The Ball Grid
Day #144 — 2026-09-22
2025/2026 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-09-22: 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 #144’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 695 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was More Away Goals Than Home × 3+ Yellow Cards, with only 30 valid answers; the most forgiving was Over 185cm × European, where 160 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was More Away Goals Than Home × 1+ Assists, answered correctly just 40% of the time, while Over 185cm × 1+ Assists was filled correctly 80% of the time.
Row 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.
Column categories
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2025/2026.
- More Away Goals Than Home— More Away Goals Than Home in 2025/2026.
- Forward— Listed as a Forward in 2025/2026.
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.
Top 10 that day
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Play this gridRapid Fire
Day #144’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 695 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was More Away Goals Than Home × 3+ Yellow Cards, with only 30 valid answers; the most forgiving was Over 185cm × European, where 160 players fit.
Row 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.
Column categories
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2025/2026.
- More Away Goals Than Home— More Away Goals Than Home in 2025/2026.
- Forward— Listed as a Forward in 2025/2026.
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.
Top 10 that day
No results yet.
Play this grid