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Scunthorpe United ended a run of three successive League Two defeats as they recorded their biggest home victory of the season to beat Lincolnshire rivals Grimsby Town.

Two excellent Abo Eisa finishes and a scrappy goal from Ryan Loft earned the Iron a victory which moved them away from the relegation zone and left Grimsby in it.

Eisa fired the hosts in front from a perfectly-struck 14th-minute free-kick, awarded after he had gone to ground right on the edge of the box.

Grimsby struggled to create much going forward and they fell two behind six minutes before the break when they failed to deal with Alex Gilliead's inswinging free-kick and Loft prodded the ball home in following a scramble.

Mariners manager Paul Hurst made a triple substitution at the break and his side were brighter as a result in the second half, with Luke Spokes tamely firing at Mark Howard from 18 yards.

Scunthorpe, though, continued to hold the upper hand and when put through on goal in the 65th minute, Eisa made no mistake, rolling the ball into the bottom corner.

Eisa was denied a hat-trick late on by James McKeown's low save.

Match report supplied by PA Media.