Paul Hayes equalised with a 79th minute penalty

Paul Hayes rescued a point for League One leaders Scunthorpe who stretched their unbeaten run to 12 games.

Hayes converted a 79th minute penalty to make up for two earlier misses.

Earlier Southend had taken a second-half lead when Lee Barnard headed home a corner to score his sixth goal of the season.

Scunthorpe's Gary Hooper headed wide of an open goal in the first-half while defender David Mirfin also nodded over from a corner, before Hayes equalised.

Scunthorpe: Murphy, Byrne, Mirfin, Pearce, Williams, Sparrow, McCann, Togwell, Woolford, Hayes (Iriekpen 89), Hooper.
Subs Not Used: Lillis, Forte, Hurst, Wright.

Booked: Sparrow.

Goals: Hayes 79 pen.

Booked: Francis, Sankofa.

Goals: Barrett 47.

Att: 4,324

Ref: Kevin Wright (Cambridgeshire).

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