Defender29 answers
Show the 29 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, James Tarkowski, Luke Shaw, Kyle Walker, Lewis Dunk, Michael Keane, Dan Burn, Reinildo Mandava, Lucas Digne, Harry Maguire, Kieran Trippier, Tyrone Mings, Andrew Robertson, Fabian Schär, Adam Smith, Joël Veltman, Victor Lindelöf, Matt Doherty, Nathan Aké, Nathaniel Clyne, Luke O'Nien, John Stones, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Davies, Arthur Masuaku, Emil Krafth, Jamaal Lascelles, Séamus Coleman, Sam Byram.
Chelsea × Defender11 answers
Show the 11 qualifying players
Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella, Malo Gusto, Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Jorrel Hato, Tosin Adarabioyo, Joshua Kofi Acheampong, Benoît Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Mamadou Sarr.
7+ Clean Sheets × Defender71 answers
Show the 71 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, James Tarkowski, Marcos Senesi, Michael Olabode Kayode, Tyrick Mitchell, Luke Shaw, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Marc Guehi, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Mickey van de Ven, Trai Hume, Ezri Konsa, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Vitalii Mykolenko, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk, Joachim Andersen, Matheus Nunes, Lewis Dunk, Chris Richards, Jayden Bogle, Omar Alderete, Pedro Porro. + 41 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Time | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon | 1:09 | 9/9 |