The Ball Grid
Day #45 — 2026-06-15
2024/2025 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-06-15: 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 #45’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2024/2025 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 430 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was English × 3+ Assists, with only 34 valid answers; the most forgiving was Midfielder × 5+ Yellow Cards, where 65 players fit.
Row categories
- 3+ Goals— Scored 3 or more PL goals in 2024/2025.
- 3+ Assists— Provided 3 or more PL assists in 2024/2025.
- 5+ Yellow Cards— 5+ Yellow Cards in 2024/2025.
Column categories
- Midfielder— Listed as a Midfielder in 2024/2025.
- English— English nationality in 2024/2025.
- Under 25 at Season Start— Under 25 at Season Start in 2024/2025.
Every square, and who qualified
Midfielder × 3+ Goals42 answers
Show the 42 qualifying players
Cole Palmer, Bruno Guimarães, Bruno Fernandes, Enzo Fernández, Morgan Gibbs-White, Tomáš Souček, Youri Tielemans, Eberechi Eze, Christian Nørgaard, João Gomes, Kevin Schade, Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, Alexis Mac Allister, Bernardo Silva, Dominik Szoboszlai, Sandro Tonali, Carlos Baleba, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Joelinton, Lucas Paquetá, Mateo Kovačić, Martin Ødegaard, Dango Ouattara, Emile Smith Rowe, James Maddison, Joe Aribo, Jack Hinshelwood, Marcus Tavernier. + 12 more qualify
English × 3+ Goals40 answers
Show the 40 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, Morgan Gibbs-White, Eberechi Eze, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Phil Foden, Declan Rice, Marc Guehi, Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, Emile Smith Rowe, James Maddison, Stephy Mavididi, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jadon Sancho, Jack Hinshelwood, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Marcus Tavernier, Dwight McNeil. + 10 more qualify
Under 25 at Season Start × 3+ Goals54 answers
Show the 54 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Alexander Isak, Erling Haaland, Antoine Semenyo, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Liam Delap, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Evanilson, Iliman Ndiaye, Nicolas Jackson, João Pedro, Gabriel Martinelli, Dejan Kulusevski, Anthony Elanga, Anthony Gordon, Mohammed Kudus, Amad Diallo Traoré, Noni Madueke, Enzo Fernández, Alejandro Garnacho, Morgan Gibbs-White, Joško Gvardiol, João Gomes, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Kevin Schade, Phil Foden, Rayan Aït Nouri, Pedro Neto. + 24 more qualify
Midfielder × 3+ Assists42 answers
Show the 42 qualifying players
Cole Palmer, Bruno Guimarães, Bruno Fernandes, Enzo Fernández, Morgan Gibbs-White, Youri Tielemans, Eberechi Eze, Christian Nørgaard, Ryan Gravenberch, Declan Rice, Mateus Fernandes, Idrissa Gueye, Lewis Cook, Alexis Mac Allister, Bernardo Silva, Dominik Szoboszlai, Elliot Anderson, Joelinton, Martin Ødegaard, Dango Ouattara, Emile Smith Rowe, James Maddison, Bilal El Khannous, Vitaly Janelt, Wilfred Ndidi, John McGinn, İlkay Gündoğan, Ryan Christie, Andreas Pereira, Marcus Tavernier. + 12 more qualify
English × 3+ Assists34 answers
Show the 34 qualifying players
Ollie Watkins, Jarrod Bowen, Antoine Semenyo, Morgan Rogers, Jamie Vardy, Cole Palmer, Danny Welbeck, Dominic Solanke, Jacob Murphy, Anthony Gordon, Harvey Barnes, Noni Madueke, Morgan Gibbs-White, Keane Lewis-Potter, Eberechi Eze, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Declan Rice, Tyrick Mitchell, Lewis Cook, Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, Emile Smith Rowe, James Maddison, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jadon Sancho, Lewis Hall, Marcus Tavernier, Dwight McNeil, Will Hughes, Curtis Jones. + 4 more qualify
Under 25 at Season Start × 3+ Assists51 answers
Show the 51 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Alexander Isak, Erling Haaland, Antoine Semenyo, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Nicolas Jackson, João Pedro, Gabriel Martinelli, Dejan Kulusevski, Anthony Elanga, Anthony Gordon, Mohammed Kudus, Amad Diallo Traoré, Noni Madueke, Enzo Fernández, Nathan Collins, Morgan Gibbs-White, Milos Kerkez, Mikkel Damsgaard, Keane Lewis-Potter, Ryan Gravenberch, Rayan Aït Nouri, Tyrick Mitchell, Mateus Fernandes, Pedro Neto, Yankuba Minteh, Dominik Szoboszlai. + 21 more qualify
Midfielder × 5+ Yellow Cards65 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
English × 5+ Yellow Cards45 answers
Show the 45 qualifying players
Antoine Semenyo, Liam Delap, Morgan Rogers, Jamie Vardy, Cole Palmer, Danny Welbeck, Jordan Pickford, Morgan Gibbs-White, Max Kilman, Dan Burn, Keane Lewis-Potter, Declan Rice, Levi Colwill, Calvin Ughelumba, Marc Guehi, Lewis Cook, James Tarkowski, Kyle Walker-Peters, James Justin, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Leif Davis, James Maddison, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jack Hinshelwood, Flynn Downes, Jacob Greaves, Marcus Tavernier, Will Hughes, Lewis Dunk, Ryan Yates. + 15 more qualify
Under 25 at Season Start × 5+ Yellow Cards57 answers
Show the 57 qualifying players
Antoine Semenyo, Liam Delap, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Nicolas Jackson, João Pedro, Amad Diallo Traoré, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Nathan Collins, Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo Santiago, Keane Lewis-Potter, Bart Verbruggen, João Gomes, Ryan Gravenberch, Levi Colwill, Rayan Aït Nouri, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, Mateus Fernandes, Calvin Ughelumba, Pedro Neto, Marc Guehi, Yankuba Minteh, Dominik Szoboszlai, Jan Paul van Hecke, Sandro Tonali, Carlos Baleba. + 27 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Score | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matfrak | 346 | 9/9 |
| 2 | Citronovnik | 327 | 9/9 |
| 3 | mercury27 | 312 | 9/9 |
| 4 | Jack | 291 | 9/9 |
Rapid Fire
Day #45’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 635 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 3+ Yellow Cards × Forward, with only 43 valid answers; the most forgiving was Non-English × Over 185cm, where 125 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was 3+ Yellow Cards × More Goals Than Assists, answered correctly just 39% of the time, while Non-English × Forward was filled correctly 100% of the time.
Row categories
- More Goals Than Assists— More Goals Than Assists in 2022/2023.
- Forward— Listed as a Forward in 2022/2023.
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2022/2023.
Column categories
- 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2022/2023.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2022/2023.
- Under 25 at Season Start— Under 25 at Season Start in 2022/2023.
Every square, and who qualified
3+ Yellow Cards × More Goals Than Assists60 answers
Show the 60 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes, Aleksandar Mitrović, Bryan Mbeumo, Rodrigo, Brennan Johnson, Martin Ødegaard, Gabriel Jesus, James Ward-Prowse, Pascal Groß, Dwight McNeil, Wilfried Zaha, Alexis Mac Allister, Jefferson Lerma, Declan Rice, Alexander Isak, Jordan Ayew, Rúben Neves, Eberechi Eze, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Philip Billing, Demarai Gray, Bobby Reid. + 30 more qualify
Non-English × More Goals Than Assists69 answers
Show the 69 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Gabriel Martinelli, Heung-Min Son, Aleksandar Mitrović, Bryan Mbeumo, Miguel Almirón, Rodrigo, Brennan Johnson, Martin Ødegaard, Gabriel Jesus, Pascal Groß, Kaoru Mitoma, Wilfried Zaha, Alexis Mac Allister, Jefferson Lerma, Alexander Isak, Jordan Ayew, Rúben Neves, Darwin Núñez, Gabriel Magalhães, Roberto Firmino, Taiwo Awoniyi, João Palhinha, Philip Billing, Bobby Reid, Saïd Benrahma, Julián Álvarez, Joelinton, Kai Havertz. + 39 more qualify
Under 25 at Season Start × More Goals Than Assists44 answers
Show the 44 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Harvey Barnes, Bryan Mbeumo, Brennan Johnson, Martin Ødegaard, Phil Foden, Dwight McNeil, Alexis Mac Allister, Declan Rice, Alexander Isak, Darwin Núñez, Eberechi Eze, Gabriel Magalhães, Taiwo Awoniyi, Julián Álvarez, Kai Havertz, Jadon Sancho, Cody Gakpo, Odsonne Édouard, Antony Matheus, Lucas Paquetá, Vitaly Janelt, Anthony Gordon, Crysencio Summerville, Evan Ferguson, Marcus Tavernier, Mason Mount. + 14 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × Forward43 answers
Show the 43 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes, Aleksandar Mitrović, Bryan Mbeumo, Rodrigo, Brennan Johnson, Gabriel Jesus, Dwight McNeil, Wilfried Zaha, Alexander Isak, Jordan Ayew, Demarai Gray, Bobby Reid, Danny Ings, Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish, Yoane Wissa, Odsonne Édouard, Leon Bailey, Antony Matheus, Anthony Gordon, Patrick Bamford, Crysencio Summerville, Carlos Vinícius. + 13 more qualify
Non-English × Forward96 answers
Show the 96 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Gabriel Martinelli, Heung-Min Son, Aleksandar Mitrović, Bryan Mbeumo, Miguel Almirón, Rodrigo, Brennan Johnson, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard, Alex Iwobi, Kaoru Mitoma, Wilfried Zaha, Alexander Isak, Jordan Ayew, Darwin Núñez, Roberto Firmino, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bobby Reid, Saïd Benrahma, Julián Álvarez, Willian, Yoane Wissa, Che Adams, Riyad Mahrez, Cody Gakpo, Michail Antonio, Odsonne Édouard, Leon Bailey. + 66 more qualify
Under 25 at Season Start × Forward68 answers
Show the 68 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Harvey Barnes, Bryan Mbeumo, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke, Phil Foden, Dwight McNeil, Alexander Isak, Darwin Núñez, Taiwo Awoniyi, Julián Álvarez, Jadon Sancho, Cody Gakpo, Odsonne Édouard, Leon Bailey, Antony Matheus, Dejan Kulusevski, Anthony Gordon, Crysencio Summerville, Evan Ferguson, Patson Daka, Luis Sinisterra, Edward Nketiah, Jaidon Anthony, Wilfried Gnonto, João Félix, Gianluca Scamacca. + 38 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × Over 185cm79 answers
Show the 79 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Aleksandar Mitrović, Brennan Johnson, Declan Rice, Granit Xhaka, Alexander Isak, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Philip Billing, Max Kilman, Nick Pope, Bernd Leno, Lewis Dunk, Fabian Schär, Robin Koch, Tyrone Mings, Ederson, Joelinton, Emiliano Martínez, Kai Havertz, Dan Burn, Rodri, Ben White, Illan Meslier, Tomáš Souček, Virgil van Dijk, Eric Dier, Odsonne Édouard, Wout Faes. + 49 more qualify
Non-English × Over 185cm125 answers
Show the 125 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Aleksandar Mitrović, Brennan Johnson, Granit Xhaka, Alexander Isak, Darwin Núñez, David de Gea, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Philip Billing, Alisson Becker, Bernd Leno, José Sá, Fabian Schär, Robin Koch, Ederson, Joelinton, Emiliano Martínez, Kai Havertz, Sven Botman, Łukasz Fabiański, Rodri, Illan Meslier, Tomáš Souček, Tim Ream, Gavin Bazunu, Cody Gakpo, Virgil van Dijk, Odsonne Édouard, Wout Faes. + 95 more qualify
Under 25 at Season Start × Over 185cm51 answers
Show the 51 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke, Declan Rice, Alexander Isak, Darwin Núñez, Aaron Ramsdale, Gabriel Magalhães, Kai Havertz, Sven Botman, Ben White, Illan Meslier, Gavin Bazunu, Cody Gakpo, Odsonne Édouard, Wout Faes, Amadou Onana, Dejan Kulusevski, William Saliba, Pascal Struijk, Chris Mepham, Tosin Adarabioyo, Robert Sánchez, Lloyd Kelly, Mohammed Salisu, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Ryan Yates, Nathan Collins, Boubakary Soumaré, Trevoh Chalobah. + 21 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Time | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 2:16 | 9/9 |
| 2 | Matfrak | 4:05 | 9/9 |