Date:24 Mar 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Falkirk Stadium
Attendance:2,939

El Alagui (28) Weatherston (78)
Boulding (35)
Boulding (40) Barr (70)
Russell - pen (73) Barr (83)

Goal!

Live Commentary

90mins William Gibson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Iain Russell. Direct free kick taken by Andrew McNeil.

88mins Handball decision goes against Keaghan Jacobs. Keaghan Jacobs is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour. Mark Millar produces a cross, Header on goal by Farid El Alagui from just inside the area goes over the goal.

87mins Unfair challenge on Rory Boulding by David Weatherston results in a free kick. Rory Boulding goes off and Andrew Russle comes on. Free kick taken by Kevin McCann.

86mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jay Fulton by Iain Russell. Free kick taken by Kieran Duffie.

83mins Goal scored by Robert Barr from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Falkirk 2-5 Livingston.Assist on the goal came from Rory Boulding.

82mins Inswinging corner taken by Mark Millar from the left by-line, Andrew McNeil makes a save.

81mins Jay Fulton challenges Rory Boulding unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Stefan Scougall.

80mins Stefan Scougall delivers the ball, Murray Wallace makes a clearance.

80mins Robert Barr takes a inswinging corner.

78mins Goal scored by David Weatherston from close range low into the middle of the goal. Falkirk 2-4 Livingston.Farid El Alagui provided the assist for the goal.

76mins Jay Fulton challenges Stefan Scougall unfairly and gives away a free kick. Robert Barr goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. Callum Fordyce takes the free kick.

74mins Jay Fulton crosses the ball, save made by Andrew McNeil.

72mins Corner taken left-footed by Stefan Scougall, The referee gives a against Thomas Scobbie for handball. Iain Russell scores a placed penalty. Falkirk 1-4 Livingston.The assist for the goal came from Stefan Scougall.

70mins Robert Barr finds the net with a goal from inside the box low into the middle of the goal. Falkirk 1-3 Livingston.Assist on the goal came from Keaghan Jacobs.

67mins Jay Fulton has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand post.

67mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Rory Boulding on Kieran Duffie. Mark Millar takes the direct free kick.

64mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Robert Barr by Jay Fulton. David Sinclair delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, Graham Bowman makes a save.

63mins Iain Russell fouled by Murray Wallace, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by David Sinclair from right wing.

62mins Mark Millar challenges Robert Barr unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by David Sinclair.

62mins Farid El Alagui takes a shot. Andrew McNeil makes a save.

61mins The ball is sent over by Mark Millar, save by Andrew McNeil.

60mins The ball is sent over by Jay Fulton, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Farid El Alagui goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

59mins Mark Millar takes a shot. Save by Andrew McNeil.

58mins The ball is crossed by Jay Fulton, Farid El Alagui takes a shot. Clearance made by Callum Fordyce.

55mins Kevin McCann fouled by David Weatherston, the ref awards a free kick. (Livingston) makes a substitution, with David Sinclair coming on for Marc McNulty. Free kick taken by Kevin McCann.

55mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Darren Dods on Robert Barr. Robert Barr takes the direct free kick.

53mins (Falkirk) makes a substitution, with William Gibson coming on for Blair Alston.

52mins Rory Boulding has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.

52mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Farid El Alagui by Marc McNulty. Direct free kick taken by Kristopher Faulds.

51mins Mark Millar takes a outswinging corner to the near post, Keaghan Jacobs makes a clearance.

48mins Rory Boulding gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Weatherston. Mark Millar produces a cross, Murray Wallace produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.

48mins Jay Fulton sends in a cross, Callum Fordyce makes a clearance.

47mins The referee blows for offside. Stefan Scougall takes the indirect free kick.

46mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark Millar on Rory Boulding. Direct free kick taken by Stefan Scougall.

44mins Kieran Duffie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Iain Russell. Kieran Duffie booked. Robert Barr delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing.

41mins Foul by Kyle Jacobs on Mark Millar, free kick awarded. Thomas Scobbie sends in a cross, Farid El Alagui produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that clears the bar.

41mins The ball is delivered by Kieran Duffie, Andrew McNeil makes a save.

40mins Rory Boulding scores a goal from close in to the bottom right corner of the goal. Falkirk 1-2 Livingston.Assist on the goal came from Stefan Scougall.

40mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Farid El Alagui on Kevin McCann. Andrew McNeil restarts play with the free kick.

39mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Rory Boulding by Mark Millar. Direct free kick taken by Kevin McCann.

37mins Marc McNulty takes a shot. Save made by Graham Bowman. Stefan Scougall takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance by Thomas Scobbie.

35mins Rory Boulding finds the back of the net with a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Falkirk 1-1 Livingston.Assist on the goal came from Marc McNulty.

33mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Mark Millar, Foul by Farid El Alagui on Callum Fordyce, free kick awarded. Andrew McNeil takes the direct free kick.

31mins Unfair challenge on Farid El Alagui by Keaghan Jacobs results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Mark Millar from left channel, clearance by Callum Fordyce.

28mins Farid El Alagui gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Falkirk 1-0 Livingston.Assist by Jay Fulton.

28mins Robert Barr takes a shot. Save by Graham Bowman.

27mins Effort from deep inside the area by Farid El Alagui misses to the left of the goal.

25mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Thomas Scobbie by Kyle Jacobs. Kyle Jacobs receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Direct free kick taken by Graham Bowman.

24mins Corner taken by Robert Barr. Robert Barr crosses the ball, save made by Graham Bowman.

23mins Blair Alston has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand post.

22mins Marc McNulty concedes a free kick for a foul on Kristopher Faulds. Darren Dods takes the direct free kick.

22mins Iain Russell produces a cross, clearance by Darren Dods.

21mins Unfair challenge on Rory Boulding by Murray Wallace results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Robert Barr.

20mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Kevin McCann on Farid El Alagui. Direct free kick taken by Thomas Scobbie.

20mins Marc McNulty produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the goal.

18mins Kyle Jacobs challenges David Weatherston unfairly and gives away a free kick. The ball is sent over by Mark Millar, Farid El Alagui takes a shot. Save made by Andrew McNeil.

17mins The ball is swung over by Thomas Scobbie, clearance by Callum Fordyce.

16mins Ross Docherty fouled by Farid El Alagui, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Kevin McCann.

12mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Mark Millar, Farid El Alagui takes a shot.

8mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Stefan Scougall from the right by-line to the near post.

6mins Thomas Scobbie fouled by Ross Docherty, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Graham Bowman.

5mins The ball is sent over by Kieran Duffie.

1mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Rory Boulding. Kieran Duffie restarts play with the free kick.

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kieran Duffie by Iain Russell. Free kick taken by Kieran Duffie.

Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark Millar on Stefan Scougall. Free kick taken by Stefan Scougall.

Match Preview

McGovern missing for Bairns Falkirk will be without goalkeeper Michael McGovern for the visit of Livingston. The Bairns lost an appeal against his sending off in last Saturday's match against Ross County and youngster Graham Bowman will make his first start as a result. Midfielder Stewart Murdoch is also missing after breaking a bone in his foot, although Kieran Duffie and Farid El Alagui are available after bans as they look to bounce back from two successive defeats for the first time this season. Technical director Alex Smith said: "It is good to have Kieran and Farid available as we have missed them. "Livingston, like us, are looking to bounce back so it could come down to who wants it the most and I am hoping that will be us." Livingston have full-back Jason Talbot suspended for the trip to face one of new manager John Hughes' former clubs. The Lions will also be missing Craig Barr through a ban as well as the injured pair of Jonathan Brown and Liam Fox. Hughes said: "It was disappointing to lose 4-0 last week to Hamilton as we are capable of a lot better. "We need to hit a high level of performance and stay there as we are too inconsistent at the moment, but the players have worked really hard in training this week in getting things right." "I always enjoy going back to Falkirk but I am going back there looking for the three points."

Formation:4411Manager: Steven Pressley

Falkirk

Formation: 433Manager: John Hughes

Livingston

Graham Bowman
Kieran Duffie
Darren Dods
Murray Wallace
Thomas Scobbie
Jay Fulton
Kristopher Faulds
Mark Millar
Blair Alston
David Weatherston
Farid El Alagui
SUBS
Gregor Amos
Rhys Bennett
Dale Fulton
Liam Dick
William Gibson

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Andrew McNeil
Ross Docherty
Kevin McCann
Callum Fordyce
Stefan Scougall
Robert Barr
Kyle Jacobs
Keaghan Jacobs
Rory Boulding
Marc McNulty
Iain Russell
SUBS
Darren Jamieson
David Sinclair
Connor McDonald
Andrew Russle
Michael Travis

Match Report

Form Guide

DWLDLL Falkirk VS Livingston WLLLWL

Last Meetings

Livingston 1 - 2 Falkirk 02/01/2012 Falkirk 4 - 3 Livingston 05/11/2011 Livingston 1 - 1 Falkirk 10/09/2011 Livingston 3 - 0 Falkirk 24/04/2001 Falkirk 1 - 0 Livingston 13/01/2001 Livingston 4 - 1 Falkirk 02/12/2000

Top Scorers

Falkirk F El Alagui 14 D Dods 5 D Weatherston 3 B Alston 2 M Wallace 2 C Sibbald 2 W Gibson 1 M Millar 1 K Duffie 1 J Fulton 1 Livingston M McNulty 9 I Russell 3 K Jacobs 3 K Jacobs 3 R Barr 2 D Sinclair 2 C Barr 2 L Fox 1 R Boulding 1 D Cummings 1 P Watson 1 S Scougall 1

Goals

Falkirk Total goals 75 Goals per game 41 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 8 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 9 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Livingston Total goals 74 Goals per game 40 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 9 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 9 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins