Chelsea vs Man City score predicted by simulation as Savinho makes debut

Manchester City's Premier League title defence finally gets underway this weekend, with City heading to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea on Sunday afternoon.

With Julian Alvarez moving to Atletico Madrid, and both Jack Grealish and Oscar Bobb currently out through injury, City may find themselves a bit light in the attacking areas ahead of their clash against Enzo Maresca's side, with new signing Savinho likely to make his Premier League debut alongside Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku in attack. Players involved in the Euro 2024 are also likely not to be risked, with Rodri, John Stones and Kyle Walker set to miss out.

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So, can City begin their Premier League title defence with a win on the opening day? Let's take a look.

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated the squads with the latest injuries, suspensions and transfers. As this is still EA FC 24, the 2024/25 kits and kit numbers may not be accurate.

We predict that City could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Lewis, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne; Savinho, Haaland, Doku.

We predict that Chelsea could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Lavia, Fernandez; Palmer, Nkunku, Sterling; Jackson.

City bossed this simulated game, with Chelsea looking completely out of sorts. But, Guardiola's side had to rely on two clever set pieces to secure the three points here, with chances being few and far between for either side.

It took just 15 minutes for the away side to take the lead, with De Bruyne playing a short corner to Bernardo Silva, who beat his man and played a pass into the feet of former Blue Mateo