Day #161 — 2026-10-09

2025/2026 Season

This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-10-09: 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 #161’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Easy. Across the nine cells there were 445 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Liverpool × 3+ Yellow Cards, with only 10 valid answers; the most forgiving was Forward × Non-English, where 109 players fit.

Row categories

📏 Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2025/2026.
🌍 Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2025/2026.
❓ 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2025/2026.

Column categories

🏟️ Liverpool— Appeared for Liverpool in 2025/2026.
⚽ 3+ Goals— Scored 3 or more PL goals 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.

Liverpool × Over 185cm11 answers

11 players qualify in 2025/2026.

3+ Goals × Over 185cm40 answers

40 players qualify in 2025/2026.

Forward × Over 185cm38 answers

38 players qualify in 2025/2026.

Liverpool × Non-English17 answers

17 players qualify in 2025/2026.

3+ Goals × Non-English92 answers

92 players qualify in 2025/2026.

Forward × Non-English109 answers

109 players qualify in 2025/2026.

Liverpool × 3+ Yellow Cards10 answers

10 players qualify in 2025/2026.

3+ Goals × 3+ Yellow Cards77 answers

77 players qualify in 2025/2026.

Forward × 3+ Yellow Cards51 answers

51 players qualify in 2025/2026.

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Rapid Fire

Day #161’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Easy. Across the nine cells there were 445 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Liverpool × 3+ Yellow Cards, with only 10 valid answers; the most forgiving was Forward × Non-English, where 109 players fit.