DERBY County head coach Steve McClaren hailed the power of change after his substitutes helped overcome a stubborn Brighton & Hove Albion team 1-0 to end a run of three defeats.
On-loan Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford settled the match with a superb finish 14 minutes from time but McClaren was also delighted with the part his other replacements - Jeff Hendrick and Conor Sammon - played in beating the team with the best defensive away record in the Sky Bet Championship.
"Patrick showed great composure," said McClaren. "There was no panic. We know he's got that quality and it needed a calm head in that situation.
"It's great when you have players who can change a game. It's not about 11 players - it's the squad, and we had 14 players who contributed to that win.
"In the modern game, it's absolutely vital because the game was going nowhere and we knew that at half-time."
Midfielder Hendrick ended up filling in at right-back due to an injury to Andre Wisdom.
"Jeff Hendrick came on, started in midfield and then went to right-back, which allowed Conor Sammon to come on so we could go to 4-2-4 and try and win the game - and Patrick produced that moment of quality to win it.
"It's a squad game. You need players who can come on and help change a game, and the squad won that game, not the team."
