Man City vs Chelsea simulated to predict FA Cup semi-final with more penalty shootout drama

Manchester City will look to continue their FA Cup defence later today when Pep Guardiola's side take on Chelsea in the semi-final clash at Wembley.

A harsh penalty shootout defeat at the hands of Real Madrid saw City eliminated from the Champions League at the quarter-final stage, putting an end to any hope of defending the Treble. A tough pill to swallow, but there's no time to dwell for City, with a big FA Cup semi-final clash against Chelsea up next.

The game against the Blues will be the first trip to Wembley so far this season for Guardiola's side, with the winners set to face either Coventry City or Manchester United in the final next month. Both meetings between City and Chelsea in the Premier League ended as draws, but what could happen in the FA Cup semi-final clash later today?

We simulated the clash to find out and see who could book their spot in the final.

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that City could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Ederson; Lewis, Stones, Dias, Ake; Rodri, Kovacic, Bernardo; Doku, Alvarez, Grealish.

We predict that Chelsea could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Petrovic; Gusto, Chalobah, Silva, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson.

Chelsea struggled to get going at Wembley, with City seeing most of the ball in the first half but failing to create any clear-cut chances. Julian Alvarez had a glorious chance to make it 1-0 in the 51st minute when he was slipped through on goal by Jeremy Doku, but his driven shot across goal whistled just wide of the post.

A big chance fell the way of Cole Palmer in the 81st