I simulated Luton Town vs Man City to predict FA Cup fifth-round fixture

Manchester City will continue their push to defend last season's Treble when they face Luton Town in the FA Cup fifth round on Tuesday evening.

Nathan Ake's late strike secured a 1-0 win for City over Tottenham to book their spot in the FA Cup fifth round, with the win putting an end to a five-game winless and goalless run away to Spurs. Next up for City is fellow Premier League side Luton who beat Everton 2-1 to set up Tuesday's tie.

City have been slightly goal-shy in recent weeks, with Guardiola's side picking up narrow 1-0 wins against Brentford and Bournemouth heading into Tuesday's clash. From the fifth round onwards, there will be no replays in the FA Cup, meaning the tie will be decided by extra-time and penalties if the game is level after 90 minutes.

So, can City advance to the next round of the FA Cup? Let's take a look.

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To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions. We predict that the Cherries could line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation: Krul; Burke, Mengi, Bell; Ogbene, Sambi Lokonga, Barkley, Doughty; Townsend, Chong; Morris.

We predict that City could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Ake; Rodri; Bernardo, De Bruyne; Foden; Haaland, Alvarez.

City were all over Luton from the first whistle, and somehow they weren't ahead within 15 minutes with Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland and John Stones all hitting the woodwork. Luton were just about hanging on, but the pressure proved too much to handle as City took the lead in