League leaders Coventry recorded their sixth win in a row with a 3-1 victory over 10-man Watford.

Frank Lampard's side got off to a flying start when Brandon Thomas-Asante and Jamie Allen scored within the first seven minutes.

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto made it 3-0 on 42 minutes before James Abankwah was sent off for the visitors.

Imran Louza's second half penalty proved nothing more than a consolation for Javi Gracia's side.

Championship top scorer Thomas-Asante set Coventry on their way when he nodded Sakamoto's cross into the far corner in the third minute.

It could have been a very different start to the afternoon but for Sky Blues stopper Carl Rushworth, who stood tall to deny Rocco Vata as the Watford winger was put through one-on-one a minute before Thomas-Asante's opener.

Coventry doubled their lead inside 10 minutes when Milan van Ewijk's long throw broke for Allen, who fired into the far corner.

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