The Ball Grid
Day #179 — 27 October 2026
2023/2024 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-10-27: 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 #179’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 659 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Under 175cm × 5+ Yellow Cards, with only 14 valid answers; the most forgiving was European × Under 23 at Season Start, where 117 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 European × Forward was filled correctly 86% of the time.
Row categories
- Forward— Listed as a Forward in 2023/2024.
- Under 23 at Season Start— Under 23 at Season Start in 2023/2024.
- 5+ Yellow Cards— 5+ Yellow Cards in 2023/2024.
Column categories
- European— European nationality in 2023/2024.
- 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2023/2024.
- Under 175cm— Under 175cm tall 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.
Top 10 that day
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Play this gridRapid Fire
Day #179’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2023/2024 Premier League season and rated Hard. Across the nine cells there were 815 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Under 25 at Season Start × 7+ Yellow Cards, with only 28 valid answers; the most forgiving was Non-English × 1+ Assists, where 191 players fit.
Row categories
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2023/2024.
- 1+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2023/2024.
- 7+ Yellow Cards— 7+ Yellow Cards in 2023/2024.
Column categories
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2023/2024.
- Under 25 at Season Start— Under 25 at Season Start in 2023/2024.
- Midfielder— Listed as a Midfielder 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.
Top 10 that day
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Play this grid