A second-half brace from Dan Gosling saw Bournemouth run out 3-1 winners against 10-man Coventry and go top of the Sky Bet Championship.
The Sky Blues managed to go into the break on level terms after a Matty Godden penalty had cancelled out Jefferson Lerma's early goal.
But a buoyant Bournemouth - who were two divisions above their opponents last season - displayed their quality in the second half, with Gosling scoring twice before Gustavo Hamer was sent off for the hosts.
Lerma gave the visitors a deserved lead after they dominated the early moments of a fairly open first half.