Brighton & Hove Albion delivered a crushing 5-0 victory over Coventry City at the CBS Arena, inflicting further misery on a Coventry side enduring a difficult start to Premier League life.

The hosts were reduced to ten men in the second half when Taiwo Awoniyi received a red card, and Brighton made the numerical advantage count in emphatic fashion.

Lewis Dunk capped the rout with a stunning long-range strike — the kind of goal that will be replayed well into the week — as Brighton ran riot against a deflated Coventry outfit.

For Coventry, the result extends a troubling run of form as they continue to struggle to establish themselves in the Premier League. Conceding five goals at home underlines the scale of the challenge ahead for the newly promoted club.

Brighton, by contrast, were clinical and controlled, punishing every lapse from their hosts and never allowing Coventry a foothold back into the match.