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Sportsound including Falkirk v Celtic commentary BBC Radio Scotland This video can not be played Sportsound including Falkirk v Celtic commentary BBC Radio Scotland Another statement victory for Hearts. A lot of questions have been asked about the mettle and mentality of the team and they have surely been answered tonight. Deep quality under pressure from the entire squad. Calum What a shambles. St Mirren absolutely played off the park against 10 men. John Just think how good Jambos will be when they have 11 players. Patrick Scottish Premiership Hearts are now six points clear at the top of the table. Celtic stay six behind and are now into second, ahead of Old Firm rivals Rangers on goal difference. Falkirk stay five adrift of Hibernian and five ahead of Dundee United in sixth, while St Mirren are stuck four behind Dundee in 10th and are still only four ahead of Kilmarnock. FT: Falkirk 0-1 Celtic Tony Docherty Former Dundee manager on BBC Scotland When it gets to this stage of the season, it is all about picking up three points. John Mc Glynn got his tactics spot on, playing two wide players against Celtic, and they were the better team. But Celtic got across the line and that's the most important thing. FT: Falkirk 0-1 Celtic John Collins Former Celtic midfielder on BBC Sportsound Falkirk take all the credit and John Mc Glynn will be gutted they didn't take anything from it. Celtic lacked control and that's not something you expect from them. FT: Hearts 2-0 St Mirren Allan Preston Former Hearts midfielder on BBC Sportsound Talk about statement results. This is a statement result for Hearts. Down to 10 men since the 15th minute and they deserved to win by more. Another statement victory from the league leaders, who once again battled so hard when down to 10 men and came away with three points. Beni Baningime's 14th-minute red card threatened a slip in their title challenge, but they've come through another challenge thanks to goals from Lawrence Shankland and Tomas Magnusson in the second half. St Mirren threatened at times but only after they went behind. And any question about the Tynecastle atmosphere has been answered resoundingly, too. This place was rocking. Tomas Magnusson scored Hearts' second goal Hearts 2-0 St Mirren Craig Gordon has done it again. This time it's Killian Phillips the Hearts goalkeeper denies from close range, saving with his right hip as the Irishman volleys for goal. Hearts 2-0 St Mirren Allan Preston Former Hearts midfielder on BBC Sportsound St Mirren have deserved nothing. Hearts deserve to be two goals ahead, if not more. Hearts 2-0 St Mirren Cammy Devlin has taken a sore one in a challenge with Killian Phillips. It was just an awkward one as the Irishman fell on his midfield opponent. Still, a sore one for the Aussie. Hearts have one more change to make. Probably Celtic's most undeserved Premiership win for quite some time. But it's a massive one. Benjamin Nygren's 10th league goal of the season just before the break wins it. Falkirk were outstanding but somehow take nothing from the game. Benjamin Nygren's 12th goal of the campaign seals the victory Falkirk 0-1 Celtic Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel collects a Falkirk corner and there is a minute left. Falkirk just keep coming. Falkirk 0-1 Celtic Tony Docherty Former Dundee manager on BBC Scotland Celtic are hanging in here. Falkirk are controlling it and getting into wide areas. Falkirk 0-1 Celtic Five added minutes at Falkirk Stadium. A huge five minutes for Celtic, who have been far from convincing. Having said that, they should have sealed it. A cutback for Reo Hatate should be buried, but the midfielder fluffs his touch. It's eventually laid back to him again, but it isn't a great pass and the chance is gone. Hearts 2-0 St Mirren Allan Preston Former Hearts midfielder on BBC Sportsound I thought St Mirren would have pushed on after Hearts went down to 10 men. But they have switched off since winning the League Cup. Hearts 2-0 St Mirren Lawrence Shankland scored Hearts' opener Hearts 1-0 St Mirren Allan Preston Former Hearts midfielder on BBC Sportsound Incredible performance from Hearts. It supersedes Sunday if they can see it through. Tomas Magnusson Game over? It all comes through the hard work of Pierre Landry Kabore. Up against about seven St Mirren defenders, all by himself, he wins a throw high up the pitch. The long throw is messy but Magnusson is able to mop up and play Harry Milne through on goal. It's a fine save from Shamal George but Magnusson is following in to head in the rebound. Hearts 1-0 St Mirren Shout for hand ball against Tomas Magnusson as Killian Phillips tries a shot with the outside of the boot in the box. Nope, nothing given against the Hearts midfielder. Just a corner. Falkirk 0-1 Celtic That's a BIG save from Kasper Schmeichel. Liam Scales takes a wilde swipe after Auston Trusty gives the ball away cheaply. It falls kindly for Ethan Williams and the Falkirk substitute shoots on target, but the Celtic goalkeeper reacts brilliantly to turn the ball away with his feet. Father Peter looks stoic in the stands but must be bursting with pride. Falkirk 0-1 Celtic Tony Docherty Former Dundee manager on BBC Scotland It will be more of a natural shape for Celtic now, with Johnny Kenny coming on to play up front. Nygren will drop back into a more natural role. Benjamin At a glance Nygren heads Celtic in front before break despite strong Falkirk display Schmeichel produces fine save to deny hosts' Williams late on Celtic edge to victory to stay six points behind leaders Hearts Benjamin Nygren's 10th Scottish Premiership goal of the season gave Celtic an unconvincing - but vital - victory over Falkirk, which kept them six points behind leaders Hearts on an important night in the title race. The Sweden international's header a minute before half-time turned out to be the winner, but came against the run of play during a first half which Falkirk looked the sharper side. Celtic improved after the break but did not have the control that has been the hallmark of their performances over several seasons, looking more like the shaky outfit of this turbulent campaign. John Mc Glynn's Falkirk team played with intensity and conviction as they hunted Celtic in midfield and doubled up on them out wide to win possession and create good chances. Kyrell Wilson had the best of them in the first half as he powered away from Kieran Tierney and jinked away from Kasper Schmeichel, only to lose his footing and poke wide. The Celtic goalkeeper also produced a fantastic save with his feet in the final 10 minutes to deny Ethan Williams after mistakes by Auston Trusty and Liam Scales. Up the other end Scott Bain was rarely forced into action, with Celtic managing only two shots on target. Nonetheless on a night when league leaders Hearts beat St Mirren with 10 men, Martin O'Neill kept up his 100% domestic record this season and made sure his side stay in touch. If the dominant dismantling of a meek Dundee United side appeared to exorcise the demons of the brief Wilfried Nancy era at the weekend, this performance was a reminder of this Celtic side's fragility. O'Neill was clear this week he feels signings are an absolute must, and being outplayed for most of the game by a side who were in the Championship this time last year will only turn up the heat on the club's hierarchy to urgently add quality. The fact Nygren, a player who has gone from winger to midfielder and sometimes substitute, is the first player to hit double figures in the league this season - in January - is testament to their attacking struggles. Luckily for Celtic the Swede has a fantastic ability to be in the right place at the right time, as he was again to get on the end of Arne Engels' dipping corner. It was one of only two efforts on target as the champions toiled to build from the back, in large part due to Falkirk's ability to snuff out Callum Mc Gregor's influence. Nobody else stepped up to get them moving forward and they had little control. John Mc Glynn and Falkirk need to take immense credit for that, as they hounded Celtic and used their moments on the ball to play superb football. Right-back Filip Lissah was outstanding, as was Leon Mc Cann on the other side of the defence. They were helped out at both ends of the pitch by wingers Calvin Miller and Wilson, who was only missing the finish from his excellent run in the first half. The finishing touch was all that was missing. Still, they have a five-point cushion over Dundee United and Aberdeen in the race for the top six and deserve the be in the top half right now. Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 14th January 2026 at 21: 44 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: John Mc Glynn Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Martin O'Neill Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: John Mc Glynn Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Martin O'Neill Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Falkirk have lost 13 of their last 15 meetings with Celtic in all competitions (D2) since a 1-0 victory in March 2007. Celtic have only lost one of their last 22 league matches against Falkirk (W18 D3), and have also won 19 of their last 20 league matches against newly promoted opponents (D1) since a 1-2 defeat to Hearts in July 2021. Falkirk have only lost one of their last eight home league matches (W3 D4), going down 0-2 to Hearts in December. Celtic have lost four of their last seven away games in the Scottish Premiership (W3), as many as their previous 32 on the road beforehand (W22 D6 L4). Celtic have lost both of their last two midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league games, as many as their previous 80 beforehand (W67 D11 L2). The Bhoys last lost three league matches in a row in midweek from January to May 1990. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.