Day #195 — 12 November 2026

2022/2023 Season

This is the full record of The Ball Grid for 2026-11-12: 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 #195’s Classic Grid was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Medium. Across the nine cells there were 253 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Newcastle United × Midfielder, 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 × Midfielder, answered correctly just 16% of the time, while Newcastle United × English was filled correctly 71% of the time.

Row categories

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English— English nationality in 2022/2023.
📏 Under 180cm— Under 180cm tall in 2022/2023.
🎽 Midfielder— Listed as a Midfielder in 2022/2023.

Column categories

🏟️ Newcastle United— Appeared for Newcastle United 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.

Newcastle United × English12 answers

12 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 71% of the time across 14 guesses.

Over 30 at Season Start × English31 answers

31 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 70% of the time across 10 guesses.

Under 10 Appearances × English38 answers

38 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 67% of the time across 9 guesses.

Newcastle United × Under 180cm11 answers

11 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 50% of the time across 8 guesses.

Over 30 at Season Start × Under 180cm31 answers

31 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 27% of the time across 11 guesses.

Under 10 Appearances × Under 180cm46 answers

46 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 25% of the time across 16 guesses.

Newcastle United × Midfielder9 answers

9 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 71% of the time across 7 guesses.

Over 30 at Season Start × Midfielder32 answers

32 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 42% of the time across 12 guesses.

Under 10 Appearances × Midfielder43 answers

43 players qualify in 2022/2023. Players answered it correctly 16% of the time across 19 guesses.

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Rapid Fire

Day #195’s Rapid Fire was drawn from the 2022/2023 Premier League season and rated Easy. Across the nine cells there were 340 qualifying players in total. The tightest square was Non-European × 2500+ Minutes, with only 26 valid answers; the most forgiving was 7+ Clean Sheets × Over 185cm, where 50 players fit.

Row categories

📏 Over 185cm— 185cm or taller in 2022/2023.
🎂 28-31 at Season Start— Aged 28 to 31 at the start of the season in 2022/2023.
⏱️ 2500+ Minutes— Played 2500 or more minutes in 2022/2023.

Column 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.

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.

3+ Goals × Over 185cm33 answers

33 players qualify in 2022/2023.

7+ Clean Sheets × Over 185cm50 answers

50 players qualify in 2022/2023.

Non-European × Over 185cm44 answers

44 players qualify in 2022/2023.

3+ Goals × 28-31 at Season Start27 answers

27 players qualify in 2022/2023.

7+ Clean Sheets × 28-31 at Season Start31 answers

31 players qualify in 2022/2023.

Non-European × 28-31 at Season Start38 answers

38 players qualify in 2022/2023.

3+ Goals × 2500+ Minutes48 answers

48 players qualify in 2022/2023.

7+ Clean Sheets × 2500+ Minutes43 answers

43 players qualify in 2022/2023.

Non-European × 2500+ Minutes26 answers

26 players qualify in 2022/2023.

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