The Ball Grid
Day #17 — 2026-05-18
2023/2024 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-05-18: 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 #17’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 377 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 5+ Yellow Cards × Forward, with only 23 valid answers; the most forgiving was 5+ Yellow Cards × 3+ Goals, where 62 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.
- Forward— Listed as a Forward in 2023/2024.
Column categories
- 5+ Yellow Cards— 5+ Yellow Cards 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
5+ Yellow Cards × 3+ Goals62 answers
Show the 62 qualifying players
Nicolas Jackson, Anthony Gordon, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Hee-Chan Hwang, Cole Palmer, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Leon Bailey, Bruno Fernandes, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice, Douglas Luiz, Antoine Semenyo, Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling, Rodri, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, John McGinn, Tomáš Souček, Pascal Groß, Jordan Ayew, Justin Kluivert, Mario Lemina, Gustavo Hamer, Sean Longstaff, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Mohammed Kudus, Jarrad Branthwaite. + 32 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
5+ Yellow Cards × 3+ Assists58 answers
Show the 58 qualifying players
Nicolas Jackson, Anthony Gordon, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Hee-Chan Hwang, Cole Palmer, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Leon Bailey, Bruno Fernandes, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice, Douglas Luiz, Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling, Rodri, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, John McGinn, Pascal Groß, Joachim Andersen, Jordan Ayew, Antonee Robinson, Gustavo Hamer, Tyrick Mitchell, Diogo Dalot, Vitaly Janelt, Vladimír Coufal, Mohammed Kudus, Alfie Doughty. + 28 more qualify
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
5+ Yellow Cards × Forward23 answers
Show the 23 qualifying players
Nicolas Jackson, Anthony Gordon, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Hee-Chan Hwang, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Leon Bailey, Antoine Semenyo, Raheem Sterling, Jordan Ayew, Justin Kluivert, Michail Antonio, Neal Maupay, Mykhailo Mudryk, Pablo Sarabia, Oliver McBurnie, Harry Wilson, Gabriel Jesus, Ivan Toney, Jack Grealish, Antony Matheus, Jhon Durán.
Took a Penalty × Forward28 answers
Show the 28 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, Darwin Núñez, João Pedro, Bryan Mbeumo, Marcus Rashford, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Zeki Amdouni, Willian, Callum Wilson, Pablo Sarabia, Oliver McBurnie, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Ben Brereton, Noni Madueke, Beto Bercique, Jay Rodriguez, Saïd Benrahma.
English × Forward54 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
Top 10 that day
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View the completed boardRapid Fire
Day #17’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Easy. Across the nine cells there were 1195 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Defender × 1+ Assists, with only 87 valid answers; the most forgiving was European × 1+ Goals, where 215 players fit.
Row categories
- 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2023/2024.
- 1+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2023/2024.
- 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2023/2024.
Column categories
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2023/2024.
- European— European nationality in 2023/2024.
- Under 25 at Season Start— Under 25 at Season Start in 2023/2024.
Every square, and who qualified
Defender × 1+ Goals89 answers
Show the 89 qualifying players
William Saliba, James Tarkowski, Max Kilman, Joachim Andersen, Illia Zabarnyi, Tyrick Mitchell, Virgil van Dijk, Diogo Dalot, Emerson Palmieri, Jarrad Branthwaite, Pedro Porro, Ezri Konsa, Fabian Schär, Gabriel Magalhães, Ben White, Dara O'Shea, Jack Robinson, Lewis Dunk, Kurt Zouma, Jayden Bogle, Cristian Romero, Toti Gomes, Dan Burn, Nathan Collins, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Timothy Castagne, Axel Disasi, Thiago Silva, Ethan Pinnock, Manuel Akanji. + 59 more qualify
European × 1+ Goals215 answers
Show the 215 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Phil Foden, Alexander Isak, Jarrod Bowen, Bukayo Saka, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Cole Palmer, Dejan Kulusevski, Rasmus Højlund, Leandro Trossard, Bruno Fernandes, Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard, Antoine Semenyo, Kai Havertz, Marcus Rashford, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Raheem Sterling, Rodri, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, Dwight McNeil, John McGinn, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Tomáš Souček. + 185 more qualify
Under 25 at Season Start × 1+ Goals123 answers
Show the 123 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Alexander Isak, Bukayo Saka, Nicolas Jackson, Anthony Gordon, Julián Álvarez, Matheus Cunha, Cole Palmer, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Rasmus Højlund, Alejandro Garnacho, João Pedro, Declan Rice, Bryan Mbeumo, Martin Ødegaard, Antoine Semenyo, Kai Havertz, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, Dwight McNeil, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Anthony Elanga, Simon Adingra, William Saliba, Rodrigo Muniz, Moussa Diaby, Justin Kluivert, Brennan Johnson. + 93 more qualify
Defender × 1+ Assists87 answers
Show the 87 qualifying players
William Saliba, James Tarkowski, Joachim Andersen, Antonee Robinson, Tyrick Mitchell, Virgil van Dijk, Diogo Dalot, Emerson Palmieri, Vladimír Coufal, Pedro Porro, Nélson Semedo, Fabian Schär, Ben White, Dara O'Shea, Jack Robinson, Lewis Dunk, Toti Gomes, Kyle Walker, Dan Burn, Nathan Collins, Timothy Castagne, Thiago Silva, Lucas Digne, Destiny Udogie, Rayan Aït Nouri, Joško Gvardiol, Charlie Taylor, Victor Alexander da Silva, Marcos Senesi, Kieran Trippier. + 57 more qualify
European × 1+ Assists202 answers
Show the 202 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Phil Foden, Alexander Isak, Jarrod Bowen, Bukayo Saka, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Cole Palmer, Dejan Kulusevski, Rasmus Højlund, Leandro Trossard, Bruno Fernandes, Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard, Antoine Semenyo, Kai Havertz, Marcus Rashford, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Raheem Sterling, Rodri, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, Dwight McNeil, John McGinn, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Tomáš Souček. + 172 more qualify
Under 25 at Season Start × 1+ Assists120 answers
Show the 120 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Alexander Isak, Bukayo Saka, Nicolas Jackson, Anthony Gordon, Julián Álvarez, Matheus Cunha, Cole Palmer, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Rasmus Højlund, Alejandro Garnacho, João Pedro, Declan Rice, Bryan Mbeumo, Martin Ødegaard, Antoine Semenyo, Kai Havertz, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, Dwight McNeil, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Anthony Elanga, Simon Adingra, William Saliba, Rodrigo Muniz, Moussa Diaby, Justin Kluivert, Brennan Johnson. + 90 more qualify
Defender × 3+ Yellow Cards98 answers
Show the 98 qualifying players
William Saliba, James Tarkowski, Max Kilman, Joachim Andersen, Illia Zabarnyi, Antonee Robinson, Tyrick Mitchell, Virgil van Dijk, Diogo Dalot, Emerson Palmieri, Vladimír Coufal, Jarrad Branthwaite, Pedro Porro, Nélson Semedo, Ezri Konsa, Fabian Schär, Gabriel Magalhães, Ben White, Dara O'Shea, Jack Robinson, Lewis Dunk, Kurt Zouma, Jayden Bogle, Cristian Romero, Toti Gomes, Dan Burn, Nathan Collins, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Timothy Castagne, Axel Disasi. + 68 more qualify
European × 3+ Yellow Cards170 answers
Show the 170 qualifying players
Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Anthony Gordon, Carlton Morris, Cole Palmer, Dejan Kulusevski, Bruno Fernandes, Declan Rice, Antoine Semenyo, Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling, Rodri, James Ward-Prowse, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, John McGinn, Tomáš Souček, Pascal Groß, William Saliba, Jordan Pickford, James Tarkowski, Bernd Leno, Max Kilman, Joachim Andersen, Thomas Kaminski, Justin Kluivert, Brennan Johnson, Illia Zabarnyi. + 140 more qualify
Under 25 at Season Start × 3+ Yellow Cards91 answers
Show the 91 qualifying players
Bukayo Saka, Nicolas Jackson, Anthony Gordon, Matheus Cunha, Cole Palmer, Dejan Kulusevski, Darwin Núñez, Alejandro Garnacho, Declan Rice, Antoine Semenyo, Kai Havertz, Morgan Gibbs-White, Conor Gallagher, Simon Adingra, William Saliba, Justin Kluivert, Brennan Johnson, Illia Zabarnyi, Tyrick Mitchell, Diogo Dalot, Mohammed Kudus, Jarrad Branthwaite, Alfie Doughty, Pedro Porro, James Garner, Alexis Mac Allister, Moisés Caicedo, Dara O'Shea, João Gomes, Jayden Bogle. + 61 more qualify
Top 10 that day
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