Second-half goals from Alvaro Negredo and Alfaro were enough to see Gregorio Manzano's side earn maximum points and join los Che on 17 points in the Liga table.
Sevilla looked to press forward in the opening minutes searching for a goal but Luis Fabiano, Martin Caceres and Romaric all squandered decent chances.
In 22nd minute the course of the match changed, when Caceres attempted to clear the ball out of midfield, and Mehmet Topal came in with his studs-up knocking the defender to the ground with a reckless tackle. The referee had no choice but to brandish a straight red card to the Turkish international, and Valencia were down to 10 men.
Valencia looked the more organised side for the remainder of the half, even though they were down a player, and looked to be the team with the numerical advantage.
It was the home side that broke the deadlock on 55 minutes however, when Caceres saw his long-range effort parried away, and Negredo followed up to smash the ball home.
The lead was then extended on 77 minutes when Sevilla captain Frederic Kanoute spotted Mouhamadou Dabo making a run on the right. His first-time cross into the middle found Alfaro and he headed home from five yards.
Diego Capel almost made it 3-0 in injury time, but his effort cannoned off the post.
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