Send Rams crashing out
opening 45 minutes, which left them with “a small mountain to climb”.
“First half, we were slow, lack of urgency. To come to a Premier League team and give them time on the ball is a cardinal sin,” said Lampard.
“We weren’t at the races. Whether it’s fear, whether it’s respect, it’s not enough to come here to get a result. “That performance in the first half cannot get you a result. The second-half performance can but it was difficult because we had a small mountain to climb.”
Victory for Brighton puts them into the quarter-finals for the second successive season and provides a welcome distraction from their top-flight relegation battle.
Mali international Yves Bissouma, a £15million summer signing from Lille, inspired the win by helping to create both goals.
And Brighton boss Chris Hughton was impressed by the midfielder.
“He’s a very talented young player that’s still adjusting to the game here and the competitiveness of the game here,” said Hughton.
“I thought he was very good. He showed his quality, great participation in the goals that we scored and these games will all be good for him.” Brighton:
Button 6; Saltor 7, Bernardo 6 Duffy 7, Burn 6; Bissouma 6 (Gross 86), Kayal 6, Stephens 7; Knockaert 8, Locadia 7 (Gyokeres 81, 6), Jahanbakhsh 6. Unused subs – Bong, Sanchez, Montoya, Ostigard, Molumby. Derby Co:
Roos 6; Bogle 5, Malone 6 (Cole 46, 7), Keogh 6, Tomori 5, Bryson 6, Huddlestone 6, Holmes 5 (Marriott 46, 6); Waghorn 7, Nugent 6 (Jozefzoon 73, 6), Wilson 6. Unused subs – Wisdom, Evans, Johnson, Ravas.