Five-star Falkirk thump sorry Hearts to move up to third

Rampant Falkirk obliterated Hearts' 18-month unbeaten home record in the Scottish Premiership with a stunning 5-2 win at Tynecastle as they leapfrogged the Jambos into third place.Wouter Vrancken's beleaguered side, missing 11 players through injury amid a gruelling fixture list, were in disarray as the swashbuckling Bairns romped into a five-goal lead early in the second half through Finley Barbrook, Owen Eames, Liam Henderson and Jacob Murrell's double. Hearts hit back through substitute Sabri Guendouz and a Claudio Braga penalty, but Falkirk were well worthy of making it five top-flight wins in a row for the first time since 1995. Teams | StatsWatch FREE Scottish Prem highlights | Latest Scottish Prem news | Latest scoresNot got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream the Scottish Prem with no contract It was a first league defeat at Tynecastle for Hearts since April 2025. To exacerbate their grim predicament, the Jambos, who have won just two of their last 11 matches, lost yet another senior player as Malachi Fagan-Walcott limped off in the second half.There were two changes to the Hearts side that started Thursday's Conference League defeat to Thun as Stephen Kingsley and Guendouz were replaced by Yan Dhanda and Landry Kabore. Image: Hearts had not lost a league game at home since April 2025 Falkirk boss John McGlynn, named manager of the month for October, made one enforced change from the side that defeated Celtic last Sunday as Jack McMillan took over from injured right-back Ryan Strain. The Bairns are now one point above Hearts after their fifth straight Premiership victory.What the result means and next fixtures... Hearts fixturesFalkirk fixturesScottish Premiership fixtures