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HEARTS 2 FALKIRK 5: Wouter Vrancken slams ‘childish’ Hearts as five-star Bairns toy with injury-hit capital men at Tynecastle

Wouter Vrancken condemned a 'ridiculous' first-half display from his sorry Hearts side as their 18-month unbeaten home record in the Premiership was ripped apart by ruthless Falkirk.

Daily Mail

Published: Sunday, 8 November 2026 at 9:57 PM

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Falkirk defeated Hearts 5-2 at Tynecastle, prompting manager Wouter Vrancken to criticize his team's defending as childish.
The match score was Hearts 2, Falkirk 5, ending Hearts' 18-month unbeaten home league record.
Falkirk built a five-goal lead through Jacob Murrell's brace alongside goals from Finley Barbrook, Owen Eames, and Liam Henderson.

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Hearts manager Wouter Vrancken labeled his team's first-half performance as childish and an embarrassment following a 5-2 home defeat to Falkirk. Falkirk raced to a 4-0 lead before halftime and scored a fifth immediately after the restart, ending Hearts' 18-month unbeaten home league run at Tynecastle.

Jacob Murrell scored twice, alongside goals from Finley Barbrook, Owen Eames, and Liam Henderson for Falkirk, while Sabri Guendouz and Claudio Braga netted consolations for Hearts. The victory lifted John McGlynn's Falkirk side into third place with a fifth consecutive Scottish Premiership win, while injury-depleted Hearts lost defender Malachi Fagan-Walcott to another injury.

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