Scunthorpe claimed their fourth win in row and heaped more woe on struggling Gateshead with a National League win at the Attis Arena.

The visitors' hopes of ending a dismal run of 10 straight defeats in all competitions were hit when Max Melbourne was sent off after 35 minutes for a deliberate handball.

Callum Roberts converted the subsequent penalty to give the Iron a slender 1-0 lead at the interval.

Gateshead goalkeeper Tiernan Brooks pulled off a superb save to deny Declan Howe in the second half, but Danny Whitehall made the game safe when he grabbed Scunthorpe's second goal in stoppage time.

Report supplied by PA Media.