Day #169 — 17 October 2026

2023/2024 Season

This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-10-17: 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 #169’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 662 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Under 175cm × 5+ Yellow Cards, with only 14 valid answers; the most forgiving was European × Midfielder, where 128 players fit.

In play, the square that caught people out was Under 175cm × Under 23 at Season Start, answered correctly just 0% of the time, while 1+ Assists × Under 23 at Season Start was filled correctly 89% 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+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2023/2024.
📏 Under 175cm— Under 175cm tall in 2023/2024.
🇪🇺 European— European 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+ Assists × Under 23 at Season Start69 answers

69 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 89% of the time across 9 guesses.

Under 175cm × Under 23 at Season Start15 answers

15 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 0% of the time across 5 guesses.

European × Under 23 at Season Start117 answers

117 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 57% of the time across 7 guesses.

1+ Assists × Midfielder96 answers

96 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 89% of the time across 9 guesses.

Under 175cm × Midfielder18 answers

18 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 25% of the time across 8 guesses.

European × Midfielder128 answers

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

1+ Assists × 5+ Yellow Cards110 answers

110 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 33% of the time across 12 guesses.

Under 175cm × 5+ Yellow Cards14 answers

14 players qualify in 2023/2024. Players answered it correctly 0% of the time across 5 guesses.

European × 5+ Yellow Cards95 answers

95 players qualify in 2023/2024.

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Rapid Fire

Day #169’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 563 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 5+ Assists × Under 25 at Season Start, with only 29 valid answers; the most forgiving was Defender × Non-English, where 121 players fit.

Row categories

❓ Under 25 at Season Start— Under 25 at Season Start in 2023/2024.
🌍 Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2023/2024.
❓ 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2023/2024.

Column categories

🎯 5+ Assists— Provided 5 or more PL assists in 2023/2024.
❓ 190cm or Taller— 190cm or Taller in 2023/2024.
🛡️ Defender— Listed as a Defender 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.

5+ Assists × Under 25 at Season Start29 answers

29 players qualify in 2023/2024.

190cm or Taller × Under 25 at Season Start33 answers

33 players qualify in 2023/2024.

Defender × Under 25 at Season Start74 answers

74 players qualify in 2023/2024.

5+ Assists × Non-English43 answers

43 players qualify in 2023/2024.

190cm or Taller × Non-English79 answers

79 players qualify in 2023/2024.

Defender × Non-English121 answers

121 players qualify in 2023/2024.

5+ Assists × 3+ Yellow Cards43 answers

43 players qualify in 2023/2024.

190cm or Taller × 3+ Yellow Cards43 answers

43 players qualify in 2023/2024.

Defender × 3+ Yellow Cards98 answers

98 players qualify in 2023/2024.

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