Leading scorer Gary Hooper steered promotion-chasing Scunthorpe to their second successive home victory with a win over 10-man Brighton.

Matt Sparrow and then Hooper both hit the crossbar for the Iron before the latter drilled home a right-foot shot.

Brighton were reduced to 10 men when centre-back Matt Heath was sent-off for dragging down Hooper in the box.

Midfielder Grant McCann stepped up to fire the penalty past goalkeeper Mikkel Andersen to seal the victory.

Scunthorpe: Murphy, Byrne (Wright 65), Mirfin, Pearce, Mills, Lansbury (Trotter 67), Sparrow, McCann, Hurst, Hayes (Odejayi 87), Hooper.
Subs Not Used: Lillis, Woolford.

Booked: Murphy.

Goals: Hooper 42, McCann 80 pen.

Brighton:

Andersen, Whing, Elphick, Heath, Borrowdale, El-Abd (Carole 58), Virgo, Bangura (Fraser 78), Davies, Forster (Owusu 74), Cox.
Subs Not Used: Jarrett, McLeod.

Sent Off: Heath (79).

Booked: Elphick, Bangura, Davies.

Att: 4,404

Ref: Graham Salisbury (Lancashire).

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