Day #137 — 2026-09-15

2023/2024 Season

This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-09-15: 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 2023/2024 season alone.

Classic Grid

Day #137’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Easy. Across the nine cells there were 459 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Took a Penalty × Over 185cm, with only 9 valid answers; the most forgiving was 3+ Yellow Cards × Under 25 at Season Start, where 91 players fit.

In play, the square that caught people out was 3+ Yellow Cards × Over 185cm, answered correctly just 25% of the time, while 3+ Yellow Cards × Under 25 at Season Start was filled correctly 80% of the time.

Row categories

❓ Under 25 at Season Start— Under 25 at Season Start in 2023/2024.
📏 Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2023/2024.
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English— English nationality in 2023/2024.

Column categories

🎯 Took a Penalty— Took at least one penalty (scored or missed) in 2023/2024.
🏃 Forward— Listed as a Forward in 2023/2024.
❓ 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2023/2024.

Every square, and who qualified

The answer key for a grid publishes the day after it runs, so today’s squares stay unspoiled. Play it first — the full list of qualifying players appears here tomorrow.

Took a Penalty × Under 25 at Season Start21 answers

21 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 67% of the time across 6 guesses.

Forward × Under 25 at Season Start84 answers

84 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 67% of the time across 6 guesses.

3+ Yellow Cards × Under 25 at Season Start91 answers

91 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 80% of the time across 5 guesses.

Took a Penalty × Over 185cm9 answers

9 players qualify in 2023/2024.

Forward × Over 185cm29 answers

29 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 33% of the time across 6 guesses.

3+ Yellow Cards × Over 185cm82 answers

82 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 25% of the time across 8 guesses.

Took a Penalty × English15 answers

15 players qualify in 2023/2024.

Forward × English54 answers

54 players qualify in 2023/2024.

3+ Yellow Cards × English74 answers

74 players qualify in 2023/2024.

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Rapid Fire

Day #137’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Easy. Across the nine cells there were 459 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Took a Penalty × Over 185cm, with only 9 valid answers; the most forgiving was 3+ Yellow Cards × Under 25 at Season Start, where 91 players fit.