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Win takes Rangers back within point of leaders Hearts Title-chasers score four in 16 minutes to roar back from 2-0 deficit Early Broggio goal gives Falkirk lead & Yeats doubles advantage Chukwuani pulls one back before Chermiti levels, Raskin establishes lead & Miovski bundles in fourth Miller hauls Falkirk back into it with penalty but Chermiti spanks in Rangers' fifth & Miovski taps in sixth Falkirk stay five points behind fifth-place Hibs Clive Lindsay FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Ian Mc Call Former Rangers player & Falkirk manager I started in Scottish football in 1981 and I've not known a season as exciting as this. In the top six, the three teams who are not going for the title have all had good seasons and there are no gimmies in final fixtures - even Falkirk going to Celtic, for example. FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Kevin Thomson Former Rangers midfielder on BBC Radio Scotland I've said all season I would never bet against the Jambos [Hearts]. They keep on getting hunted down and people keep writing them off, but they keep on producing results. We are now five games away and they are still top of the league, so I think they deserve some kind of credit and a bit of respect for what they have achieved this season. But there's no doubt there's going to be twists and turns to come. FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Rangers' win keeps the three-horse race for the title as tight as it possibly could be. Hearts go into the final five games of the season having led the way since September. But Rangers remain one point behind, with reigning champions Celtic are two more further back. What a title race we have in prospect! FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Tom English BBC Scotland chief sports writer Thunderous game at Falkirk. The season in microcosm. Rangers were appalling in the first half, but they’ve shown a fair amount of bottle in the second. What an odd team. FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers While angry, John Mc Glynn is already turning his attention to the need to lift his players again for next weekend's Scottish Cup semi-final. "The second half we were too soft in challenges. We’ve got to win challenges and that was the story of the second half. "We tried to play through the eye of a needle, got hit in transition, were open and we got exploited and hurt. "We got a goal back and didn’t even give ourselves a chance to build on it because we concede again. All the goals are poor and cheap. "We knew they would come at us and we just didn’t have enough to prevent it. "We’ve done so many good things this season, we’re not going to let it destroy us. There’s a big game next weekend against Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup semi-final and it’s an entirely different game and the stakes are very, very high. "We’ll pick the boys up, be positive all week and we’ll be ready to go. " FT : Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Falkirk manager John Mc Glynn tells BBC Sportsound: "I thought we started the game really, really well and taking

the game to Rangers. We scored a good goal and then Yeats gets a great strike

so I felt we were well on top. I thought we had Rangers at that moment in time. "Unfortunately, we’re giving away too many free kicks and, from

that, they get a corner and from there we fail to defend it. We’re claiming for

the ball to be out when we’ve got no idea if the ball is out or not. "On the

cameras we’ve got, it doesn’t show anything. You know from under-10 level to

play to the whistle. Instead of defending, we’re claiming for things. "We’re maybe a bit unlucky it lands at the boy’s foot to

score, but it’s a lifeline that Rangers took and changed the game. " FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Not surprisingly, Falkirk manager John Mc Glynn is raging at his side's second-half capitulation. We'll give you his precise words shortly. FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Crumbs of comfort for Falkirk. Wide man Calvin Miller not only scored from the penalty spot but his assist means he has set up nine goals in the Premiership this season. That's more than any other player in the top flight. Calvin Miller's penalty pulled it back to 4-3 for Rangers FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Rangers head coach Danny Rohl tells BBC Scotland: "I'm proud of the outcome. The start was very difficult, not what we want. We needed to adapt to the conditions. "The reaction from my group was crucial, to score to make it 2-1 before half-time. Second half was just one direction. We played forward, created a lot of chances. Football is about 90 minutes. "Three games in a row with 14 goals, shows how we want to play. We have to improve our defence. It's much, much easier with a clean sheet. "It's a consequence of the last few months and weeks. I try to give my team calmness and belief. I showed them solutions, but it's about my players - they delivered today. "They were very honest to each other at half-time. My group has quality, spirit, belief and mentality to go until the end. " Falkirk seem to have this habit of letting an easy goal in just before half time when playing well and it unsettles us. Need to move on, Hampden semi-final coming up against the Pars. Steve FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Rangers return to Falkirk Stadium on the final game of the season. Former Bairns manager Ian Mc Call is pointing out on Sportsound that it could be the week before Falkirk play in the Scottish Cup final should they win their semi-final against Dunfermline. Mc Call imagines it would be "mayhem" if John Mc Glynn, who would be within his rights, rested some players for what could be a Premiership title decider. What a second half. What a game. From a neutral perspective, that has to be the game of season. Surely it can't happen again on the last day season as a title decider, can it? Kieran What a game! ! But we shouldn't be giving teams a two-goal lead at some point - it will come back and bite us. Alex As a Celtic fan, I know this title is in Rangers' hands. But that means all the pressure is on them! Adam FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Chris Sutton Former Celtic striker on Sky Sports It'll be interesting to see if Rangers go 4-4-2 in the next game because they looked a different side. FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers The team that have gone into the post-split fixtures leading the Premiership have won the title every year since 2009. So that seems to be advantage Hearts. But there haven't been any other three-team title races like this one and Rangers have put them into pole position as the main challengers to the long-time leaders. One point behind Hearts and two ahead of reigning champions Celtic, that was a vital fightback win for Danny Rohl's side. FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Kevin Thomson Former Rangers midfielder on BBC Radio Scotland Danny Rohl's got to have real optimism and, if he can hold on to that second-half performance, it stands them in good stead. Whatever he said to them at half-time, he should bottle, because that second-half performance was magnificent. If anything can get them believing that they can win this title, it's that second-half performance. FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Talking of Nicolas Raskin, who has just been named man of the match on Sky Sports, not only scored one of his side's six goals, but the Belgium midfielder's one assist means has set up seven in the Premiership this season, more than any other Rangers player. Meanwhile, Youssef Chermiti's double has taken his total to 11 in the Premiership this season, again more than any other Rangers player. Nicolas Raskin provided a goal and an assist FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Ian Mc Call Former Rangers player & Falkirk manager It was incredible. Rangers, in the second half, going forward were really, really good. Nico Raskin - I think he's the best midfield player in Scotland and he's destined for really big things. He really took a grip of the game, in and out of possession. He drove them forward. I'm not sure that scoreline flattered Rangers. Every time they went up the park, they looked like scoring. FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers Kris Boyd Former Rangers striker on Sky Sports Bojan Miovski made such a difference when he came on, getting two goals and leading the line. With that performance, he's said to his manager "I want to be your man up front to lead you to the title". Bojan Miovski made it 4-2 and added another before full time FT: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers For Falkirk, they remain five points adrift of fifth-top Hibs. They fully deserved their 2-0 lead, but they were blown away by Rangers after the break and suffer a blow to their outside hopes of European qualification via the league. John Mc Glynn and his side will now concentrate on next weekend's Scottish Cup semi-final against Dunfermline Athletic. At a glance Rangers back within point of Hearts after chaotic win Falkirk two up after 26 minutes, but Rangers score four in 16 to lead Hosts pull one back, but Chermiti and Miovski seal win Rangers remarkably recovered from going two goals down to score six times against Falkirk in a chaotic nine-goal contest as they moved back within a point of Hearts in the absorbing Scottish Premiership title race. After Derek Mc Innes' league leaders and Celtic won on Saturday, Danny Rohl's visitors got off to a terrible start, finding themselves 2-0 down after 26 minutes following Ben Broggio and Calvin Miller efforts and staring at the German's second league defeat. But by full-time - seven goals later - those worries felt like a lifetime ago. Only once previously this season had the Premiership's top three all won on the same weekend in this epic title battle. But that trend was bucked in the most bizarre manner. Are these the 30 minutes that saved Hearts' title bid? Leaders Hearts score late double against Motherwell to stay three clear Oxlade-Chamberlain gives Celtic win on frustrating day Tochi Chukwuani's controversial finish three minutes before half-time - lashing in after Falkirk claimed a cross had gone out of play - kickstarted an incredible sequence of events. John Mc Glynn's Falkirk had utterly outplayed their visitors for most of the opening 45 and Rohl recognised something had to change. The introduction of Bojan Miovksi for Mikey Moore at the break was that change. It meant Djeidi Gassama was moved to the left and that brought an immediate dividend as he outmuscled Keelan Adams to tee up Youssef Chermiti to level. Four frantic minutes later, Falkirk were behind as Nico Raskin rasped in from distance and just six minutes after that the Belgium international turned provider, as Miovski – briefly – delivered daylight with a deadly volley. The nerves were soon jangling among the away supporters as James Tavernier needlessly felled Filip Lissah, giving Calvin Miller the chance to haul Falkirk back to within one goal from the penalty spot. The winger came agonisingly close to netting another two minutes later in a frankly silly second half, but it was Chermiti who would score for a second time. His smashing finish restored Rangers' two-goal lead and Miovski had the final say on a breathless, goal-laden afternoon with a simple finish. It was about the only simple thing on an incredible day of title-race drama. This was breathless and brilliantly on-brand for this season. Half an hour into this game, few would have predicted the final outcome. For the first half - particularly the opening 30 minutes - Rangers were rag-dolled down the wings especially. Miller terrorised Tavernier, while Broggio well and truly had the better of Jayden Meghoma. Barney Stewart was running rings around the backline and it was two going on three or four. How Mc Glynn and co would have wished it was. Falkirk were beyond comfortable against a slow and sloppy Rangers, but their visitors sharpened up out of all recognition in the second half. As ruthless as Rohl's side were after the break, Falkirk lost all sense of structure and the composure which carried them not only in the first half, but in their charge to the top six after winning the Championship last term. Rangers are just so puzzling. They were nowhere near it in the first half. They didn't look like they wanted it, and they certainly shouldn't have been surprised by the manner in which Mc Glynn's side came out the blocks. But when they were on it, they were on it, boosting their goal difference and looking like a side up for a title scrap. Falkirk manager John Mc Glynn: "I though we started really, really well and I thought we had Rangers at that moment in time. "Unfortunately, we're claiming for the ball to be out when we've got no idea if the ball is out or not. You know from under-10 level to play to the whistle. We're maybe a bit unlucky it lands at the boy's foot to score but it changed the game. "The second half we were too soft in challenges. All the goals are poor and cheap. Fair play to Rangers, they got a lifeline and took it. "We knew they would come at us and we just didn't have enough to prevent it. We've done so many good things this season we're not going to let it destroy us. " Rangers head coach Danny Rohl: "I'm proud of the outcome. The start was very difficult, not what we want. We needed to adapt to the conditions. "The reaction from my group was crucial, to score to make it 2-1 before half-time. Second half was just one direction. We played forward, created a lot of chances. "Three games in a row with 14 goals, shows how we want to play. It's a consequence of the last few months and weeks. I try to give my team calmness and belief. "I showed them solutions, but it's about my players - they delivered today. They were very honest to each other at half-time. My group has quality, spirit, belief and mentality to go until the end. " Falkirk are in Scottish Cup semi-final action against rivals Dunfermline on Saturday, 18 April. Kick off is 12: 30 BST and it's live on the BBC. Rangers play the first of their five post-split fixtures at home to Motherwell on Sunday, 26 April (15: 00). After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 12th April 2026 at 14: 10 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: Danny Röhl Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: John Mc Glynn Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Danny Röhl Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Falkirk are unbeaten in their last four home league games against Rangers (W2 D2) since a 2-0 defeat in the Scottish Championship in August 2014. 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