Day #156 — 2026-10-04

2023/2024 Season

This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-10-04: 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 #156’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 635 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Under 175cm × 5+ Yellow Cards, with only 14 valid answers; the most forgiving was Non-English × Midfielder, where 114 players fit.

In play, the square that caught people out was Under 175cm × 5+ Yellow Cards, answered correctly just 20% of the time, while 1+ Goals × Under 23 at Season Start was filled correctly 100% of the time.

Row categories

❓ Under 23 at Season Start— Under 23 at Season Start in 2023/2024.
🎽 Midfielder— Listed as a Midfielder in 2023/2024.
❓ 5+ Yellow Cards— 5+ Yellow Cards in 2023/2024.

Column categories

⚽ 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2023/2024.
📏 Under 175cm— Under 175cm tall in 2023/2024.
🌍 Non-English— Non-English nationality 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.

1+ Goals × Under 23 at Season Start69 answers

69 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 100% of the time across 6 guesses.

Under 175cm × Under 23 at Season Start15 answers

15 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 22% of the time across 9 guesses.

Non-English × Under 23 at Season Start96 answers

96 players qualify in 2023/2024.

1+ Goals × Midfielder99 answers

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

Under 175cm × Midfielder18 answers

18 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 22% of the time across 9 guesses.

Non-English × Midfielder114 answers

114 players qualify in 2023/2024.

1+ Goals × 5+ Yellow Cards107 answers

107 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 44% of the time across 9 guesses.

Under 175cm × 5+ Yellow Cards14 answers

14 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 20% of the time across 10 guesses.

Non-English × 5+ Yellow Cards103 answers

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

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Rapid Fire

Day #156’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 635 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Under 175cm × 5+ Yellow Cards, with only 14 valid answers; the most forgiving was Non-English × Midfielder, where 114 players fit.