Falkirk beat Hearts 5-2 and move into third

Falkirk beat Hearts 5-2 at Tynecastle on Sunday, ending the hosts’ unbeaten home Scottish Premiership run that had lasted since April 2025 and moving above them into third place. The victory was Falkirk’s fifth consecutive top-flight win, a run they had not achieved since 1995.

Falkirk took control early. Finley Barbrook scored in the fourth minute, finishing after Hearts goalkeeper Beau Reus saved Jacob Murrell’s close-range attempt. Owen Eames doubled the lead in the 17th minute, converting after Brad Spencer sent him through on goal.

Hearts briefly appeared to respond when Claudio Braga found the net, but the goal was disallowed following a video assistant referee review for handball in the buildup. Jacob Murrell then headed in Falkirk’s third in the 33rd minute, and Liam Henderson made it 4-0 in first-half stoppage time.

Murrell scored again shortly after the restart, extending Falkirk’s lead to five. Hearts pulled two goals back: substitute Sabri Guendouz scored in the 50th minute, and Braga converted a penalty in the 74th after Guendouz was brought down by Lewis Neilson. The comeback did not change the result.

The win put Falkirk into third in the Premiership table, with...