Cartwright Strikes Off the Bench as Falkirk Edge Motherwell in Championship Round

Falkirk FC claimed a valuable 1–0 victory over Motherwell FC in the Scottish Premiership Championship Round on matchday 35, thanks to a decisive second-half goal from substitute Henry Cartwright.

The match, played on 2 May 2026, remained tight and combative throughout, with both sides collecting multiple yellow cards in a tense contest. Falkirk’s Ben Broggio and Brad Spencer went into the book before the half-hour mark, while Motherwell’s Tom Sparrow followed with a caution on 35 minutes as challenges began to fly in.

Premier League FINISHED

2026-05-02 14:00

Falkirk FC

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The turning point arrived just after the hour. In the 62nd minute, Falkirk brought on Cartwright for Dylan Tait, and the change paid off almost instantly. By the 63rd minute, Cartwright had broken the deadlock, finishing to put Falkirk 1–0 up, with Broggio providing the assist. It was the game’s only goal and ultimately the deciding moment.

Motherwell responded with a flurry of substitutions, introducing Ibrahim Said, Callum Hendry, Regan Charles-Cook and Sam Nicholson in pursuit of an equaliser. However, Falkirk managed the closing stages effectively, shoring things up with late changes of their own, including the introductions of Kyrell Wilson, Ben Parkinson, Coll Donaldson and Keelan Adams.

The match grew increasingly fractious in the second half as Motherwell’s Callum Slattery, Jens Berthel Askou, Emmanuel Longelo, Hendry and Elijah Just all received yellow cards, while Falkirk’s Dylan Tait and Finn Yeats were also cautioned.

Detailed statistics such as possession, shots and lineups were not available at the time of writing, but the result stands as a hard-earned home win for Falkirk in the Championship Round. For more on this fixture, visit the full match page on Ballaxy.

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Premier League Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Heart of Midlothian FC	33	21	7	5	58	28	30	70	W W W D
2	Rangers FC	33	19	12	2	66	31	35	69	L L W W
3	Celtic FC	33	21	4	8	59	35	24	67	W W W W
4	Motherwell FC	33	14	12	7	52	29	23	54	L W L L
5	Hibernian FC	33	13	12	8	51	37	14	51	L L L W
6	Falkirk FC	33	13	7	13	45	48	-3	46	W L L W
7	Dundee United FC	33	9	13	11	45	54	-9	40	L W W L
8	Aberdeen FC	33	9	6	18	33	48	-15	33	D W W L
9	Dundee FC	33	8	9	16	34	53	-19	33	W L D L
10	St. Mirren FC	33	7	9	17	27	48	-21	30	L L L W
11	Kilmarnock FC	33	6	10	17	37	65	-28	28	W L D L
12	Livingston FC	33	1	13	19	35	66	-31	16	D W L D