Espanyol welcomed Real Valladolid to the El-Prat on Sunday knowing that three points would move them into ninth spot in the La Liga table.
The home side took the lead after just five minutes when Sergio Garcia notched his seventh league goal of the season from the penalty spot, before Christian Stuani made it 2-0 five minutes before the interval.
Espanyol had their third 20 minutes from time when Victor Sanchez curled one into the top corner, before Stuani made it 4-0 moments later.
Javi Guerra scored his 11th league goal of the season late on for the away side, before Victor Perez made it 4-2, but it was a case of too little too late for Valladolid.
Read how it all unfolded in Sports Mole's minute-by-minute live commentary of the action below.
ESPANYOL: Casilla; Fuentes, Colotto, Moreno, J Lopez; Simao, Sanchez, V Lopez, Stuani; Garcia, Cordoba
REAL VALLADOLID: Marino; Rukavina, Valiente, Rueda, Pena; Bergdich, Rubio, Rossi, Ebert; Oscar, Guerra