Heart of Midlothian vs Falkirk, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
· Scottish PremiershipHearts set for final-day title showdown at Celtic after easing past Falkirk
Hearts will have to avoid defeat away to Celtic on Saturday in order to win the William Hill Premiership title after a 3-0 home win over depleted Falkirk maintained their one-point advantage at the top.
Match Commentary
- 15': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 15'
- 29': Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 29'
- 34': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 34'
- 45': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Ross Maciver (Falkirk) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Ben Parkinson (Falkirk) Substitution at 45'
- 52': Calvin Miller (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 52'
- 56': Ethan Ross (Falkirk) Substitution at 56'
- 67': Jordi Altena (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 67'
- 75': Henry Cartwright (Falkirk) Substitution at 75'
- 76': Brad Spencer (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 76'
- 82': Liam Henderson (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 82'
- 83': Sabah Kerjota (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 83'
- 83': Pierre Landry Kabore (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 83'
- 86': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 86'
- 90'+3': Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 93'
Statistics
 FALK |
HOM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 35.4 | Possession | 64.6 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Tynecastle Park
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Attendance: 18,861
SPFL Premiership Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 38 | +32 | 82 |
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | +33 | 80 |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | +33 | 72 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 38 | +23 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Heart of Midlothian (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Alexander Schwolow (GK) |
| 19 | Stuart Findlay |
| 2 | Frankie Kent |
| 18 | Harry Milne |
| 15 | Michael Steinwender |
| 14 | Cameron Devlin |
| 6 | Beni Baningime |
| 16 | Blair Spittal  |
| 89 | Alexandros Kyziridis |
| 10 | Cláudio Braga |
| 9 | Lawrence Shankland |
Falkirk (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicky Hogarth (GK) |
| 5 | Liam Henderson |
| 6 | Coll Donaldson |
| 8 | Brad Spencer |
| 42 | Sam Hart |
| 20 | Connor Allan |
| 21 | Dylan Tait |
| 14 | Finn Yeats |
| 29 | Calvin Miller |
| 22 | Kyrell Wilson |
| 11 | Ben Broggio |
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