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08 Oct 2025

Scunthorpe close in on leaders after victory against bottom club Morecambe

Scunthorpe close in on leaders after victory against bottom club Morecambe

Scunthorpe moved to within two points of the top of the National League with a 3-1 win at home to bottom side Morecambe.

Six minutes before the interval Callum Roberts cut in from the wing to score with a finish across Archie Mair and inside the far post.

The Shrimps goalkeeper was no closer to Danny Whitehall’s long-range free-kick to give him his seventh goal in 10 games and the hosts a 2-0 half-time lead.

Good build-up play saw Ben Tollitt tap home Jake Cain’s cross to reduce the deficit midway through the second half but Tyrell Sellars-Fleming restored the two-goal cushion in the 77th minute to move Scunthorpe up to fourth.

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