The Ball Grid
Day #119 answers — 28 August 2026
2022/2023 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-08-28: 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 #119’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Easy. Across the nine cells there were 492 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Chelsea × 3+ Yellow Cards, with only 13 valid answers; the most forgiving was Defender × Non-English, where 122 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was 7+ Clean Sheets × Under 25 at Season Start, answered correctly just 44% of the time, while Chelsea × Non-English was filled correctly 89% of the time.
Row categories
- Under 25 at Season Start— Under 25 at Season Start in 2022/2023.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2022/2023.
- 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2022/2023.
Column categories
- Chelsea— Appeared for Chelsea in 2022/2023.
- 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2022/2023.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2022/2023.
Every square, and who qualified
Chelsea × Under 25 at Season Start18 answers
Show the 18 qualifying players
Kai Havertz, Mason Mount, Conor Gallagher, João Félix, Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah, Enzo Fernández, Reece James, Benoît Badiashile, Christian Pulisic, Noni Madueke, Lewis Hall, Mykhailo Mudryk, Billy Gilmour, Armando Broja, Carney Chukwuemeka, David Datro Fofana, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson.
7+ Clean Sheets × Under 25 at Season Start26 answers
Show the 26 qualifying players
Aaron Ramsdale, Gabriel Magalhães, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Sven Botman, Antonee Robinson, Ben White, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Tyrick Mitchell, Wout Faes, Pervis Estupiñán, Vitalii Mykolenko, William Saliba, Cristian Romero, Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martínez, Neco Williams, Nathan Collins, Emerson Royal, Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konaté, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Tyrell Malacia, Mads Roerslev, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Stefan Bajcetic.
Defender × Under 25 at Season Start78 answers
Show the 78 qualifying players
Gabriel Magalhães, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Sven Botman, Antonee Robinson, Ben White, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Tyrick Mitchell, Wout Faes, Pervis Estupiñán, Vitalii Mykolenko, William Saliba, Cristian Romero, Renan Lodi, Pascal Struijk, Chris Mepham, Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martínez, Tosin Adarabioyo, Lloyd Kelly, Mohammed Salisu, Aaron Hickey, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Neco Williams, Romain Perraud, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Emerson Royal, Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah. + 48 more qualify
Chelsea × Non-English22 answers
Show the 22 qualifying players
Kai Havertz, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Thiago Silva, Jorginho, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mateo Kovačić, João Félix, Marc Cucurella, Enzo Fernández, Cesar Azpilicueta, Benoît Badiashile, Christian Pulisic, Edouard Mendy, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mykhailo Mudryk, Hakim Ziyech, N'Golo Kanté, Billy Gilmour, Armando Broja, Denis Zakaria, David Datro Fofana, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson.
7+ Clean Sheets × Non-English56 answers
Show the 56 qualifying players
David Raya, David de Gea, Gabriel Magalhães, Alisson Becker, Timothy Castagne, Bernd Leno, José Sá, Fabian Schär, Ederson, Emiliano Martínez, Sven Botman, Łukasz Fabiański, Antonee Robinson, Tim Ream, Virgil van Dijk, Wout Faes, Joachim Andersen, Ethan Pinnock, Pervis Estupiñán, Vitalii Mykolenko, Nélson Semedo, Andrew Robertson, Kenny Tete, Kepa Arrizabalaga, William Saliba, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Manuel Akanji, Hugo Lloris, Joël Veltman. + 26 more qualify
Defender × Non-English122 answers
Show the 122 qualifying players
Gabriel Magalhães, Timothy Castagne, Fabian Schär, Robin Koch, Sven Botman, Antonee Robinson, Tim Ream, Virgil van Dijk, Wout Faes, Joachim Andersen, Ethan Pinnock, Pervis Estupiñán, Vitalii Mykolenko, Nélson Semedo, Andrew Robertson, Kenny Tete, Marcos Senesi, William Saliba, Cristian Romero, Thiago Silva, Ben Davies, Manuel Akanji, Thilo Kehrer, Renan Lodi, Pascal Struijk, Chris Mepham, Joël Veltman, Diogo Dalot, Vladimír Coufal, Oleksandr Zinchenko. + 92 more qualify
Chelsea × 3+ Yellow Cards13 answers
Show the 13 qualifying players
Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling, Jorginho, Mason Mount, Conor Gallagher, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mateo Kovačić, Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah, Enzo Fernández, Cesar Azpilicueta, Ben Chilwell, Reece James.
7+ Clean Sheets × 3+ Yellow Cards59 answers
Show the 59 qualifying players
James Tarkowski, Gabriel Magalhães, Kieran Trippier, Marc Guehi, Jordan Pickford, Ezri Konsa, Max Kilman, Nick Pope, Timothy Castagne, Rico Henry, Bernd Leno, Lewis Dunk, Fabian Schär, Tyrone Mings, Ederson, Emiliano Martínez, Dan Burn, Antonee Robinson, Ben White, Adam Smith, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Tyrick Mitchell, Virgil van Dijk, Eric Dier, Wout Faes, Joachim Andersen, Pervis Estupiñán, Vitalii Mykolenko, Nélson Semedo, Andrew Robertson. + 29 more qualify
Defender × 3+ Yellow Cards98 answers
Show the 98 qualifying players
James Tarkowski, Gabriel Magalhães, Kieran Trippier, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Max Kilman, Timothy Castagne, Rico Henry, Lewis Dunk, Fabian Schär, Robin Koch, Tyrone Mings, Dan Burn, Antonee Robinson, Ben White, Adam Smith, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Tyrick Mitchell, Virgil van Dijk, Eric Dier, Wout Faes, Joachim Andersen, Pervis Estupiñán, Vitalii Mykolenko, Kyle Walker-Peters, Nélson Semedo, Andrew Robertson, Kenny Tete, Luke Shaw, Marcos Senesi. + 68 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Score | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel | 650 | 9/9 |
| 2 | clarkinohh | 580 | 9/9 |
| 3 | adam95273 | 540 | 9/9 |
| 4 | Elijah | 450 | 9/9 |
Rapid Fire
Day #119’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 620 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 5+ Yellow Cards × Midfielder, with only 52 valid answers; the most forgiving was 5+ Yellow Cards × 1+ Goals, where 89 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was 5+ Yellow Cards × 1+ Goals, answered correctly just 23% of the time, while English × 1+ Goals was filled correctly 80% of the time.
Row categories
- 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2022/2023.
- 1+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2022/2023.
- Midfielder— Listed as a Midfielder in 2022/2023.
Column categories
- 5+ Yellow Cards— 5+ Yellow Cards in 2022/2023.
- English— English nationality in 2022/2023.
- Under 23 at Season Start— Under 23 at Season Start in 2022/2023.
Every square, and who qualified
5+ Yellow Cards × 1+ Goals89 answers
Show the 89 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Bukayo Saka, Aleksandar Mitrović, Bryan Mbeumo, Rodrigo, Brennan Johnson, Gabriel Jesus, James Ward-Prowse, Pascal Groß, Bruno Fernandes, Dwight McNeil, Wilfried Zaha, Alexis Mac Allister, Jefferson Lerma, Declan Rice, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jordan Ayew, Rúben Neves, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, James Tarkowski, Douglas Luiz, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Kieran Trippier, Philip Billing, Marc Guehi, Bobby Reid, James Maddison. + 59 more qualify
English × 1+ Goals82 answers
Show the 82 qualifying players
Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes, Jarrod Bowen, James Ward-Prowse, Dominic Solanke, Phil Foden, Dwight McNeil, Jack Harrison, Declan Rice, Morgan Gibbs-White, Eberechi Eze, James Tarkowski, Kieran Trippier, Marc Guehi, Demarai Gray, James Maddison, Ben Mee, Lewis Dunk, Solly March, Danny Ings, Tyrone Mings, Jacob Ramsey, Harrison Reed, Dan Burn, Raheem Sterling. + 52 more qualify
Under 23 at Season Start × 1+ Goals60 answers
Show the 60 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Bryan Mbeumo, Brennan Johnson, Phil Foden, Dwight McNeil, Morgan Gibbs-White, Alexander Isak, Marc Guehi, Julián Álvarez, Moisés Caicedo, Jacob Ramsey, Michael Olise, Jadon Sancho, Joseph Willock, Antony Matheus, Amadou Onana, Dejan Kulusevski, Brenden Aaronson, William Saliba, Anthony Gordon, Roméo Lavia, Crysencio Summerville, Pascal Struijk, Evan Ferguson, Neco Williams, Conor Gallagher, Jaidon Anthony, Wilfried Gnonto. + 30 more qualify
5+ Yellow Cards × 1+ Assists80 answers
Show the 80 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Bukayo Saka, Aleksandar Mitrović, Bryan Mbeumo, Rodrigo, Brennan Johnson, Gabriel Jesus, James Ward-Prowse, Pascal Groß, Bruno Fernandes, Dwight McNeil, Wilfried Zaha, Alexis Mac Allister, Declan Rice, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jordan Ayew, Rúben Neves, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, James Tarkowski, Douglas Luiz, Kieran Trippier, Philip Billing, Jordan Pickford, Bobby Reid, James Maddison, Mathias Jensen, Moisés Caicedo, Fabian Schär. + 50 more qualify
English × 1+ Assists81 answers
Show the 81 qualifying players
Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes, Jarrod Bowen, James Ward-Prowse, Dominic Solanke, Phil Foden, Dwight McNeil, Jack Harrison, Declan Rice, Morgan Gibbs-White, Eberechi Eze, James Tarkowski, Kieran Trippier, Jordan Pickford, Demarai Gray, James Maddison, Ben Mee, Rico Henry, Solly March, Danny Ings, Tyrone Mings, Jacob Ramsey, Harrison Reed, Raheem Sterling, Ben White. + 51 more qualify
Under 23 at Season Start × 1+ Assists66 answers
Show the 66 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Bryan Mbeumo, Brennan Johnson, Phil Foden, Dwight McNeil, Morgan Gibbs-White, Alexander Isak, Moisés Caicedo, Jacob Ramsey, Michael Olise, Jadon Sancho, Tyrick Mitchell, Joseph Willock, Cheick Doucouré, Antony Matheus, Amadou Onana, Dejan Kulusevski, Brenden Aaronson, William Saliba, Crysencio Summerville, Pascal Struijk, Evan Ferguson, Aaron Hickey, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Conor Gallagher, Jaidon Anthony, Boubacar Kamara, Wilfried Gnonto. + 36 more qualify
5+ Yellow Cards × Midfielder52 answers
Show the 52 qualifying players
James Ward-Prowse, Pascal Groß, Bruno Fernandes, Alexis Mac Allister, Jefferson Lerma, Declan Rice, Morgan Gibbs-White, Rúben Neves, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Douglas Luiz, João Palhinha, Philip Billing, James Maddison, Mathias Jensen, Moisés Caicedo, Joelinton, Kai Havertz, Jacob Ramsey, Harrison Reed, Rodri, Bruno Guimarães, Andreas Pereira, Cheick Doucouré, Jeffrey Schlupp, John McGinn, Thomas Partey, Fabinho, Idrissa Gueye, Amadou Onana, Bernardo Silva. + 22 more qualify
English × Midfielder56 answers
Show the 56 qualifying players
James Ward-Prowse, Declan Rice, Morgan Gibbs-White, Eberechi Eze, James Maddison, Solly March, Jacob Ramsey, Harrison Reed, Joseph Willock, Sean Longstaff, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Marcus Tavernier, Jordan Henderson, Mason Mount, Conor Gallagher, Ryan Yates, Lewis Cook, Josh Dasilva, Harvey Elliott, Oliver Skipp, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Curtis Jones, Joe Rothwell, Ryan Sessegnon, Jesse Lingard, Will Hughes, James Milner, Adam Lallana, James Garner. + 26 more qualify
Under 23 at Season Start × Midfielder54 answers
Show the 54 qualifying players
Morgan Gibbs-White, Moisés Caicedo, Jacob Ramsey, Michael Olise, Joseph Willock, Cheick Doucouré, Amadou Onana, Brenden Aaronson, Roméo Lavia, Conor Gallagher, Boubacar Kamara, Harvey Elliott, Oliver Skipp, Enzo Fernández, Dango Ouattara, Curtis Jones, Danilo Oliveira, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Julio Enciso, Ryan Sessegnon, James Garner, João Gomes, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Facundo Buonanotte, Fábio Vieira, Billy Gilmour, Fabio Carvalho, Hamed Traorè, Boubacar Traore, Elliot Anderson. + 24 more qualify
Top 10 that day
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