Day #129 answers — 7 September 2026

2022/2023 Season

This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-09-07: 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 #129’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 386 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 3+ Goals × Over 30 at Season Start, with only 19 valid answers; the most forgiving was 3+ Goals × 3+ Yellow Cards, where 73 players fit.

In play, the square that caught people out was 3+ Goals × 3+ Yellow Cards, answered correctly just 48% of the time, while English × 3+ Yellow Cards was filled correctly 81% of the time.

Row categories

❓ Over 30 at Season Start— Over 30 at Season Start in 2022/2023.
📏 Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2022/2023.
❓ 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2022/2023.

Column categories

⚽ 3+ Goals— Scored 3 or more PL goals in 2022/2023.
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English— English nationality in 2022/2023.
🏃 Forward— Listed as a Forward in 2022/2023.

Every square, and who qualified

3+ Goals × Over 30 at Season Start19 answers

19 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 70% of the time across 37 guesses. Most popular answer: Chris Wood.

Show the 19 qualifying players

Mohamed Salah, Callum Wilson, Heung-Min Son, Rodrigo, Pascal Groß, Jordan Ayew, Roberto Firmino, Ben Mee, Danny Ings, Willian, Danny Welbeck, İlkay Gündoğan, Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, Virgil van Dijk, Michail Antonio, Jamie Vardy, Casemiro, Chris Wood.

English × Over 30 at Season Start31 answers

31 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 54% of the time across 41 guesses. Most popular answer: Jordan Henderson.

Show the 31 qualifying players

Callum Wilson, Kieran Trippier, Ben Mee, Nick Pope, Lewis Dunk, Danny Ings, Dan Burn, Danny Welbeck, Adam Smith, Jamie Vardy, Joel Ward, Aaron Cresswell, Craig Dawson, Jordan Henderson, Luke Ayling, Ashley Young, Kyle Walker, Nathaniel Clyne, Theo Walcott, Jason Steele, Fraser Forster, Steve Cook, James Milner, Adam Lallana, Jonjo Shelvey, Alex McCarthy, Jack Colback, Adam Forshaw, James Tomkins, Marc Albrighton. + 1 more qualify

Forward × Over 30 at Season Start21 answers

21 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 56% of the time across 36 guesses. Most popular answer: Cristiano Ronaldo.

Show the 21 qualifying players

Mohamed Salah, Callum Wilson, Heung-Min Son, Rodrigo, Jordan Ayew, Roberto Firmino, Danny Ings, Willian, Danny Welbeck, Riyad Mahrez, Michail Antonio, Jamie Vardy, Theo Walcott, Diego Costa, Chris Wood, Pablo Sarabia, Raúl Jiménez, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andre Ayew, Rondon.

3+ Goals × Over 185cm33 answers

33 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 57% of the time across 42 guesses. Most popular answer: Erling Haaland.

Show the 33 qualifying players

Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Marcus Rashford, Aleksandar Mitrović, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke, Declan Rice, Granit Xhaka, Alexander Isak, Darwin Núñez, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Philip Billing, Joelinton, Kai Havertz, Danny Welbeck, Cody Gakpo, Virgil van Dijk, Odsonne Édouard, Thomas Partey, Ethan Pinnock, Casemiro, Patrick Bamford, Kelechi Iheanacho, Carlos Vinícius, Kieffer Moore, Rasmus Kristensen, Rodrigo Bentancur. + 3 more qualify

English × Over 185cm58 answers

58 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 71% of the time across 34 guesses. Most popular answer: Dan Burn.

Show the 58 qualifying players

Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Marcus Rashford, Dominic Solanke, Declan Rice, Aaron Ramsdale, James Tarkowski, Jordan Pickford, Max Kilman, Nick Pope, Lewis Dunk, Tyrone Mings, Dan Burn, Ben White, Danny Welbeck, Eric Dier, Patrick Bamford, Joel Ward, Joe Worrall, Craig Dawson, Conor Coady, Tosin Adarabioyo, Luke Ayling, Lloyd Kelly, Adam Webster, John Stones, Ryan Yates, Dean Henderson, Trevoh Chalobah, Dominic Calvert-Lewin. + 28 more qualify

Forward × Over 185cm36 answers

36 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 57% of the time across 35 guesses. Most popular answer: Alexander Isak.

Show the 36 qualifying players

Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Marcus Rashford, Aleksandar Mitrović, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke, Alexander Isak, Darwin Núñez, Danny Welbeck, Cody Gakpo, Odsonne Édouard, Dejan Kulusevski, Patrick Bamford, Kelechi Iheanacho, Carlos Vinícius, Kieffer Moore, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Gianluca Scamacca, Diego Costa, Chris Wood, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Raúl Jiménez, Wout Weghorst, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Kevin Schade, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sam Greenwood, Sam Surridge, Armando Broja. + 6 more qualify

3+ Goals × 3+ Yellow Cards73 answers

73 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 48% of the time across 46 guesses. Most popular answer: Bruno Fernandes.

Show the 73 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, Bruno Fernandes, Dwight McNeil, Wilfried Zaha, Alexis Mac Allister, Jefferson Lerma, Declan Rice, Granit Xhaka, Morgan Gibbs-White, Alexander Isak, Jordan Ayew, Rúben Neves, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Eberechi Eze, Douglas Luiz. + 43 more qualify

English × 3+ Yellow Cards72 answers

72 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 81% of the time across 32 guesses. Most popular answer: Harry Maguire.

Show the 72 qualifying players

Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes, James Ward-Prowse, Dwight McNeil, Declan Rice, Morgan Gibbs-White, Eberechi Eze, James Tarkowski, Kieran Trippier, Marc Guehi, Jordan Pickford, Ezri Konsa, Demarai Gray, Max Kilman, James Maddison, Nick Pope, Rico Henry, Lewis Dunk, Danny Ings, Tyrone Mings, Jacob Ramsey, Harrison Reed, Dan Burn, Raheem Sterling, Ben White, Jack Grealish. + 42 more qualify

Forward × 3+ Yellow Cards43 answers

43 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 69% of the time across 32 guesses. Most popular answer: Antony Matheus.

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

Top 10 that day

#	Player	Score	Correct
1	Almog	435	9/9
2	אוריה	265	9/9

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Rapid Fire

Day #129’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 545 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 190cm or Taller × 1+ Goals, with only 40 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 × Non-English, answered correctly just 12% of the time, while 190cm or Taller × 1+ Goals was filled correctly 100% of the time.

Row categories

⚽ 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2022/2023.
🌍 Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2022/2023.
🛡️ Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2022/2023.

Column categories

🧤 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2022/2023.
❓ 190cm or Taller— 190cm or Taller in 2022/2023.
❓ 5+ Yellow Cards— 5+ Yellow Cards in 2022/2023.

Every square, and who qualified

7+ Clean Sheets × 1+ Goals42 answers

42 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 42% of the time across 12 guesses.

Show the 42 qualifying players

James Tarkowski, Gabriel Magalhães, Kieran Trippier, Marc Guehi, Ben Mee, Timothy Castagne, Lewis Dunk, Fabian Schär, Tyrone Mings, Dan Burn, Ben White, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Tim Ream, Virgil van Dijk, Eric Dier, Wout Faes, Joachim Andersen, Ethan Pinnock, Pervis Estupiñán, Kenny Tete, Luke Shaw, William Saliba, Ben Davies, Joel Ward, Joe Worrall, Joël Veltman, Diogo Dalot, Craig Dawson, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Lisandro Martínez. + 12 more qualify

190cm or Taller × 1+ Goals40 answers

40 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 100% of the time across 6 guesses. Most popular answer: Erling Haaland.

Show the 40 qualifying players

Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Philip Billing, Lewis Dunk, Tyrone Mings, Kai Havertz, Dan Burn, Rodri, Tomáš Souček, Cody Gakpo, Virgil van Dijk, Eric Dier, Joachim Andersen, Ethan Pinnock, Amadou Onana, William Saliba, Joe Worrall, Pascal Struijk, Carlos Vinícius, Tosin Adarabioyo, Kieffer Moore, Issa Diop, Kurt Zouma, Kalidou Koulibaly, Nayef Aguerd, Gianluca Scamacca, Chris Wood, Scott McTominay. + 10 more qualify

5+ Yellow Cards × 1+ Goals89 answers

89 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 60% of the time across 5 guesses.

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

7+ Clean Sheets × Non-English56 answers

56 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 80% of the time across 5 guesses.

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

190cm or Taller × Non-English71 answers

71 players qualify in 2022/2023.

Show the 71 qualifying players

Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak, David de Gea, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Philip Billing, Alisson Becker, José Sá, Robin Koch, Emiliano Martínez, Kai Havertz, Sven Botman, Łukasz Fabiański, Rodri, Illan Meslier, Tomáš Souček, Cody Gakpo, Virgil van Dijk, Joachim Andersen, Ethan Pinnock, Amadou Onana, Vicente Guaita, William Saliba, Norberto Neto, Danny Ward, Pascal Struijk, Chris Mepham, Carlos Vinícius, Robert Sánchez, Kieffer Moore. + 41 more qualify

5+ Yellow Cards × Non-English83 answers

83 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 12% of the time across 8 guesses.

Show the 83 qualifying players

Erling Haaland, Aleksandar Mitrović, Bryan Mbeumo, Rodrigo, Brennan Johnson, Gabriel Jesus, Pascal Groß, Bruno Fernandes, Wilfried Zaha, Alexis Mac Allister, Jefferson Lerma, Jordan Ayew, Rúben Neves, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Douglas Luiz, Gabriel Magalhães, João Palhinha, Philip Billing, Bobby Reid, Mathias Jensen, Moisés Caicedo, Fabian Schär, Robin Koch, Joelinton, Emiliano Martínez, Kai Havertz, Antonee Robinson, Rodri, Bruno Guimarães, Andreas Pereira. + 53 more qualify

7+ Clean Sheets × Defender75 answers

75 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 80% of the time across 5 guesses.

Show the 75 qualifying players

James Tarkowski, Gabriel Magalhães, Kieran Trippier, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Max Kilman, Ben Mee, Timothy Castagne, Rico Henry, Lewis Dunk, Fabian Schär, Tyrone Mings, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Antonee Robinson, Ben White, Adam Smith, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Tim Ream, Tyrick Mitchell, Virgil van Dijk, Eric Dier, Wout Faes, Joachim Andersen, Ethan Pinnock, Pervis Estupiñán, Vitalii Mykolenko, Nélson Semedo, Andrew Robertson, Kenny Tete. + 45 more qualify

190cm or Taller × Defender46 answers

46 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 83% of the time across 6 guesses.

Show the 46 qualifying players

Gabriel Magalhães, Max Kilman, Lewis Dunk, Robin Koch, Tyrone Mings, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Virgil van Dijk, Eric Dier, Joachim Andersen, Ethan Pinnock, William Saliba, Joe Worrall, Pascal Struijk, Chris Mepham, Tosin Adarabioyo, Lloyd Kelly, Issa Diop, Kurt Zouma, Adam Webster, Mohammed Salisu, Raphaël Varane, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Nathan Collins, Kalidou Koulibaly, Trevoh Chalobah, Nayef Aguerd, Ibrahima Konaté, Felipe Augusto, Angelo Ogbonna. + 16 more qualify

5+ Yellow Cards × Defender43 answers

43 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 12% of the time across 8 guesses.

Show the 43 qualifying players

James Tarkowski, Gabriel Magalhães, Kieran Trippier, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Fabian Schär, Robin Koch, Tyrone Mings, Dan Burn, Antonee Robinson, Ben White, Adam Smith, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Tyrick Mitchell, Wout Faes, Joachim Andersen, Nélson Semedo, Kenny Tete, Luke Shaw, Marcos Senesi, Cristian Romero, Joel Ward, Renan Lodi, Joe Worrall, Pascal Struijk, Chris Mepham, Joël Veltman, Diogo Dalot, Vladimír Coufal, Craig Dawson. + 13 more qualify

Top 10 that day

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