The Ball Grid
Day #123 answers — 1 September 2026
2025/2026 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-09-01: 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 2025/2026 season alone.
Classic Grid
Day #123’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 652 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 1+ Assists × 3000+ Minutes, with only 30 valid answers; the most forgiving was European × Under 23 at Season Start, where 132 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was 3+ Yellow Cards × Under 23 at Season Start, answered correctly just 39% of the time, while European × Midfielder was filled correctly 82% of the time.
Row categories
- Under 23 at Season Start— Under 23 at Season Start in 2025/2026.
- 3000+ Minutes— 3000+ Minutes in 2025/2026.
- Midfielder— Listed as a Midfielder in 2025/2026.
Column categories
- 1+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2025/2026.
- European— European nationality in 2025/2026.
- 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2025/2026.
Every square, and who qualified
1+ Assists × Under 23 at Season Start66 answers
Show the 66 qualifying players
Benjamin Šeško, Elliot Anderson, Mateus Fernandes, Michael Olabode Kayode, Alex Scott, Yankuba Minteh, Noah Sadiki, Florian Wirtz, Yehor Yarmoliuk, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Nico O'Reilly, Adam Wharton, Chimuanya Ugochukwu, Diego Gómez, Yeremy Pino, Hugo Bueno, Chemsdine Talbi, Malo Gusto, Kerkez Milos, Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu, Lewis Hall, Yasin Ayari, Mathys Tel, Rayan Rocha, Ryan Cherki, Jack Hinshelwood, Mateus Mane, Xavi Simons, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Kobbie Mainoo. + 36 more qualify
European × Under 23 at Season Start132 answers
Show the 132 qualifying players
Eli Junior Kroupi, Elliot Anderson, Thiemo Barry, Bart Verbruggen, Mateus Fernandes, Michael Olabode Kayode, Robin Roefs, Alex Scott, Noah Sadiki, Florian Wirtz, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Nico O'Reilly, Adam Wharton, Chimuanya Ugochukwu, Yeremy Pino, Hugo Bueno, Chemsdine Talbi, Alejandro Jiménez Sánchez, Malo Gusto, Kerkez Milos, Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu, Will Osula, Lewis Hall, Yasin Ayari, Mathys Tel, Ryan Cherki, Jack Hinshelwood, Mateus Mane, Xavi Simons, Leny Yoro. + 102 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × Under 23 at Season Start44 answers
Show the 44 qualifying players
Eli Junior Kroupi, Elliot Anderson, Thiemo Barry, Bart Verbruggen, Mateus Fernandes, Michael Olabode Kayode, Robin Roefs, Alex Scott, Yankuba Minteh, Noah Sadiki, Yehor Yarmoliuk, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Nico O'Reilly, Adam Wharton, Chimuanya Ugochukwu, Diego Gómez, Yeremy Pino, Alejandro Jiménez Sánchez, Malo Gusto, Kerkez Milos, Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu, Lewis Hall, Xavi Simons, Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah, Archie Gray, Bashir Humphreys, Mouhamadou Diarra, Pape Matar Sarr, Tim Iroegbunam, Joshua King. + 14 more qualify
1+ Assists × 3000+ Minutes30 answers
Show the 30 qualifying players
Igor Thiago, Antoine Semenyo, Jarrod Bowen, Morgan Gibbs-White, Morgan Rogers, Enzo Fernández, Bruno Fernandes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Elliot Anderson, James Garner, Martín Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Adrien Truffert, James Tarkowski, Marcos Senesi, Mateus Fernandes, Michael Olabode Kayode, Tyrick Mitchell, Luke Shaw, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Ethan Ampadu, Marc Guehi, Jake O´Brien, Kyle Walker, Maxence Lacroix, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Trai Hume, Matty Cash.
European × 3000+ Minutes42 answers
Show the 42 qualifying players
Antoine Semenyo, Jarrod Bowen, Morgan Gibbs-White, Morgan Rogers, Bruno Fernandes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Elliot Anderson, James Garner, Martín Zubimendi, Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Bernd Leno, Jordan Pickford, Declan Rice, Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, Dean Henderson, Caoimhin Kelleher, David Raya, James Tarkowski, Mateus Fernandes, Michael Olabode Kayode, Tyrick Mitchell, Luke Shaw, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Ethan Ampadu, Robin Roefs, Martin Dúbravka. + 12 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × 3000+ Minutes40 answers
Show the 40 qualifying players
Igor Thiago, Antoine Semenyo, Jarrod Bowen, Morgan Rogers, Enzo Fernández, Bruno Fernandes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Elliot Anderson, James Garner, Martín Zubimendi, Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Bernd Leno, Jordan Pickford, Declan Rice, Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, Dean Henderson, James Tarkowski, Marcos Senesi, Mateus Fernandes, Michael Olabode Kayode, Tyrick Mitchell, Luke Shaw, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Ethan Ampadu, Robin Roefs, Marc Guehi. + 10 more qualify
1+ Assists × Midfielder99 answers
Show the 99 qualifying players
Morgan Gibbs-White, Morgan Rogers, Enzo Fernández, Bruno Fernandes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Elliot Anderson, James Garner, Martín Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Ryan Gravenberch, Enzo Le Fée, Casemiro, Marcus Tavernier, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Mateus Fernandes, Ethan Ampadu, Bruno Guimarães, Alex Scott, Bernardo Silva, Moisés Caicedo, Granit Xhaka, João Gomes, Sander Berge, Noah Sadiki, Alexis Mac Allister, Brenden Aaronson, Florian Wirtz, Anton Stach, Cole Palmer, Yehor Yarmoliuk. + 69 more qualify
European × Midfielder120 answers
Show the 120 qualifying players
Morgan Gibbs-White, Morgan Rogers, Bruno Fernandes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Elliot Anderson, James Garner, Martín Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Ryan Gravenberch, Enzo Le Fée, Marcus Tavernier, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Mateus Fernandes, Ethan Ampadu, Alex Scott, Bernardo Silva, Granit Xhaka, Sander Berge, Noah Sadiki, Florian Wirtz, Anton Stach, Cole Palmer, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Phil Foden, Adam Wharton, Tomáš Souček, João Palhinha, Chimuanya Ugochukwu, John McGinn, Sandro Tonali. + 90 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × Midfielder79 answers
Show the 79 qualifying players
Morgan Rogers, Enzo Fernández, Bruno Fernandes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Elliot Anderson, James Garner, Martín Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Ryan Gravenberch, Enzo Le Fée, Casemiro, Marcus Tavernier, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Mateus Fernandes, Ethan Ampadu, Bruno Guimarães, Alex Scott, Bernardo Silva, Moisés Caicedo, Granit Xhaka, João Gomes, Sander Berge, Noah Sadiki, André Trindade da Costa Neto, Alexis Mac Allister, Brenden Aaronson, Anton Stach, Cole Palmer, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Phil Foden. + 49 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Score | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callum | 760 | 9/9 |
| 2 | Daniel | 745 | 9/9 |
| 3 | Almog | 675 | 9/9 |
| 4 | adam95273 | 595 | 9/9 |
| 5 | ss1994 | 475 | 8/9 |
| 6 | Ayush | 90 | 1/9 |
Rapid Fire
Day #123’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Easy. Across the nine cells there were 350 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Chelsea × Defender, with only 11 valid answers; the most forgiving was 7+ Clean Sheets × Defender, where 71 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was Over 30 at Season Start × Non-English, answered correctly just 43% of the time, while Chelsea × Non-English was filled correctly 100% of the time.
Row categories
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2025/2026.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2025/2026.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2025/2026.
Column categories
- Over 30 at Season Start— Over 30 at Season Start in 2025/2026.
- Chelsea— Appeared for Chelsea in 2025/2026.
- 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2025/2026.
Every square, and who qualified
Over 30 at Season Start × Over 185cm44 answers
Show the 44 qualifying players
Danny Welbeck, Raúl Jiménez, Virgil van Dijk, Bernd Leno, Jordan Pickford, James Tarkowski, Casemiro, Martin Dúbravka, Granit Xhaka, Lewis Dunk, Emiliano Martínez, Matz Sels, Tomáš Souček, João Palhinha, Michael Keane, Nick Pope, Alisson Becker, Dan Burn, José Sá, Karl Darlow, Josh Laurent, Alphonse Areola, Harry Maguire, Will Hughes, Chris Wood, Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley, Fabian Schär, Sam Johnstone, Victor Lindelöf. + 14 more qualify
Chelsea × Over 185cm12 answers
Show the 12 qualifying players
Robert Sánchez, Trevoh Chalobah, Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana, Liam Delap, Tosin Adarabioyo, Joshua Kofi Acheampong, Benoît Badiashile, Filip Jörgensen, Levi Colwill, Mamadou Sarr, Shim Mheuka.
7+ Clean Sheets × Over 185cm53 answers
Show the 53 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Bernd Leno, Jordan Pickford, Nikola Milenković, Dean Henderson, Caoimhin Kelleher, James Tarkowski, Marcos Senesi, Jan Paul van Hecke, Robin Roefs, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk, Senne Lammens, Joachim Andersen, Lewis Dunk, Emiliano Martínez, Chris Richards, Omar Alderete, Guglielmo Vicario, Nordi Mukiele. + 23 more qualify
Over 30 at Season Start × Non-English46 answers
Show the 46 qualifying players
Raúl Jiménez, Bruno Fernandes, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Bernd Leno, Casemiro, Leandro Trossard, Martin Dúbravka, Bernardo Silva, Granit Xhaka, Emiliano Martínez, Matz Sels, Tomáš Souček, João Palhinha, John McGinn, Alisson Becker, Idrissa Gueye, José Sá, Reinildo Mandava, Lucas Digne, Alphonse Areola, Jefferson Lerma, Pascal Groß, Chris Wood, Andrew Robertson, Ryan Christie, Fabian Schär, Joël Veltman, Victor Lindelöf, Tom Cairney. + 16 more qualify
Chelsea × Non-English18 answers
Show the 18 qualifying players
João Pedro, Enzo Fernández, Pedro Neto, Robert Sánchez, Moisés Caicedo, Marc Cucurella, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Alejandro Garnacho, Andrey Santos, Estêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves, Jorrel Hato, Benoît Badiashile, Filip Jörgensen, Roméo Lavia, Mamadou Sarr, Facundo Buonanotte, Dário Essugo.
7+ Clean Sheets × Non-English66 answers
Show the 66 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Bernd Leno, Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, Caoimhin Kelleher, David Raya, Marcos Senesi, Michael Olabode Kayode, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Robin Roefs, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Trai Hume, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Vitalii Mykolenko, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk, Senne Lammens, Joachim Andersen, Matheus Nunes, Emiliano Martínez. + 36 more qualify
Over 30 at Season Start × Defender29 answers
Show the 29 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, James Tarkowski, Luke Shaw, Kyle Walker, Lewis Dunk, Michael Keane, Dan Burn, Reinildo Mandava, Lucas Digne, Harry Maguire, Kieran Trippier, Tyrone Mings, Andrew Robertson, Fabian Schär, Adam Smith, Joël Veltman, Victor Lindelöf, Matt Doherty, Nathan Aké, Nathaniel Clyne, Luke O'Nien, John Stones, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Davies, Arthur Masuaku, Emil Krafth, Jamaal Lascelles, Séamus Coleman, Sam Byram.
Chelsea × Defender11 answers
Show the 11 qualifying players
Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella, Malo Gusto, Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Jorrel Hato, Tosin Adarabioyo, Joshua Kofi Acheampong, Benoît Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Mamadou Sarr.
7+ Clean Sheets × Defender71 answers
Show the 71 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, James Tarkowski, Marcos Senesi, Michael Olabode Kayode, Tyrick Mitchell, Luke Shaw, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Marc Guehi, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Mickey van de Ven, Trai Hume, Ezri Konsa, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Vitalii Mykolenko, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk, Joachim Andersen, Matheus Nunes, Lewis Dunk, Chris Richards, Jayden Bogle, Omar Alderete, Pedro Porro. + 41 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Time | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | adam95273 | 0:57 | 9/9 |
| 2 | Daniel | 1:57 | 9/9 |
| 3 | Almog | 3:10 | 9/9 |
| 4 | Ayush | 4:05 | 9/9 |