The Ball Grid
Day #163 — 11 October 2026
2022/2023 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-10-11: 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 #163’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 431 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Over 185cm × 5+ Goals, with only 15 valid answers; the most forgiving was European × Midfielder, where 131 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was 5+ Yellow Cards × 5+ Goals, answered correctly just 22% of the time, while European × 5+ Goals was filled correctly 57% of the time.
Row categories
- Over 30 at Season Start— Over 30 at Season Start in 2022/2023.
- 5+ Goals— Scored 5 or more PL goals in 2022/2023.
- Midfielder— Listed as a Midfielder in 2022/2023.
Column categories
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2022/2023.
- European— European nationality in 2022/2023.
- 5+ Yellow Cards— 5+ Yellow Cards 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 #163’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 431 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Over 185cm × 5+ Goals, with only 15 valid answers; the most forgiving was European × Midfielder, where 131 players fit.
Row categories
- Over 30 at Season Start— Over 30 at Season Start in 2022/2023.
- 5+ Goals— Scored 5 or more PL goals in 2022/2023.
- Midfielder— Listed as a Midfielder in 2022/2023.
Column categories
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2022/2023.
- European— European nationality in 2022/2023.
- 5+ Yellow Cards— 5+ Yellow Cards 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 grid