Manchester City vs Chelsea simulated to predict Premier League clash

Chelsea will be looking to make it three consecutive away wins on the trot on Saturday afternoon when the Blues face a tough trip to Manchester City in the Premier League.

Late goals from Conor Gallagher and Enzo Fernandez saw Chelsea come from behind to beat Crystal Palace 3-1 in their last outing, with confidence in the Blues' camp high just days after winning by the same scoreline away to Aston Villa in the FA Cup. Next up is arguably one of the toughest fixtures in Mauricio Pochettino's calendar, an away trip to Man City.

The two sides produced the game of the season in their meeting earlier this season, with a late Cole Palmer penalty securing a 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge. The Blues' last win over City was in the Champions League final in 2021, and depending on other results, a win for Chelsea would move them to seventh in the league table.

So can Chelsea make it three wins in a row? Let's take a look.

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 line-up as follows: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Stones, Ake; Rodri, De Bruyne, Foden;Doku, Haaland, Alvarez.

We predict that the Blues could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Colwill, Chilwell; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Gallagher, Jackson; Nkunku.

It was City who started the game on top, and Erling Haaland handed the hosts a deserved lead in the 36th minute when he fired home from a rebound with his seventh shot of the first half. Despite City being in full control, Chelsea found an equaliser against the run of play with just their second shot of the game.

The Blues set up to hit Chelsea on the