The Ball Grid
Day #189 — 6 November 2026
2022/2023 Season
This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-11-06: 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 2022/2023 season alone.
Classic Grid
Day #189’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 242 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Liverpool × Defender, with only 9 valid answers; the most forgiving was Under 10 Appearances × Under 180cm, where 46 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was Under 10 Appearances × English, answered correctly just 10% of the time, while Liverpool × Defender was filled correctly 94% of the time.
Row categories
- Defender— Listed as a Defender in 2022/2023.
- Under 180cm— Under 180cm tall in 2022/2023.
- English— English nationality in 2022/2023.
Column categories
- Liverpool— Appeared for Liverpool in 2022/2023.
- Over 30 at Season Start— Over 30 at Season Start in 2022/2023.
- Under 10 Appearances— Made fewer than 10 PL appearances in 2022/2023.
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
| # | Player | Score | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ss1994 | 480 | 8/9 |
Rapid Fire
Day #189’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Easy. Across the nine cells there were 376 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was 2500+ Minutes × Non-European, with only 26 valid answers; the most forgiving was 24-27 at Season Start × 3+ Goals, where 53 players fit.
In play, the square that caught people out was 24-27 at Season Start × 3+ Goals, answered correctly just 21% of the time, while 2500+ Minutes × 3+ Goals was filled correctly 83% of the time.
Row categories
- 3+ Goals— Scored 3 or more PL goals in 2022/2023.
- 7+ Clean Sheets— Kept 7 or more clean sheets (Goalkeeper or Defender only) in 2022/2023.
- Non-European— Senior international for a non-European nation in 2022/2023.
Column categories
- Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2022/2023.
- 24-27 at Season Start— Aged 24 to 27 at the start of the season in 2022/2023.
- 2500+ Minutes— Played 2500 or more minutes in 2022/2023.
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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