Sevilla 3 - Valencia 0

Sevilla: Palop; Daniel Alves, Escudé, Aitor Ocio, David; Adriano (Alfaro 64'), Renato, Poulsen (Martí 56'), Antonio Puerta (Duda 74'); Kanouté, Luis Fabiano. 4-4-2.
Valencia: Cañizares, Miguel, Raúl Albiol, Ayala, Cerra; Joaquín (Vicente 55'), Hugo Viana, Pallardó (Edu 55'), David Silva; David Villa (Angulo 73'), Morientes. 4-4-2.

Team changes: Sevilla: Aitor Ocio, David, Antonio Puerta for Javi Navarro, Dragutinovic, Martí / Valencia: Hugo Viana, Pallardó for David Navarro, Edu.

Goals:
1-0. 19. Escudé. Low shot through Cañizares after short Luis Fabiano free kick.
2-0. 54. Luis Fabiano. Picked up pass from Alves and poked shot wide of keeper.
3-0. 71. Kanouté. Controlled cross from left and lifted shot past Cañizares.

Sevilla moved back to the top of the table after a 3-0 win over Valencia on Saturday evening. The match was influenced by the sending off of David Silva for a foul on Daniel Alves with just over a quarter of an hour gone, the new Spanish international retaliating with a loose elbow after suffering the same fate himself in the first minute of the match on the blind side of the referee. And from the resulting short free kick, Escudé blasted a shot past Cañizares to open the scoring.

The veteran keeper could probably have done more to stop the shot, but he made up for it with a first class stop from a Kanouté header a few minutes later. Palop made two important saves from David Villa at the other end either side of half time, and Luis Fabiano extended the lead after picking up a pass from Alves and holding off two defenders to beat Cañizares soon afterwards. And Kanouté put the result beyond doubt with a third goal later on, leaving Quique Flores's side with only one win now in their last five matches.