The Ball Grid
Day #8 — 2026-05-09
2023/2024 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-05-09: 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 2023/2024 season alone.
Classic Grid
Day #8’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 356 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Took a Penalty × 3+ Yellow Cards, with only 24 valid answers; the most forgiving was English × 3+ Yellow Cards, where 74 players fit.
Row categories
- 3+ Goals— Scored 3 or more PL goals in 2023/2024.
- 3+ Assists— Provided 3 or more PL assists in 2023/2024.
- 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2023/2024.
Column categories
- More Away Goals Than Home— More Away Goals Than Home in 2023/2024.
- Took a Penalty— Took at least one penalty (scored or missed) in 2023/2024.
- English— English nationality in 2023/2024.
Every square, and who qualified
More Away Goals Than Home × 3+ Goals48 answers
Show the 48 qualifying players
Ollie Watkins, Heung-Min Son, Bukayo Saka, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Chris Wood, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Leandro Trossard, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice, Bryan Mbeumo, Martin Ødegaard, Kai Havertz, Marcus Rashford, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, James Ward-Prowse, Conor Gallagher, Brennan Johnson, Gustavo Hamer, Bernardo Silva, Fabian Schär, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Ross Barkley, Zeki Amdouni, Lyle Foster, Dara O'Shea, Andreas Pereira, Kurt Zouma. + 18 more qualify
Took a Penalty × 3+ Goals40 answers
Show the 40 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Dominic Solanke, Alexander Isak, Heung-Min Son, Bukayo Saka, Mohamed Salah, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Julián Álvarez, Matheus Cunha, Hee-Chan Hwang, Cole Palmer, Darwin Núñez, Bruno Fernandes, João Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo, Martin Ødegaard, Douglas Luiz, Kai Havertz, Marcus Rashford, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Pascal Groß, Alexis Mac Allister, Zeki Amdouni, Lucas Paquetá, Eberechi Eze, Willian. + 10 more qualify
English × 3+ Goals48 answers
Show the 48 qualifying players
Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Phil Foden, Jarrod Bowen, Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Antoine Semenyo, Marcus Rashford, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Raheem Sterling, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, Dwight McNeil, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Elijah Adebayo, Sean Longstaff, Jarrad Branthwaite, Ross Barkley, Ben White, Eberechi Eze, Lewis Dunk, Jack Harrison, Jayden Bogle, Callum Wilson, Danny Welbeck, Cameron Archer. + 18 more qualify
More Away Goals Than Home × 3+ Assists28 answers
Show the 28 qualifying players
Ollie Watkins, Heung-Min Son, Bukayo Saka, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice, Bryan Mbeumo, Martin Ødegaard, Kai Havertz, James Ward-Prowse, Conor Gallagher, Brennan Johnson, Gustavo Hamer, Bernardo Silva, Ross Barkley, Lyle Foster, Dara O'Shea, Andreas Pereira, James Maddison, Marcus Tavernier, Marcos Senesi, Trent Alexander-Arnold, James Mcatee, Jacob Murphy, Kevin De Bruyne.
Took a Penalty × 3+ Assists29 answers
Show the 29 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Dominic Solanke, Heung-Min Son, Bukayo Saka, Mohamed Salah, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Julián Álvarez, Matheus Cunha, Hee-Chan Hwang, Cole Palmer, Darwin Núñez, Bruno Fernandes, João Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo, Martin Ødegaard, Douglas Luiz, Kai Havertz, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Pascal Groß, Alexis Mac Allister, Lucas Paquetá, Eberechi Eze, Pablo Sarabia, Oliver McBurnie, Michael Olise, James Mcatee.
English × 3+ Assists35 answers
Show the 35 qualifying players
Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Phil Foden, Jarrod Bowen, Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Raheem Sterling, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, Dwight McNeil, Tyrick Mitchell, Alfie Doughty, Ross Barkley, Ben White, Eberechi Eze, Jack Harrison, Lewis Cook, Kyle Walker, James Maddison, Marcus Tavernier, Kieran Trippier, Trent Alexander-Arnold, James Mcatee, Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Reece Burke. + 5 more qualify
More Away Goals Than Home × 3+ Yellow Cards30 answers
Show the 30 qualifying players
Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, James Ward-Prowse, Conor Gallagher, Brennan Johnson, Gustavo Hamer, Bernardo Silva, Fabian Schär, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Ross Barkley, Dara O'Shea, Andreas Pereira, Kurt Zouma, Callum Wilson, Wilson Odobert, Danny Welbeck, James Maddison, Marcus Tavernier, Joško Gvardiol, Marcos Senesi, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Facundo Buonanotte.
Took a Penalty × 3+ Yellow Cards24 answers
Show the 24 qualifying players
Dominic Solanke, Bukayo Saka, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Matheus Cunha, Hee-Chan Hwang, Cole Palmer, Darwin Núñez, Bruno Fernandes, Douglas Luiz, Kai Havertz, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Pascal Groß, Alexis Mac Allister, Lucas Paquetá, Eberechi Eze, Callum Wilson, Pablo Sarabia, Oliver McBurnie, Enzo Fernández, Ben Brereton, Oliver Norwood.
English × 3+ Yellow Cards74 answers
Show the 74 qualifying players
Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Antoine Semenyo, Raheem Sterling, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, Jordan Pickford, James Tarkowski, Max Kilman, Sean Longstaff, Tyrick Mitchell, Jarrad Branthwaite, Alfie Doughty, James Garner, Ezri Konsa, Ross Barkley, Ben White, Eberechi Eze, Jack Robinson, Lewis Dunk, Jayden Bogle, Lewis Cook, Callum Wilson, Dan Burn. + 44 more qualify
Top 10 that day
No results yet.
View the completed boardRapid Fire
Day #8’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 479 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Over 185cm × More Goals Than Assists, with only 29 valid answers; the most forgiving was 3+ Yellow Cards × English, where 74 players fit.
Row categories
- More Goals Than Assists— More Goals Than Assists in 2023/2024.
- English— English nationality in 2023/2024.
- Under 23 at Season Start— Under 23 at Season Start in 2023/2024.
Column categories
- 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2023/2024.
- Forward— Listed as a Forward in 2023/2024.
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2023/2024.
Every square, and who qualified
3+ Yellow Cards × More Goals Than Assists66 answers
Show the 66 qualifying players
Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Nicolas Jackson, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Hee-Chan Hwang, Cole Palmer, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Luis Díaz, Leon Bailey, Alejandro Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes, Douglas Luiz, Antoine Semenyo, Richarlison, Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling, John McGinn, Tomáš Souček, Simon Adingra, Justin Kluivert, Mario Lemina, Sean Longstaff, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Diogo Jota. + 36 more qualify
Forward × More Goals Than Assists71 answers
Show the 71 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Phil Foden, Alexander Isak, Heung-Min Son, Jarrod Bowen, Bukayo Saka, Mohamed Salah, Nicolas Jackson, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Yoane Wissa, Julián Álvarez, Matheus Cunha, Chris Wood, Hee-Chan Hwang, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Luis Díaz, Rasmus Højlund, Leon Bailey, Leandro Trossard, Alejandro Garnacho, João Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo, Antoine Semenyo, Richarlison, Marcus Rashford. + 41 more qualify
Over 185cm × More Goals Than Assists29 answers
Show the 29 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Dominic Solanke, Alexander Isak, Nicolas Jackson, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Chris Wood, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Rasmus Højlund, Kai Havertz, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Tomáš Souček, Elijah Adebayo, Cody Gakpo, Jarrad Branthwaite, Fabian Schär, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Ross Barkley, Odsonne Édouard, Lewis Dunk, Kurt Zouma, Raúl Jiménez, Oliver McBurnie, Scott McTominay, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mickey van de Ven, Beto Bercique, Morgan Rogers.
3+ Yellow Cards × English74 answers
Show the 74 qualifying players
Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Antoine Semenyo, Raheem Sterling, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, Jordan Pickford, James Tarkowski, Max Kilman, Sean Longstaff, Tyrick Mitchell, Jarrad Branthwaite, Alfie Doughty, James Garner, Ezri Konsa, Ross Barkley, Ben White, Eberechi Eze, Jack Robinson, Lewis Dunk, Jayden Bogle, Lewis Cook, Callum Wilson, Dan Burn. + 44 more qualify
Forward × English54 answers
Show the 54 qualifying players
Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Phil Foden, Jarrod Bowen, Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Antoine Semenyo, Marcus Rashford, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Raheem Sterling, Dwight McNeil, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Elijah Adebayo, Jack Harrison, Callum Wilson, Danny Welbeck, Cameron Archer, Ben Brereton, Ivan Toney, Edward Nketiah, Noni Madueke, Keane Lewis-Potter, Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Jack Grealish, Jacob Brown, Morgan Rogers, Alex Scott, Jay Rodriguez. + 24 more qualify
Over 185cm × English44 answers
Show the 44 qualifying players
Dominic Solanke, Declan Rice, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Max Kilman, Elijah Adebayo, Jarrad Branthwaite, Ross Barkley, Ben White, Lewis Dunk, Dan Burn, James Trafford, Craig Dawson, Ryan Yates, Joel Ward, Levi Colwill, Sam Johnstone, Joe Gomez, Reece Burke, Harry Maguire, Dean Henderson, Tosin Adarabioyo, Lloyd Kelly, Jason Steele, Nick Pope, Morgan Rogers, Jarell Quansah, Adam Webster, Jamaal Lascelles, John Stones, Trevoh Chalobah. + 14 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × Under 23 at Season Start52 answers
Show the 52 qualifying players
Bukayo Saka, Nicolas Jackson, Anthony Gordon, Cole Palmer, Alejandro Garnacho, Simon Adingra, William Saliba, Brennan Johnson, Illia Zabarnyi, Mohammed Kudus, Jarrad Branthwaite, James Garner, Moisés Caicedo, João Gomes, Murillo Santiago, Wilson Odobert, Nathan Collins, Mykhailo Mudryk, Enzo Fernández, Destiny Udogie, Rayan Aït Nouri, Mickey van de Ven, Joško Gvardiol, Pape Matar Sarr, Amadou Onana, Jeremy Doku, Kobbie Mainoo, Billy Gilmour, Milos Kerkez, Danilo Oliveira. + 22 more qualify
Forward × Under 23 at Season Start57 answers
Show the 57 qualifying players
Bukayo Saka, Nicolas Jackson, Anthony Gordon, Rasmus Højlund, Alejandro Garnacho, João Pedro, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Anthony Elanga, Simon Adingra, Rodrigo Muniz, Brennan Johnson, Gabriel Martinelli, Zeki Amdouni, Lyle Foster, Wilson Odobert, Cameron Archer, Mykhailo Mudryk, Evan Ferguson, Jeremy Doku, Noni Madueke, Keane Lewis-Potter, David Datro Fofana, Jhon Durán, Ameen Al Dakhil, Morgan Rogers, Ansu Fati, Will Osula, Armando Broja, Kevin Schade, Amad Diallo Traoré. + 27 more qualify
Over 185cm × Under 23 at Season Start32 answers
Show the 32 qualifying players
Nicolas Jackson, Rasmus Højlund, William Saliba, Brennan Johnson, Illia Zabarnyi, Jarrad Branthwaite, Nathan Collins, James Trafford, Destiny Udogie, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mickey van de Ven, Amadou Onana, Bart Verbruggen, Levi Colwill, Benoît Badiashile, Maxime Esteve, Morgan Rogers, Ryan Gravenberch, Jarell Quansah, Nathan Patterson, Andrew Omobamidele, Armando Broja, Anis Ben Slimane, Willy Kambwala, Chimuanya Ugochukwu, Alejo Véliz, Youssef Chermiti, Daniel Jebbison, Deivid Washington, Myles Peart-Harris. + 2 more qualify
Top 10 that day
No results yet.
View the completed board