Falkirk vs Celtic
Falkirk Stadium
D. Nicolson
2026/2027
Match Report
Falkirk punish Celtic errors to beat the league leaders
Falkirk beat Celtic 2-0 at the Falkirk Stadium on Sunday, and the visitors were behind inside three minutes after a mistake at the back.
Ethan Ross scored in the 3rd minute after Cameron Carter-Vickers gave the ball away. Scott Tanser made it 2-0 in the 38th, again after a poor Celtic turnover in defence. In the 52nd minute Falkirk thought they had a third from a long throw, but VAR ruled it out. Scales headed wide for Celtic in the 77th, and the home goalkeeper made a save in the 82nd. Reports differ slightly on who scored the second goal.
Celtic began the day top with 27 points from 10 league games, with nine wins and one defeat. Rangers have a game in hand and could now move to within a point of them. Falkirk began the day seventh on 12 points, and Sky Sports described this as their fourth win in a row and a third straight clean sheet.
Match Events
3'
5'
35'
O. Eames(Unsporting behaviour)
35'
H. Hassan(Unsporting behaviour)
38'
46'
50'
J. Murrell(Goal Disallowed - handball)
62'
J. Forrest(Foul)
68'
L. Scales(Foul)
73'
84'
84'
3'
(Unsporting behaviour)O. Eames
35'
35'
H. Hassan(Unsporting behaviour)
38'
46'
(Goal Disallowed - handball)J. Murrell
50'
62'
J. Forrest(Foul)
68'
L. Scales(Foul)
73'
84'
84'
Player of the match
Fan pick
Standings
| # | Team | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 10 | 1 | 2 | +18 | 31 |
| 3 | Falkirk | 6 | 3 | 4 | +6 | 21 |
Statistics
30%Possession70%
6Shots24
2Shots on Target9
0Corners14
19Fouls11
2Offsides3
1Yellow Cards3
262Passes597
9Saves0
Head to Head
3
Falkirk wins
4
Draws
25
Celtic wins
Goals: 19 - 70
