The Ball Grid
Day #182 answers — 30 October 2026
2024/2025 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-10-30: 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 #182’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2024/2025 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 415 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Manchester City × Midfielder, with only 12 valid answers; the most forgiving was 5+ Yellow Cards × Non-English, where 104 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was Under 175cm × 1+ Goals, answered correctly just 19% of the time, while Manchester City × Non-English was filled correctly 93% of the time.
Row categories
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2024/2025.
- 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2024/2025.
- Midfielder— Listed as a Midfielder in 2024/2025.
Column categories
- Manchester City— Appeared for Manchester City in 2024/2025.
- Under 175cm— Under 175cm tall in 2024/2025.
- 5+ Yellow Cards— 5+ Yellow Cards in 2024/2025.
Every square, and who qualified
Manchester City × Non-English20 answers
Show the 20 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Joško Gvardiol, Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovačić, Omar Marmoush, Ederson, İlkay Gündoğan, Rúben Dias, Jeremy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne, Manuel Akanji, Sávio, Matheus Nunes, Stefan Ortega, Nico González, Nathan Aké, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Claudio Jeremías Echeverri.
Under 175cm × Non-English36 answers
Show the 36 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Justin Kluivert, Leandro Trossard, Amad Diallo Traoré, Idrissa Gueye, Pedro Neto, Marc Cucurella, Bernardo Silva, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Pedro Porro, Harry Wilson, Yasin Ayari, Jeremy Doku, Facundo Buonanotte, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Ryan Manning, Pablo Sarabia, Julio Enciso, Vladimír Coufal, Crysencio Summerville, Bobby Reid, Wes Burns, Tariq Lamptey, Fabio Carvalho, Luis Sinisterra, Ferdi Kadioglu, Ryan Fraser, Miguel Almirón, Antony Matheus, Tyrell Malacia. + 6 more qualify
5+ Yellow Cards × Non-English104 answers
Show the 104 qualifying players
Yoane Wissa, Justin Kluivert, Brennan Johnson, Nicolas Jackson, João Pedro, Cody Gakpo, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz, Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo Traoré, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Bernd Leno, Nathan Collins, Murillo Santiago, Virgil van Dijk, Tomáš Souček, Bart Verbruggen, Daniel Muñoz, Christian Nørgaard, João Gomes, Emiliano Martínez, Ryan Gravenberch, Antonee Robinson, Rayan Aït Nouri, Dara O'Shea, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, Mateus Fernandes, Idrissa Gueye. + 74 more qualify
Manchester City × 1+ Goals17 answers
Show the 17 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Joško Gvardiol, Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovačić, Omar Marmoush, İlkay Gündoğan, Jeremy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne, Sávio, Rico Lewis, Matheus Nunes, Nico González, Jack Grealish, Nico O'Reilly, James Mcatee, John Stones.
Under 175cm × 1+ Goals35 answers
Show the 35 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Liam Delap, Justin Kluivert, Leandro Trossard, Amad Diallo Traoré, Morgan Gibbs-White, Keane Lewis-Potter, Phil Foden, Pedro Neto, Marc Cucurella, Bernardo Silva, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Leif Davis, Pedro Porro, Harry Wilson, Flynn Downes, Yasin Ayari, Jeremy Doku, Tyler Obling, Facundo Buonanotte, Rico Lewis, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Adam Armstrong, Pablo Sarabia, Julio Enciso, Samuel Szmodics, David Brooks, Crysencio Summerville, Bobby Reid, Tariq Lamptey. + 5 more qualify
5+ Yellow Cards × 1+ Goals101 answers
Show the 101 qualifying players
Yoane Wissa, Antoine Semenyo, Liam Delap, Justin Kluivert, Morgan Rogers, Jamie Vardy, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Nicolas Jackson, Danny Welbeck, João Pedro, Cody Gakpo, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz, Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo Traoré, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Nathan Collins, Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo Santiago, Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Keane Lewis-Potter, Tomáš Souček, Daniel Muñoz, Christian Nørgaard, João Gomes, Declan Rice, Levi Colwill. + 71 more qualify
Manchester City × Midfielder12 answers
Show the 12 qualifying players
Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovačić, İlkay Gündoğan, Kevin De Bruyne, Matheus Nunes, Nico González, Jack Grealish, Nico O'Reilly, James Mcatee, Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Claudio Jeremías Echeverri.
Under 175cm × Midfielder25 answers
Show the 25 qualifying players
Morgan Gibbs-White, Idrissa Gueye, Bernardo Silva, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Flynn Downes, Yasin Ayari, Tyler Obling, Facundo Buonanotte, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Ryan Manning, Julio Enciso, Samuel Szmodics, David Brooks, William Smallbone, Fabio Carvalho, Thomas Doyle, Harvey Elliott, Adam Lallana, Ryan Fraser, Billy Gilmour, Emi Buendía, Daniel Podence, Gustavo Nunes Fernandes Gomes, Claudio Jeremías Echeverri, Ryan Trevitt.
5+ Yellow Cards × Midfielder65 answers
Show the 65 qualifying players
Cole Palmer, Bruno Guimarães, Bruno Fernandes, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo Santiago, Tomáš Souček, Christian Nørgaard, João Gomes, Ryan Gravenberch, Declan Rice, Mateus Fernandes, Idrissa Gueye, Lewis Cook, Alexis Mac Allister, Bernardo Silva, Dominik Szoboszlai, Sandro Tonali, Carlos Baleba, Elliot Anderson, Sam Morsy, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Joelinton, Lucas Paquetá, Mateo Kovačić, James Maddison, André, Saša Lukić. + 35 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Score | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ss1994 | 745 | 9/9 |
| 2 | Brandon | 565 | 9/9 |
Rapid Fire
Day #182’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2024/2025 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 615 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Over 185cm × 7+ Clean Sheets, with only 42 valid answers; the most forgiving was 1+ Assists × 3+ Goals, where 113 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was 1+ Assists × 7+ Clean Sheets, answered correctly just 44% of the time, while 1+ Assists × 3+ Goals was filled correctly 100% of the time.
Row categories
- English— English nationality in 2024/2025.
- 3+ Goals— Scored 3 or more PL goals in 2024/2025.
- 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2024/2025.
Column categories
- 1+ Assists— Provided at least 1 PL assist in 2024/2025.
- 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2024/2025.
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2024/2025.
Every square, and who qualified
1+ Assists × English91 answers
Show the 91 qualifying players
Ollie Watkins, Jarrod Bowen, Antoine Semenyo, Liam Delap, Morgan Rogers, Jamie Vardy, Cole Palmer, Danny Welbeck, Dominic Solanke, Jacob Murphy, Anthony Gordon, Harvey Barnes, Noni Madueke, Jordan Pickford, Morgan Gibbs-White, Max Kilman, Dan Burn, Keane Lewis-Potter, Eberechi Eze, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Phil Foden, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Declan Rice, Levi Colwill, Tyrick Mitchell, Marc Guehi, Lewis Cook, Bukayo Saka, James Tarkowski, Kyle Walker-Peters. + 61 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × English78 answers
Show the 78 qualifying players
Antoine Semenyo, Liam Delap, Morgan Rogers, Jamie Vardy, Cole Palmer, Danny Welbeck, Jacob Murphy, Noni Madueke, Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Max Kilman, Dan Burn, Keane Lewis-Potter, Declan Rice, Levi Colwill, Calvin Ughelumba, Marc Guehi, Lewis Cook, Bukayo Saka, James Tarkowski, Kyle Walker-Peters, James Justin, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Leif Davis, Emile Smith Rowe, James Maddison, Jarrad Branthwaite, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jack Hinshelwood. + 48 more qualify
Over 185cm × English59 answers
Show the 59 qualifying players
Antoine Semenyo, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Danny Welbeck, Dominic Solanke, Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, Max Kilman, Dan Burn, Declan Rice, Levi Colwill, Calvin Ughelumba, James Tarkowski, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Aaron Ramsdale, Marcus Rashford, Nick Pope, Jarrad Branthwaite, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jacob Greaves, Will Hughes, Lewis Dunk, Ryan Yates, Trevoh Chalobah, Curtis Jones, Harry Maguire, Archie Gray, Axel Tuanzebe, Conor Coady, Tosin Adarabioyo. + 29 more qualify
1+ Assists × 3+ Goals113 answers
Show the 113 qualifying players
Mohamed Salah, Bryan Mbeumo, Alexander Isak, Erling Haaland, Chris Wood, Yoane Wissa, Ollie Watkins, Matheus Cunha, Jarrod Bowen, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Antoine Semenyo, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Liam Delap, Luis Díaz, Raúl Jiménez, Alex Iwobi, Justin Kluivert, Morgan Rogers, Jamie Vardy, Kaoru Mitoma, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Evanilson, Ismaïla Sarr, Nicolas Jackson, Leandro Trossard, Danny Welbeck, Dominic Solanke, Jacob Murphy, João Pedro. + 83 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × 3+ Goals83 answers
Show the 83 qualifying players
Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Matheus Cunha, Antoine Semenyo, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Liam Delap, Raúl Jiménez, Justin Kluivert, Morgan Rogers, Jamie Vardy, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Ismaïla Sarr, Iliman Ndiaye, Nicolas Jackson, Leandro Trossard, Danny Welbeck, Jacob Murphy, João Pedro, Cody Gakpo, Dejan Kulusevski, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz, Bruno Fernandes, Mohammed Kudus, Amad Diallo Traoré, Noni Madueke, Enzo Fernández, Alejandro Garnacho, Morgan Gibbs-White. + 53 more qualify
Over 185cm × 3+ Goals46 answers
Show the 46 qualifying players
Alexander Isak, Erling Haaland, Chris Wood, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Antoine Semenyo, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Raúl Jiménez, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Brennan Johnson, Ismaïla Sarr, Nicolas Jackson, Danny Welbeck, Dominic Solanke, Cody Gakpo, Dejan Kulusevski, Kai Havertz, Virgil van Dijk, Nikola Milenković, Tomáš Souček, Joško Gvardiol, Christian Nørgaard, Kevin Schade, Declan Rice, Beto Bercique, Thomas Partey, Dominik Szoboszlai, Fabian Schär, Rasmus Højlund, Joelinton. + 16 more qualify
1+ Assists × 7+ Clean Sheets47 answers
Show the 47 qualifying players
Jordan Pickford, Nathan Collins, Max Kilman, Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Nikola Milenković, Mark Flekken, Bart Verbruggen, Daniel Muñoz, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Levi Colwill, Rayan Aït Nouri, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, Tyrick Mitchell, Vitalii Mykolenko, Marc Guehi, Ola Aina, Marc Cucurella, Jan Paul van Hecke, James Tarkowski, Nélson Semedo, Noussair Mazraoui, Valentino Livramento, Diogo Dalot, Toti Gomes, Neco Williams, Ibrahima Konaté, Jarrad Branthwaite. + 17 more qualify
3+ Yellow Cards × 7+ Clean Sheets56 answers
Show the 56 qualifying players
David Raya, Jordan Pickford, Matz Sels, Nathan Collins, Dean Henderson, Max Kilman, Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Nikola Milenković, Bart Verbruggen, Daniel Muñoz, Emiliano Martínez, Levi Colwill, Rayan Aït Nouri, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, Vitalii Mykolenko, Marc Guehi, William Saliba, Ola Aina, Marc Cucurella, Jan Paul van Hecke, Fabian Schär, James Tarkowski, Nélson Semedo, Robert Sánchez, Noussair Mazraoui, Diogo Dalot, Kepa Arrizabalaga. + 26 more qualify
Over 185cm × 7+ Clean Sheets42 answers
Show the 42 qualifying players
Jordan Pickford, Matz Sels, Nathan Collins, Dean Henderson, Max Kilman, Virgil van Dijk, Dan Burn, Nikola Milenković, Joško Gvardiol, Mark Flekken, Bart Verbruggen, Emiliano Martínez, Levi Colwill, Maxence Lacroix, Illia Zabarnyi, André Onana, William Saliba, Jan Paul van Hecke, Fabian Schär, James Tarkowski, Robert Sánchez, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Toti Gomes, José Sá, Ibrahima Konaté, Nick Pope, Jarrad Branthwaite, Alisson Becker, Gabriel Magalhães, Ederson. + 12 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Time | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon | 1:34 | 9/9 |
| 2 | Arttu | 3:07 | 9/9 |