Gateshead 2-0 Scunthorpe United · National League
Gateshead beat Scunthorpe United 2-0 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Gateshead and Scunthorpe United met in the National League at Gateshead International Stadium in Gateshead on Monday, 6 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Gateshead: B. Nicholson 22'; K. Ward 51'. Scunthorpe United did not score.
How the match went
Gateshead saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Gateshead had 11 shots with 3 on target, Scunthorpe United 7 with 2 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 8 to Gateshead and 2 to Scunthorpe United. Gateshead conceded 8 fouls, Scunthorpe United 10. The referee showed 1 red card.
Line-ups
Gateshead started in a 3-4-2-1: Adam Desbois, Louis Storey, David Ferguson, Bradley Nicholson, Keaton Ward, Fenton John, Sam Bowen, Harry Chapman, Billy Chadwick, Josh Home, Ashley Boatswain.
Scunthorpe United started in a 4-3-1-2: Louis Jones, Jean Belehouan, Andrew Boyce, Ross Barrows, Tyler Denton, Oliver Ewing, Joe Rowley, Alfie Beestin, Connor Smith, Declan Howe, Aidan Dausch.
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Minute by minute
- 22'Goal! Gateshead 1-0 Scunthorpe United. B. Nicholson (Gateshead) scores, assisted by K. Ward.
- 45'Half-time. Gateshead 1-0 Scunthorpe United.
- 50'Red card! R. Barrows (Scunthorpe United) is sent off.
- 51'Goal! Gateshead 2-0 Scunthorpe United. K. Ward (Gateshead) converts the penalty.
- 90'Full-time. Gateshead 2-0 Scunthorpe United.
Full commentary (34 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Gateshead vs Scunthorpe United.
- 16'Attempt blocked. B. Chadwick (Gateshead), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 22'Goal! Gateshead 1-0 Scunthorpe United. B. Nicholson (Gateshead) scores, assisted by K. Ward.
- 26'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: W. Evans comes on for A. Boyce.
- 45'6 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt saved. D. Howe (Scunthorpe United), header. xG 0.03.
- 45'Half-time. Gateshead 1-0 Scunthorpe United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Attempt blocked. Home (Gateshead), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 50'Red card! R. Barrows (Scunthorpe United) is sent off.
- 50'Attempt saved. H. Chapman (Gateshead), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 51'Goal! Gateshead 2-0 Scunthorpe United. K. Ward (Gateshead) converts the penalty.
- 54'Attempt missed. B. Chadwick (Gateshead), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.24.
- 54'Attempt blocked. A. Boatswain (Gateshead), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.25.
- 58'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: Z. Westbrooke comes on for A. Dausch.
- 58'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: C. Roberts comes on for C. Smith.
- 58'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: P. Jones comes on for O. Ewing.
- 65'Attempt blocked. B. Nicholson (Gateshead), left-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 66'Attempt saved. P. Jones (Scunthorpe United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 70'Attempt missed. A. Beestin (Scunthorpe United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 71'Attempt missed. A. Boatswain (Gateshead), right-footed shot. xG 0.26.
- 72'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: D. Whitehall comes on for D. Howe.
- 73'Substitution, Gateshead: E. Moore comes on for H. Chapman.
- 73'Substitution, Gateshead: T. Newton comes on for B. Chadwick.
- 73'Substitution, Gateshead: J. Anifowose comes on for S. Bowen.
- 76'Attempt missed. C. Roberts (Scunthorpe United), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 78'Attempt blocked. T. Newton (Gateshead), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
- 79'Attempt blocked. C. Roberts (Scunthorpe United), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 84'Attempt blocked. A. Boatswain (Gateshead), right-footed shot. xG 0.35.
- 85'Substitution, Gateshead: J. Butterfield comes on for Home.
- 87'Attempt blocked. C. Roberts (Scunthorpe United), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 88'Attempt missed. A. Beestin (Scunthorpe United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Gateshead 2-0 Scunthorpe United.