DERBY County recovered from a nightmare start to win 3-1 at Blackpool.
After going behind virtually straight from the kick-off, the Rams hit back in style with goals from Chris Martin - his 20th of the season - Patrick Bamford and Craig Bryson.
The result took Steve McClaren's men back up to third in the Championship table, although the gap above them to second and below them to seventh remained 11 points each way.
Blackpool were ahead after only 15 seconds at Bloomfield Road, when David Goodwillie sent a dipping 25-yarder over Lee Grant and into the net.
But the Rams responded instantly, in the second minute, when Martin turned in Johnny Russell's low cross from the left at the near post.
In the process, Martin became the first Derby player to hit 20 goals in a single campaign since Dean Sturridge 18 years ago, in 1996.
After a period of relative calm, the visitors took the lead from an excellent move in the 14th minute.
Russell and Martin combined to release Bryson on the left and his low centre was converted by Bamford from close range.
Five minutes later, Derby added a third goal.
After Martin was fouled, George Thorne's quickly taken free kick caught the hosts napping and Bryson raced into the box to beat Matt Gilks from 12 yards.
Blackpool defender Craig Cathcart glanced a header wide from Tony McMahon's right-wing corner shortly after the half-hour.
But Derby could have had a fourth with 40 minutes on the clock.
Bryson's through ball found its way to Bamford, whose low shot was well blocked by Gilks.
The home side almost pulled one back four minutes into the second half but Grant dived to his left to beat away a powerful header from Andy Keogh.
Derby largely dealt with everything the Seasiders had to throw at them as they consolidated their advantage.
They could not quite reach the heights of the opening period, though Bryson twice tested Gilks from outside the box as the Rams ran out comfortable winners.
BLACKPOOL: Gilks, McMahon, Cathcart, MacKenzie, Robinson, Angel (Basham, 55), Perkins, Grandin (Bishop, 46), Dobbie (Barkhuizen, 68), A Keogh, Goodwillie. Other subs: Halstead (gk), Osbourne, Halliday, Haroun.
DERBY COUNTY: Grant, Wisdom, R Keogh, Buxton, Forsyth, Thorne (Bailey, 90+4), Hughes (Eustace, 84), Bryson, Russell, Bamford (Sammon, 77), Martin. Other subs: Legzdins (gk), Naylor, O'Brien, Whitbread.
REFEREE: D Webb (County Durham).
ATTENDANCE: 13,435.
