The Ball Grid
Day #157 — 2026-10-05
2022/2023 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-10-05: 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 #157’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 299 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 1+ Assists × 10+ Clean Sheets, with only 0 valid answers; the most forgiving was Non-English × Under 23 at Season Start, where 95 players fit.
Row categories
- Under 23 at Season Start— Under 23 at Season Start in 2022/2023.
- 10+ Clean Sheets— Kept 10 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2022/2023.
- 7+ Yellow Cards— 7+ Yellow Cards in 2022/2023.
Column categories
- 1+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2022/2023.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2022/2023.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2022/2023.
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 #157’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 299 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 1+ Assists × 10+ Clean Sheets, with only 0 valid answers; the most forgiving was Non-English × Under 23 at Season Start, where 95 players fit.
Row categories
- Under 23 at Season Start— Under 23 at Season Start in 2022/2023.
- 10+ Clean Sheets— Kept 10 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2022/2023.
- 7+ Yellow Cards— 7+ Yellow Cards in 2022/2023.
Column categories
- 1+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2022/2023.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2022/2023.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2022/2023.
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