"The National League have awarded Scunthorpe the three points from Saturday's abandoned game against Wealdstone, and ruled their match at Eastleigh last Wednesday will be replayed. In highly unusual circumstances the Iron saw both games curtailed in added time because of injuries. Wednesday's fixture at Eastleigh was 1-1 in injury time when Scunthorpe's Jean Belehouan and the Spitfires' Archie Harris suffered head injuries, while the Lincolnshire side were 2-1 up in the closing moments when Stones forward Daniel Nkrumah sustained a shoulder injury."
"Wealdstone said in a statement, external that they had "made clear our view that the correct outcome was for Scunthorpe United to be awarded the three points". The National League said they "have considered previous precedent for similar abandonments within the National League and the need to ensure a consistent approach with any similar incidents going forward". In line with regulations, although Scunthorpe are awarded the points from Saturday's game the goals for and against will not be added to the table."
Scunthorpe were awarded three points for the abandoned Saturday match against Wealdstone, while their Wednesday fixture at Eastleigh will be replayed. Both games were curtailed in added time because of player injuries. At Eastleigh the score was 1-1 in injury time when Scunthorpe's Jean Belehouan and Eastleigh's Archie Harris suffered head injuries. In the Wealdstone match Scunthorpe led 2-1 when Stones forward Daniel Nkrumah sustained a shoulder injury. Wealdstone stated they had made clear their view that Scunthorpe should be awarded the three points. The National League cited previous precedent and consistency and confirmed goals from the abandoned game will not be added to the table.
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