The Ball Grid
Day #108 answers — 17 August 2026
2024/2025 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-08-17: 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 #108’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2024/2025 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 418 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Manchester City × 1+ Assists, with only 12 valid answers; the most forgiving was 5+ Yellow Cards × 1+ Assists, where 107 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was Under 175cm × Midfielder, answered correctly just 29% of the time, while Manchester City × Non-English was filled correctly 100% of the time.
Row categories
- 1+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2024/2025.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2024/2025.
- Midfielder— Listed as a Midfielder in 2024/2025.
Column categories
- Manchester City— Appeared for Manchester City in 2024/2025.
- Under 175cm— Under 175cm tall in 2024/2025.
- 5+ Yellow Cards— 5+ Yellow Cards in 2024/2025.
Every square, and who qualified
Manchester City × 1+ Assists12 answers
Show the 12 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovačić, Ederson, İlkay Gündoğan, Jeremy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne, Sávio, Rico Lewis, Matheus Nunes, Jack Grealish.
Under 175cm × 1+ Assists37 answers
Show the 37 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Liam Delap, Justin Kluivert, Leandro Trossard, Amad Diallo Traoré, Morgan Gibbs-White, Keane Lewis-Potter, Phil Foden, Idrissa Gueye, Pedro Neto, Marc Cucurella, Bernardo Silva, Kyle Walker-Peters, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Leif Davis, Pedro Porro, Harry Wilson, Yasin Ayari, Jeremy Doku, Facundo Buonanotte, Rico Lewis, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Adam Armstrong, Ryan Manning, Pablo Sarabia, Julio Enciso, Crysencio Summerville, Bobby Reid, Wes Burns, Tariq Lamptey. + 7 more qualify
5+ Yellow Cards × 1+ Assists107 answers
Show the 107 qualifying players
Yoane Wissa, Antoine Semenyo, Liam Delap, Justin Kluivert, Morgan Rogers, Jamie Vardy, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Nicolas Jackson, Danny Welbeck, João Pedro, Cody Gakpo, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz, Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo Traoré, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Bernd Leno, Jordan Pickford, Nathan Collins, Morgan Gibbs-White, Max Kilman, Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Keane Lewis-Potter, Tomáš Souček, Bart Verbruggen, Daniel Muñoz, Christian Nørgaard. + 77 more qualify
Manchester City × Non-English20 answers
Show the 20 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Joško Gvardiol, Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovačić, Omar Marmoush, Ederson, İlkay Gündoğan, Rúben Dias, Jeremy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne, Manuel Akanji, Sávio, Matheus Nunes, Stefan Ortega, Nico González, Nathan Aké, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Claudio Jeremías Echeverri.
Under 175cm × Non-English36 answers
Show the 36 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Justin Kluivert, Leandro Trossard, Amad Diallo Traoré, Idrissa Gueye, Pedro Neto, Marc Cucurella, Bernardo Silva, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Pedro Porro, Harry Wilson, Yasin Ayari, Jeremy Doku, Facundo Buonanotte, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Ryan Manning, Pablo Sarabia, Julio Enciso, Vladimír Coufal, Crysencio Summerville, Bobby Reid, Wes Burns, Tariq Lamptey, Fabio Carvalho, Luis Sinisterra, Ferdi Kadioglu, Ryan Fraser, Miguel Almirón, Antony Matheus, Tyrell Malacia. + 6 more qualify
5+ Yellow Cards × Non-English104 answers
Show the 104 qualifying players
Yoane Wissa, Justin Kluivert, Brennan Johnson, Nicolas Jackson, João Pedro, Cody Gakpo, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz, Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo Traoré, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Bernd Leno, Nathan Collins, Murillo Santiago, Virgil van Dijk, Tomáš Souček, Bart Verbruggen, Daniel Muñoz, Christian Nørgaard, João Gomes, Emiliano Martínez, Ryan Gravenberch, Antonee Robinson, Rayan Aït Nouri, Dara O'Shea, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, Mateus Fernandes, Idrissa Gueye. + 74 more qualify
Manchester City × Midfielder12 answers
Show the 12 qualifying players
Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovačić, İlkay Gündoğan, Kevin De Bruyne, Matheus Nunes, Nico González, Jack Grealish, Nico O'Reilly, James Mcatee, Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Claudio Jeremías Echeverri.
Under 175cm × Midfielder25 answers
Show the 25 qualifying players
Morgan Gibbs-White, Idrissa Gueye, Bernardo Silva, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Flynn Downes, Yasin Ayari, Tyler Obling, Facundo Buonanotte, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Ryan Manning, Julio Enciso, Samuel Szmodics, David Brooks, William Smallbone, Fabio Carvalho, Thomas Doyle, Harvey Elliott, Adam Lallana, Ryan Fraser, Billy Gilmour, Emi Buendía, Daniel Podence, Gustavo Nunes Fernandes Gomes, Claudio Jeremías Echeverri, Ryan Trevitt.
5+ Yellow Cards × Midfielder65 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
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Score | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ss1994 | 615 | 9/9 |
| 2 | adam95273 | 580 | 9/9 |
| 3 | Will | 550 | 9/9 |
Rapid Fire
Day #108’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2024/2025 Premier League season and rated Easy. Across the nine cells there were 367 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Arsenal × Under 25 at Season Start, with only 10 valid answers; the most forgiving was English × Under 25 at Season Start, where 85 players fit.
Row categories
- Under 25 at Season Start— Under 25 at Season Start in 2024/2025.
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2024/2025.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2024/2025.
Column categories
- Arsenal— Appeared for Arsenal in 2024/2025.
- 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2024/2025.
- English— English nationality in 2024/2025.
Every square, and who qualified
Arsenal × Under 25 at Season Start10 answers
Show the 10 qualifying players
Gabriel Martinelli, William Saliba, Bukayo Saka, Jurriën Timber, Ethan Nwaneri, Jakub Kiwior, Riccardo Calafiori, Reiss Nelson, Ayden Heaven, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji.
7+ Clean Sheets × Under 25 at Season Start24 answers
Show the 24 qualifying players
Nathan Collins, Milos Kerkez, Joško Gvardiol, Bart Verbruggen, Levi Colwill, Rayan Aït Nouri, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, Tyrick Mitchell, Marc Guehi, William Saliba, Jan Paul van Hecke, Valentino Livramento, Neco Williams, Jarrad Branthwaite, Jurriën Timber, Dean Donny Huijsen, Lewis Hall, Matthijs de Ligt, Chris Richards, Rico Lewis, Malo Gusto, Jean-Clair Todibo, Felipe Rodrigues.
English × Under 25 at Season Start85 answers
Show the 85 qualifying players
Antoine Semenyo, Liam Delap, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke, Morgan Gibbs-White, Keane Lewis-Potter, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Phil Foden, Levi Colwill, Tyrick Mitchell, Calvin Ughelumba, Marc Guehi, Bukayo Saka, Valentino Livramento, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Leif Davis, Emile Smith Rowe, Jarrad Branthwaite, Jadon Sancho, Jacob Greaves, Lewis Hall, Dwight McNeil, Tyler Obling, Curtis Jones, Rico Lewis, Cameron Archer, Djed Spence, Archie Gray. + 55 more qualify
Arsenal × Over 185cm11 answers
Show the 11 qualifying players
Kai Havertz, Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, William Saliba, Aaron Ramsdale, Gabriel Magalhães, Mikel Merino, Ben White, Jakub Kiwior, Riccardo Calafiori, Takehiro Tomiyasu.
7+ Clean Sheets × Over 185cm42 answers
Show the 42 qualifying players
Jordan Pickford, Matz Sels, Nathan Collins, Dean Henderson, Max Kilman, Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Nikola Milenković, Joško Gvardiol, Mark Flekken, Bart Verbruggen, Emiliano Martínez, Levi Colwill, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, André Onana, William Saliba, Jan Paul van Hecke, Fabian Schär, James Tarkowski, Robert Sánchez, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Toti Gomes, José Sá, Ibrahima Konaté, Nick Pope, Jarrad Branthwaite, Alisson Becker, Gabriel Magalhães, Ederson. + 12 more qualify
English × Over 185cm59 answers
Show the 59 qualifying players
Antoine Semenyo, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Danny Welbeck, Dominic Solanke, Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, Max Kilman, Dan Burn, Declan Rice, Levi Colwill, Calvin Ughelumba, James Tarkowski, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Aaron Ramsdale, Marcus Rashford, Nick Pope, Jarrad Branthwaite, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jacob Greaves, Will Hughes, Lewis Dunk, Ryan Yates, Trevoh Chalobah, Curtis Jones, Harry Maguire, Archie Gray, Axel Tuanzebe, Conor Coady, Tosin Adarabioyo. + 29 more qualify
Arsenal × Defender10 answers
Show the 10 qualifying players
William Saliba, Jurriën Timber, Gabriel Magalhães, Ben White, Jakub Kiwior, Riccardo Calafiori, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Kieran Tierney, Ayden Heaven, Takehiro Tomiyasu.
7+ Clean Sheets × Defender55 answers
Show the 55 qualifying players
Nathan Collins, Max Kilman, Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Nikola Milenković, Joško Gvardiol, Daniel Muñoz, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Levi Colwill, Rayan Aït Nouri, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, Tyrick Mitchell, Vitalii Mykolenko, Marc Guehi, William Saliba, Ola Aina, Marc Cucurella, Jan Paul van Hecke, Fabian Schär, Ezri Konsa, James Tarkowski, Nélson Semedo, Noussair Mazraoui, Valentino Livramento, Diogo Dalot, Toti Gomes, Neco Williams, Ibrahima Konaté. + 25 more qualify
English × Defender71 answers
Show the 71 qualifying players
Max Kilman, Dan Burn, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Levi Colwill, Tyrick Mitchell, Calvin Ughelumba, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, James Tarkowski, Kyle Walker-Peters, James Justin, Valentino Livramento, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Leif Davis, Jarrad Branthwaite, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jacob Greaves, Lewis Hall, Lewis Dunk, Trevoh Chalobah, Rico Lewis, Ashley Young, Djed Spence, Harry Maguire, Axel Tuanzebe, Conor Coady, Adam Smith, Tosin Adarabioyo, Jack Stephens, Ben Johnson. + 41 more qualify
Top 10 that day
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