Both Reds recorded their maiden senior league goals in their most recent matches.
Scanlon marked his first start, and home debut, for Swindon Town with a 23rd-minute opener in a 3-0 victory over Oldham Athletic.
While the forward may already have netted at full international level, with Gibraltar, it represents another big step in his progress.
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Scanlon calmly found the bottom corner of the net, with an assured finish, after being teed up by Aaron Drinan.