The Ball Grid
Day #166 — 14 October 2026
2024/2025 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-10-14: 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 2024/2025 season alone.
Classic Grid
Day #166’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2024/2025 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 446 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 3+ Assists × Over 30 at Season Start, with only 16 valid answers; the most forgiving was Defender × Non-English, where 116 players fit.
Row categories
- Over 30 at Season Start— Over 30 at Season Start in 2024/2025.
- 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2024/2025.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2024/2025.
Column categories
- 3+ Assists— Provided 3 or more PL assists in 2024/2025.
- 190cm or Taller— 190cm or Taller in 2024/2025.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2024/2025.
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 #166’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2024/2025 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 446 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 3+ Assists × Over 30 at Season Start, with only 16 valid answers; the most forgiving was Defender × Non-English, where 116 players fit.
Row categories
- Over 30 at Season Start— Over 30 at Season Start in 2024/2025.
- 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2024/2025.
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2024/2025.
Column categories
- 3+ Assists— Provided 3 or more PL assists in 2024/2025.
- 190cm or Taller— 190cm or Taller in 2024/2025.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2024/2025.
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