Premier League Leeds United avoided an FA Cup upset at Pride Park, recovering from Ben Brereton Diaz's first-half opener with two goals in less than four minutes from Wilfried Gnonto and Ao Tanaka before James Justin sealed a 3-1 win in stoppage time to send the visitors into the fourth round.
Daniel Farke made eight changes from the side that lost 4-3 at Newcastle in midweek, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin among the substitutes, yet his fringe players still found the quality to overpower John Eustace's 13th-placed Championship side after a feisty, finely poised contest.
A Tame Opening Sparked Into Life
The midday kick-off began at a low intensity, with the weight of history hanging over the fixture, before Joel Piroe fired against the inside of the near post from a tight angle for Leeds' first opportunity of real significance.