Dundee United 1-1 Falkirk: result and report
Premiership · Saturday 5 September 2026
Result
Dundee United 1-1 Falkirk
Premiership · Saturday 5 September 2026, 14:00 UTC · Tannadice Park, Dundee · half-time 0-1
Dundee United 1-1 Falkirk: match report
Dundee United drew with Falkirk 1-1 in the Premiership on Saturday 5 September 2026 at Tannadice Park. The half-time score was 0-1.
Jacob Murrell opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Dundee United's goal came from Michael Forbes (90+3'). Falkirk scored through Jacob Murrell (4').
Discipline: Dundee United received 3 yellow cards; Falkirk received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Dundee United were 9th on 4 points from 5 and Falkirk 11th on 1 point from 4. In the current table Dundee United are 6th on 16 points and Falkirk are 4th on 18 points.
Dundee United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Falkirk in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Michael Forbes of Dundee United (8.5), ahead of Scott Bain (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Dundee United win, 1 draw and 1 for Falkirk.
Going into the match Dundee United's last five read L-W-L-L-D and Falkirk's L-L-D-L.
Key events
- 4'Goal · Jacob Murrell
- 42'Yellow card · Dylan Tait
- 56'Yellow card · Zachary Sapsford
- 64'Yellow card · Lachlan Rose
- 84'Yellow card · Brad Spencer
- 88'Yellow card · Ben Parkinson
- 90+3'Goal · Michael Forbes
Form and table
- Dundee UnitedLast five: D L L W L
- FalkirkLast five: L D L L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Falkirk | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 18 | LWWWW |
| 6 | Dundee United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | WWDWD |
Head-to-head
Team news
Dundee United line-up (4-3-3)
Jack Walton, Joshua Rawlins, Bert Esselink, Michael Forbes, Kevin Ciubotaru, Panutche Camara, Dylan Tait, Lyall Cameron, Mehdi Merghem, Zachary Sapsford, Daniel Bennie
Falkirk line-up (4-2-3-1)
Scott Bain, Ryan Strain, Lewis Neilson, Liam Henderson, Leon McCann, Brad Spencer, Finley Barbrook, Ethan Ross, Ben Krauhaus, Owen Eames, Jacob Murrell
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