Day #171 — 19 October 2026

2022/2023 Season

This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-10-19: 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 #171’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Easy. Across the nine cells there were 392 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was English × Took a Penalty, with only 16 valid answers; the most forgiving was English × Under 25 at Season Start, where 82 players fit.

In play, the square that caught people out was Forward × Took a Penalty, answered correctly just 45% of the time, while English × Over 185cm was filled correctly 94% of the time.

Row categories

❓ Under 25 at Season Start— Under 25 at Season Start in 2022/2023.
📏 Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2022/2023.
🎯 Took a Penalty— Took at least one penalty (scored or missed) in 2022/2023.

Column categories

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English— English nationality in 2022/2023.
❓ More Goals Than Assists— More Goals Than Assists in 2022/2023.
🏃 Forward— Listed as a Forward in 2022/2023.

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.

English × Under 25 at Season Start82 answers

82 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 85% of the time across 61 guesses.

More Goals Than Assists × Under 25 at Season Start44 answers

44 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 56% of the time across 61 guesses.

Forward × Under 25 at Season Start68 answers

68 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 84% of the time across 50 guesses.

English × Over 185cm58 answers

58 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 94% of the time across 47 guesses.

More Goals Than Assists × Over 185cm29 answers

29 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 61% of the time across 59 guesses.

Forward × Over 185cm36 answers

36 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 77% of the time across 47 guesses.

English × Took a Penalty16 answers

16 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 55% of the time across 66 guesses.

More Goals Than Assists × Took a Penalty32 answers

32 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 51% of the time across 55 guesses.

Forward × Took a Penalty27 answers

27 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 45% of the time across 62 guesses.

Top 10 that day

#	Player	Score	Correct
1	Jeff Andika	495	9/9

Play this grid

Rapid Fire

Day #171’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 759 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 190cm or Taller × Over 30 at Season Start, with only 25 valid answers; the most forgiving was 3+ Yellow Cards × European, where 169 players fit.

In play, the square that caught people out was 3+ Yellow Cards × Over 30 at Season Start, answered correctly just 15% of the time, while Midfielder × European was filled correctly 90% of the time.

Row categories

🇪🇺 European— European nationality in 2022/2023.
❓ Over 30 at Season Start— Over 30 at Season Start in 2022/2023.
⚽ 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2022/2023.

Column categories

🎽 Midfielder— Listed as a Midfielder in 2022/2023.
❓ 190cm or Taller— 190cm or Taller in 2022/2023.
❓ 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2022/2023.

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.

Midfielder × European131 answers

131 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 90% of the time across 10 guesses.

190cm or Taller × European74 answers

74 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 46% of the time across 13 guesses.

3+ Yellow Cards × European169 answers

169 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 47% of the time across 17 guesses.

Midfielder × Over 30 at Season Start32 answers

32 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 62% of the time across 8 guesses.

190cm or Taller × Over 30 at Season Start25 answers

25 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 23% of the time across 22 guesses.

3+ Yellow Cards × Over 30 at Season Start41 answers

41 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 15% of the time across 34 guesses.

Midfielder × 1+ Goals92 answers

92 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 47% of the time across 15 guesses.

190cm or Taller × 1+ Goals40 answers

40 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 86% of the time across 7 guesses.

3+ Yellow Cards × 1+ Goals155 answers

155 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 78% of the time across 9 guesses.

Top 10 that day

#	Player	Time	Correct
1	Jeff Andika	1:41	9/9

Play this grid