A 1-1 draw for Coventry left caretaker boss Andy Thorn pleased and Scunthorpe 3 points off saftey.
Marlon King tucked home his 3rd goal in two weeks to give the Sky Blues the early lead after just 5 minutes. His one-two with David Bell opened up the Scunthorpe defence allowing King to bare down on goal and hammer past keeper Joe Murphy.
But after Coventry failed to capitalize on their opportunities, Lukas Jutkiewicz failing to find a finish with the goal at his mercy while King blazed another effort over the bar, Scunthorpe found a reply to Kings early goal, Nunez's effort deflecting off Martin Cranie and wrong-footing Westwood to give the struggling Iron their equalizer.
Eastwood and King both missed chances in the second half but the relegation fighting visitors hung on to creep away with a valuable point leaving them just 3 points away from saftey.
Despite not taking all three points caretaker boss Andy Thorn was pleased with his sides performance and the way things are gelling at the club.
"We spoke about this fixture and we knew it would be the toughest fixtures we had but I felt we set about it well," he said.
"We got in front and missed some chances but it was an entertaining game, it was end to end stuff, and it was a big test and a different test for us so we're happy with the point because there was a lot on this game so I was really proud of the boys.
"The lads are enjoying their football. I had a big say in them coming to the club and they are very talented. Now it's just about getting that mix. We got stuck in because Scunthorpe came at us so I was pleased with how they went about it.
"To be honest I've been proud with how the players have reacted to everything. We're not the finished article by a long shot but we're on the right track and that can only be good for the club."
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