Burton were denied a fourth straight home League One win as Scunthorpe extended Stuart McCall's unbeaten start to six games with a draw at the Pirelli Stadium.
The game took a while to come to life before Burton's Scott Fraser fired a low shot wide and winger David Templeton saw a curling effort from the edge of the area finger-tipped over the bar by Jak Alnwick.
Former Albion midfielder Matthew Lund fired a shot in from a Josh Morris corner only to see his effort ruled out for a foul in the build-up.
The former Rochdale man forced Dimitar Evtimov into a good save as he clawed away a towering header from the top corner of the goal early in the second half.
Liam Boyce twice forced an excellent save from Scunthorpe keeper Alnwick as Burton pushed for a winner.
The Scunthorpe keeper saved his best for last when denying Fraser in added time.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
