Jurgen Locadia scored on his debut to help Brighton beat Coventry 3-1 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1986
The Seagulls' club record-signing took just 15 minutes to break the deadlock on his first appearance since joining from PSV Eindhoven in January
Connor Goldson headed in the second after 34 minutes and Leonardo Ulloa then scored his first goal for Brighton since May 2014 in the 61st minute
Jonson Clarke-Harris pulled a goal back for the League Two side in the 77th minute but it was just a consolation as Brighton reached the last eight
Coventry had twice beaten higher-league opposition already in the FA Cup this season, including Premier League side Stoke in the third round, but they were second best in the first half and Brighton took control of the game with two goals inside the opening 35 minutes
Both sides hit the woodwork early on, with Locadia firing against the post on the turn and Clarke-Harris heading against the bar at the other end from a corner
The deadlock was broken after 15 minutes as Locadia, whose debut had been delayed by a hamstring injury, swept home from Anthony Knockaert's cross
 Locadia then spurned two good chances to add to his tally before Goldson headed in from a corner
Josh Barrett shot narrowly wide in the 38th minute from a rare opening for Coventry, whose slim hopes of a comeback were dampened after half-time when Ulloa expertly headed in from Bruno's cross
However, after hitting the post in the 63rd minute, Clarke-Harris grabbed a deserved consolation for the visitors with a brilliant first-time finish late in the game
Substitute Sam Baldock struck the woodwork in the final minute as Brighton, who have only reached the FA Cup final once in their history, saw out the win
 "We certainly deserved it
 A lot of the talk before the game to the players was about attitude and the type of game it was and that if you don't match the opposition's endeavour then you can make it a difficult afternoon, but we started well and our application was really good
 It's obvious the difference in the levels but the only way you can show that is by applying yourself well
" "It was a good experience for us in terms of learning and development but also I thought we were a threat
 We didn't just sit back
 Our support has been absolutely magnificent throughout my time at the club but with that comes high expectation and the players have to deal with that
 It will stand us in good stead moving forward
"March didn't get on the scoresheet but he did look threatening whenever he carried the ball forward
 He also made some good runs and could have had at least one assist to his name after teeing up Locadia in the first half and then creating two further chances late in the game
Brighton are at home in their next Premier League games as they host Swansea on Saturday, February 24 and then Arsenal on Sunday, March 4, live on 
 Coventry travel to Mansfield in League Two next Saturday and then go to Wycombe on Tuesday, February 27
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