The Ball Grid
Day #184 answers — 1 November 2026
2025/2026 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-11-01: 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 2025/2026 season alone.
Classic Grid
Day #184’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Easy. Across the nine cells there were 578 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Liverpool × 3+ Yellow Cards, with only 10 valid answers; the most forgiving was Under 23 at Season Start × European, where 132 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was Under 23 at Season Start × 3+ Yellow Cards, answered correctly just 29% of the time, while Liverpool × European was filled correctly 83% of the time.
Row categories
- European— European nationality in 2025/2026.
- 1+ Goals— Scored at least 1 PL goal in 2025/2026.
- 3+ Yellow Cards— 3+ Yellow Cards in 2025/2026.
Column categories
- Midfielder— Listed as a Midfielder in 2025/2026.
- Under 23 at Season Start— Under 23 at Season Start in 2025/2026.
- Liverpool— Appeared for Liverpool in 2025/2026.
Every square, and who qualified
Midfielder × European120 answers
Show the 120 qualifying players
Morgan Gibbs-White, Morgan Rogers, Bruno Fernandes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Elliot Anderson, James Garner, Martín Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Ryan Gravenberch, Enzo Le Fée, Marcus Tavernier, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Mateus Fernandes, Ethan Ampadu, Alex Scott, Bernardo Silva, Granit Xhaka, Sander Berge, Noah Sadiki, Florian Wirtz, Anton Stach, Cole Palmer, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Phil Foden, Adam Wharton, Tomáš Souček, João Palhinha, Chimuanya Ugochukwu, John McGinn, Sandro Tonali. + 90 more qualify
Under 23 at Season Start × European132 answers
Show the 132 qualifying players
Eli Junior Kroupi, Elliot Anderson, Thiemo Barry, Bart Verbruggen, Mateus Fernandes, Michael Olabode Kayode, Robin Roefs, Alex Scott, Noah Sadiki, Florian Wirtz, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Nico O'Reilly, Adam Wharton, Chimuanya Ugochukwu, Yeremy Pino, Hugo Bueno, Chemsdine Talbi, Alejandro Jiménez Sánchez, Malo Gusto, Kerkez Milos, Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu, Will Osula, Lewis Hall, Yasin Ayari, Mathys Tel, Ryan Cherki, Jack Hinshelwood, Mateus Mane, Xavi Simons, Leny Yoro. + 102 more qualify
Liverpool × European19 answers
Show the 19 qualifying players
Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Dominik Szoboszlai, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Ibrahima Konaté, Florian Wirtz, Kerkez Milos, Curtis Jones, Alexander Isak, Andrew Robertson, Jeremie Frimpong, Rio Ngumoha, Conor Bradley, Federico Chiesa, Joe Gomez, Freddie Woodman, Harvey Elliott, Trey Nyoni.
Midfielder × 1+ Goals99 answers
Show the 99 qualifying players
Morgan Gibbs-White, Morgan Rogers, Enzo Fernández, Bruno Fernandes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Elliot Anderson, James Garner, Martín Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Ryan Gravenberch, Enzo Le Fée, Casemiro, Marcus Tavernier, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Mateus Fernandes, Ethan Ampadu, Bruno Guimarães, Alex Scott, Bernardo Silva, Moisés Caicedo, Granit Xhaka, João Gomes, André Trindade da Costa Neto, Alexis Mac Allister, Brenden Aaronson, Florian Wirtz, Anton Stach, Cole Palmer, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Phil Foden. + 69 more qualify
Under 23 at Season Start × 1+ Goals60 answers
Show the 60 qualifying players
Eli Junior Kroupi, Benjamin Šeško, Elliot Anderson, Thiemo Barry, Mateus Fernandes, Michael Olabode Kayode, Alex Scott, Yankuba Minteh, Florian Wirtz, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Nico O'Reilly, Adam Wharton, Chimuanya Ugochukwu, Diego Gómez, Yeremy Pino, Hugo Bueno, Chemsdine Talbi, Alejandro Jiménez Sánchez, Malo Gusto, Kerkez Milos, Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu, Will Osula, Lewis Hall, Yasin Ayari, Mathys Tel, Rayan Rocha, Ryan Cherki, Jack Hinshelwood, Mateus Mane, Xavi Simons. + 30 more qualify
Liverpool × 1+ Goals15 answers
Show the 15 qualifying players
Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Ibrahima Konaté, Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz, Kerkez Milos, Curtis Jones, Alexander Isak, Andrew Robertson, Rio Ngumoha, Federico Chiesa.
Midfielder × 3+ Yellow Cards79 answers
Show the 79 qualifying players
Morgan Rogers, Enzo Fernández, Bruno Fernandes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Elliot Anderson, James Garner, Martín Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Ryan Gravenberch, Enzo Le Fée, Casemiro, Marcus Tavernier, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Mateus Fernandes, Ethan Ampadu, Bruno Guimarães, Alex Scott, Bernardo Silva, Moisés Caicedo, Granit Xhaka, João Gomes, Sander Berge, Noah Sadiki, André Trindade da Costa Neto, Alexis Mac Allister, Brenden Aaronson, Anton Stach, Cole Palmer, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Phil Foden. + 49 more qualify
Under 23 at Season Start × 3+ Yellow Cards44 answers
Show the 44 qualifying players
Eli Junior Kroupi, Elliot Anderson, Thiemo Barry, Bart Verbruggen, Mateus Fernandes, Michael Olabode Kayode, Robin Roefs, Alex Scott, Yankuba Minteh, Noah Sadiki, Yehor Yarmoliuk, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Nico O'Reilly, Adam Wharton, Chimuanya Ugochukwu, Diego Gómez, Yeremy Pino, Alejandro Jiménez Sánchez, Malo Gusto, Kerkez Milos, Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu, Lewis Hall, Xavi Simons, Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah, Archie Gray, Bashir Humphreys, Mouhamadou Diarra, Pape Matar Sarr, Tim Iroegbunam, Joshua King. + 14 more qualify
Liverpool × 3+ Yellow Cards10 answers
Show the 10 qualifying players
Cody Gakpo, Dominik Szoboszlai, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Ibrahima Konaté, Alexis Mac Allister, Kerkez Milos, Conor Bradley, Federico Chiesa, Joe Gomez.
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Score | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ss1994 | 770 | 9/9 |
| 2 | Brandon | 770 | 9/9 |
| 3 | Arttu | 745 | 9/9 |
Rapid Fire
Day #184’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2025/2026 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 481 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Tottenham × 5+ Yellow Cards, with only 10 valid answers; the most forgiving was Defender × Non-English, where 126 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was More Goals Than Assists × 5+ Yellow Cards, answered correctly just 19% of the time, while Defender × Over 185cm was filled correctly 100% of the time.
Row categories
- Non-English— Non-English nationality in 2025/2026.
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2025/2026.
- 5+ Yellow Cards— 5+ Yellow Cards in 2025/2026.
Column categories
- Tottenham— Appeared for Tottenham in 2025/2026.
- More Goals Than Assists— More Goals Than Assists in 2025/2026.
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2025/2026.
Every square, and who qualified
Tottenham × Non-English22 answers
Show the 22 qualifying players
Richarlison, Mickey van de Ven, Pedro Porro, Guglielmo Vicario, João Palhinha, Mathys Tel, Brennan Johnson, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Cristian Romero, Randal Kolo Muani, Pape Matar Sarr, Kevin Danso, Destiny Udogie, Lucas Bergvall, Wilson Odobert, Antonin Kinsky, Yves Bissouma, Radu Drăgușin, João Victor de Souza Menezes, Ben Davies.
More Goals Than Assists × Non-English69 answers
Show the 69 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Igor Thiago, João Pedro, Viktor Gyökeres, Bryan Mbeumo, Harry Wilson, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Matheus Cunha, Kevin Schade, Eli Junior Kroupi, Richarlison, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Raúl Jiménez, Iliman Ndiaye, Zian Flemming, Ismaïla Sarr, Evanilson, Enzo Fernández, Benjamin Šeško, Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara, Thiemo Barry, Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz, Nick Woltemade, Crysencio Summerville, Martín Zubimendi, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Beto Bercique, Brian Brobbey. + 39 more qualify
Defender × Non-English126 answers
Show the 126 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, Marcos Senesi, Michael Olabode Kayode, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Mickey van de Ven, Trai Hume, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Malick Thiaw, Vitalii Mykolenko, Joe Rodon, Maxime Esteve, Pascal Struijk, Joachim Andersen, Matheus Nunes, Chris Richards, Omar Alderete, Pedro Porro, Nordi Mukiele, Sepp van den Berg, Gabriel Magalhães, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Marc Cucurella. + 96 more qualify
Tottenham × Over 185cm14 answers
Show the 14 qualifying players
Mickey van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario, João Palhinha, Brennan Johnson, Rodrigo Bentancur, Cristian Romero, Randal Kolo Muani, Archie Gray, Dominic Solanke, Kevin Danso, Destiny Udogie, Lucas Bergvall, Antonin Kinsky, Radu Drăgușin.
More Goals Than Assists × Over 185cm47 answers
Show the 47 qualifying players
Erling Haaland, Igor Thiago, Antoine Semenyo, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Viktor Gyökeres, Danny Welbeck, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Kevin Schade, Cody Gakpo, Morgan Rogers, Hugo Ekitike, Raúl Jiménez, Zian Flemming, Ismaïla Sarr, Benjamin Šeško, Thiemo Barry, Nick Woltemade, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Beto Bercique, Casemiro, Noah Okafor, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Mickey van de Ven, Malick Thiaw, Trevoh Chalobah, Anton Stach, Cole Palmer, Nico O'Reilly, Tomáš Souček. + 17 more qualify
Defender × Over 185cm100 answers
Show the 100 qualifying players
Virgil van Dijk, Nikola Milenković, James Tarkowski, Marcos Senesi, Jan Paul van Hecke, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Mickey van de Ven, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Malick Thiaw, Joe Rodon, Maxime Esteve, Pascal Struijk, Joachim Andersen, Lewis Dunk, Chris Richards, Omar Alderete, Nordi Mukiele, Trevoh Chalobah, Sepp van den Berg, Gabriel Magalhães, Nico O'Reilly, William Saliba, Michael Keane, Santiago Bueno, Calvin Ughelumba, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Ladislav Krejčí. + 70 more qualify
Tottenham × 5+ Yellow Cards10 answers
Show the 10 qualifying players
Richarlison, Mickey van de Ven, Pedro Porro, João Palhinha, Brennan Johnson, Rodrigo Bentancur, Xavi Simons, Cristian Romero, Archie Gray, Kevin Danso.
More Goals Than Assists × 5+ Yellow Cards34 answers
Show the 34 qualifying players
Igor Thiago, Antoine Semenyo, João Pedro, Viktor Gyökeres, Danny Welbeck, Harry Wilson, Kevin Schade, Eli Junior Kroupi, Richarlison, Morgan Rogers, Raúl Jiménez, Zian Flemming, Enzo Fernández, Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara, Crysencio Summerville, Ryan Gravenberch, Brian Brobbey, Casemiro, Marcus Tavernier, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Bruno Guimarães, Mickey van de Ven, Moisés Caicedo, Emi Buendía, Cole Palmer, Nico O'Reilly, Valentín Castellanos, João Palhinha, John McGinn, Diego Gómez. + 4 more qualify
Defender × 5+ Yellow Cards59 answers
Show the 59 qualifying players
Adrien Truffert, Nikola Milenković, James Tarkowski, Marcos Senesi, Michael Olabode Kayode, Tyrick Mitchell, Luke Shaw, Jan Paul van Hecke, Neco Williams, Marc Guehi, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jake O´Brien, Ibrahima Konaté, Kyle Walker, Maxence Lacroix, Mickey van de Ven, Trai Hume, Matty Cash, Nathan Collins, Vitalii Mykolenko, Pascal Struijk, Joachim Andersen, Matheus Nunes, Lewis Dunk, Jayden Bogle, Omar Alderete, Pedro Porro, Nordi Mukiele, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Marc Cucurella. + 29 more qualify
Top 10 that day
| # | Player | Time | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon | 2:47 | 9/9 |
| 2 | Arttu | 70:51 | 9/9 |