Two targets in 4 second-half minutes helped a much-changed Leeds United come from behind to beat Derby County 3-1 at Satisfaction Park to guide their place within the FA Cup fourth spherical.
An upset had appeared on the playing cards at half-time after Ben Brereton Diaz fired the Championship aspect right into a Thirty fifth-minute lead, moments after Jacob Widell Zetterstrom had denied Joel Piroe from the penalty spot.
However the guests, who made eight adjustments from their 4-3 loss at Newcastle United in midweek, got here out on the entrance foot after the interval, deservedly turning the tie on its head 10 minutes into the second interval.
First Wilfried Gnonto lashed an unstoppable drive by way of Derby’s beforehand unbeatable Sweden goalkeeper at his close to put up after Piroe’s intelligent dummy had opened up the house aspect’s defence.
Ben Brereton Diaz celebrates after opening the scoring for Derby in opposition to Leeds
After which a stunning flowing passing transfer from Daniel Farke’s in-form workforce involving the likes of Lukas Nmecha, Noah Okafor and the spectacular Piroe ended with Zetterstrom solely parrying the latter’s effort from the sting of the world, with the alert Ao Tanaka tucking dwelling the rebound from shut vary.
Wilfried Gnonto celebrates with Ilia Gruev after equalising
That quickfire double strike knocked the stuffing out of Derby, positioned 17 locations beneath Leeds within the soccer pyramid, and the guests sealed a deserved win in stoppage time when substitute James Justin completed off a counterattack as his workforce took their place within the hat for Monday night’s fourth-round draw.
What the managers stated…
Leeds boss Daniel Farke to TNT Sports activities:
“Many compliments to the lads. Again to successful methods, we all know how tough such a fixture is, so I might label it almost a 50-50 sport. In fact, Premier League aspect, you might be maybe the favorite, however Championship aspect, that they had no midweek sport, we had a horrendous, tough schedule, rotate so much, they usually could possibly be on it at the moment.
Danny Batth and Joel Piroe battle for the ball
“After which in entrance of an excited dwelling crowd. It is at all times a tough sport, particularly while you miss so many probabilities like we did within the first half and also you miss a penalty, you hit the within of the put up, the skin of the put up, and with their likelihood they rating.
“Then you might simply lose such a sport. So many compliments, how mature and disciplined {and professional} we performed this sport and have been capable of flip this sport, additionally deserved in a very good sport, so compliments additionally to Derby, however I believe we need to be within the subsequent spherical and plenty of compliments to the gamers.”
