The Ball Grid
Day #130 answers — 8 September 2026
2025/2026 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-09-08: 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 #130’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 540 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 3000+ Minutes × 7+ Clean Sheets, with only 29 valid answers; the most forgiving was Defender × Non-English, where 126 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was 3000+ Minutes × 1+ Goals, answered correctly just 38% of the time, while 190cm or Taller × 1+ Goals was filled correctly 93% of the time.
Row categories
- 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2025/2026.
- 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2025/2026.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2025/2026.
Column categories
- 190cm or Taller— 190cm or Taller in 2025/2026.
- 3000+ Minutes— 3000+ Minutes in 2025/2026.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2025/2026.
Every square, and who qualified
190cm or Taller × 7+ Clean Sheets30 answers
Show the 30 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Nikola Milenković, Robin Roefs, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Nathan Collins, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk, Senne Lammens, Joachim Andersen, Lewis Dunk, Emiliano Martínez, Guglielmo Vicario, Trevoh Chalobah, Gabriel Magalhães, Nico O'Reilly, William Saliba, Michael Keane, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Nick Pope, Alisson Becker, Kristoffer Ajer, Kevin Danso, Cristhian Mosquera.
3000+ Minutes × 7+ Clean Sheets29 answers
Show the 29 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Bernd Leno, Jordan Pickford, Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, Dean Henderson, Caoimhin Kelleher, David Raya, James Tarkowski, Marcos Senesi, Michael Olabode Kayode, Tyrick Mitchell, Luke Shaw, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Robin Roefs, Marc Guehi, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Trai Hume, Ezri Konsa, Matty Cash.
Defender × 7+ Clean Sheets71 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
190cm or Taller × 1+ Goals54 answers
Show the 54 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Igor Thiago, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Benjamin Šeško, Thiemo Barry, Nick Woltemade, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Beto Bercique, Jake O´Brien, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Mickey van de Ven, Nathan Collins, Malick Thiaw, Joe Rodon, Lewis Dunk, Trevoh Chalobah, Anton Stach, Gabriel Magalhães, Nico O'Reilly, William Saliba, Tomáš Souček, João Palhinha, Chimuanya Ugochukwu, Michael Keane, Santiago Bueno. + 24 more qualify
3000+ Minutes × 1+ Goals30 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, Virgil van Dijk, Declan Rice, Adrien Truffert, James Tarkowski, Mateus Fernandes, Michael Olabode Kayode, Tyrick Mitchell, Luke Shaw, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Ethan Ampadu, Marc Guehi, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Mickey van de Ven, Trai Hume, Matty Cash.
Defender × 1+ Goals74 answers
Show the 74 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Adrien Truffert, James Tarkowski, 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, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Malick Thiaw, Joe Rodon, Matheus Nunes, Lewis Dunk, Chris Richards, Jayden Bogle, Omar Alderete, Pedro Porro, Nordi Mukiele, Trevoh Chalobah, Gabriel Magalhães, Marc Cucurella, Nico O'Reilly. + 44 more qualify
190cm or Taller × Non-English95 answers
Show the 95 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Igor Thiago, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Benjamin Šeško, Thiemo Barry, Nick Woltemade, Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Ryan Gravenberch, Nikola Milenković, Beto Bercique, Robin Roefs, Martin Dúbravka, Jake O´Brien, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Nathan Collins, Malick Thiaw, Joe Rodon, Maxime Esteve, Pascal Struijk, Sander Berge, Senne Lammens. + 65 more qualify
3000+ Minutes × Non-English31 answers
Show the 31 qualifying players
Igor Thiago, Enzo Fernández, Bruno Fernandes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Elliot Anderson, Martín Zubimendi, Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Bernd Leno, Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, Caoimhin Kelleher, David Raya, Marcos Senesi, Mateus Fernandes, Michael Olabode Kayode, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Ethan Ampadu, Robin Roefs, Martin Dúbravka, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Trai Hume. + 1 more qualify
Defender × Non-English126 answers
Show the 126 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, Marcos Senesi, Michael Olabode Kayode, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Mickey van de Ven, Trai Hume, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Malick Thiaw, Vitalii Mykolenko, Joe Rodon, Maxime Esteve, Pascal Struijk, Joachim Andersen, Matheus Nunes, Chris Richards, Omar Alderete, Pedro Porro, Nordi Mukiele, Sepp van den Berg, Gabriel Magalhães, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Marc Cucurella. + 96 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Score | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Marsden | 640 | 9/9 |
| 2 | Almog | 605 | 9/9 |
| 3 | ss1994 | 570 | 9/9 |
| 4 | אוריה | 470 | 9/9 |
Rapid Fire
Day #130’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 540 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 3000+ Minutes × 7+ Clean Sheets, with only 29 valid answers; the most forgiving was Defender × Non-English, where 126 players fit.
Row categories
- 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2025/2026.
- 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2025/2026.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2025/2026.
Column categories
- 190cm or Taller— 190cm or Taller in 2025/2026.
- 3000+ Minutes— 3000+ Minutes in 2025/2026.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2025/2026.
Every square, and who qualified
190cm or Taller × 7+ Clean Sheets30 answers
Show the 30 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Nikola Milenković, Robin Roefs, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Nathan Collins, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk, Senne Lammens, Joachim Andersen, Lewis Dunk, Emiliano Martínez, Guglielmo Vicario, Trevoh Chalobah, Gabriel Magalhães, Nico O'Reilly, William Saliba, Michael Keane, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Nick Pope, Alisson Becker, Kristoffer Ajer, Kevin Danso, Cristhian Mosquera.
3000+ Minutes × 7+ Clean Sheets29 answers
Show the 29 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Bernd Leno, Jordan Pickford, Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, Dean Henderson, Caoimhin Kelleher, David Raya, James Tarkowski, Marcos Senesi, Michael Olabode Kayode, Tyrick Mitchell, Luke Shaw, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Robin Roefs, Marc Guehi, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Trai Hume, Ezri Konsa, Matty Cash.
Defender × 7+ Clean Sheets71 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
190cm or Taller × 1+ Goals54 answers
Show the 54 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Igor Thiago, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Benjamin Šeško, Thiemo Barry, Nick Woltemade, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Beto Bercique, Jake O´Brien, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Mickey van de Ven, Nathan Collins, Malick Thiaw, Joe Rodon, Lewis Dunk, Trevoh Chalobah, Anton Stach, Gabriel Magalhães, Nico O'Reilly, William Saliba, Tomáš Souček, João Palhinha, Chimuanya Ugochukwu, Michael Keane, Santiago Bueno. + 24 more qualify
3000+ Minutes × 1+ Goals30 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, Virgil van Dijk, Declan Rice, Adrien Truffert, James Tarkowski, Mateus Fernandes, Michael Olabode Kayode, Tyrick Mitchell, Luke Shaw, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Ethan Ampadu, Marc Guehi, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Mickey van de Ven, Trai Hume, Matty Cash.
Defender × 1+ Goals74 answers
Show the 74 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Adrien Truffert, James Tarkowski, 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, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Malick Thiaw, Joe Rodon, Matheus Nunes, Lewis Dunk, Chris Richards, Jayden Bogle, Omar Alderete, Pedro Porro, Nordi Mukiele, Trevoh Chalobah, Gabriel Magalhães, Marc Cucurella, Nico O'Reilly. + 44 more qualify
190cm or Taller × Non-English95 answers
Show the 95 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Igor Thiago, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Benjamin Šeško, Thiemo Barry, Nick Woltemade, Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Ryan Gravenberch, Nikola Milenković, Beto Bercique, Robin Roefs, Martin Dúbravka, Jake O´Brien, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Nathan Collins, Malick Thiaw, Joe Rodon, Maxime Esteve, Pascal Struijk, Sander Berge, Senne Lammens. + 65 more qualify
3000+ Minutes × Non-English31 answers
Show the 31 qualifying players
Igor Thiago, Enzo Fernández, Bruno Fernandes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Elliot Anderson, Martín Zubimendi, Virgil van Dijk, Đorđe Petrović, Bart Verbruggen, Bernd Leno, Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, Caoimhin Kelleher, David Raya, Marcos Senesi, Mateus Fernandes, Michael Olabode Kayode, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Ethan Ampadu, Robin Roefs, Martin Dúbravka, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mickey van de Ven, Robert Sánchez, Trai Hume. + 1 more qualify
Defender × Non-English126 answers
Show the 126 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, Marcos Senesi, Michael Olabode Kayode, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Mickey van de Ven, Trai Hume, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Malick Thiaw, Vitalii Mykolenko, Joe Rodon, Maxime Esteve, Pascal Struijk, Joachim Andersen, Matheus Nunes, Chris Richards, Omar Alderete, Pedro Porro, Nordi Mukiele, Sepp van den Berg, Gabriel Magalhães, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Marc Cucurella. + 96 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Time | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almog | 1:49 | 9/9 |
| 2 | אוריה | 7:37 | 9/9 |