I simulated Man City vs Brentford to predict outcome of must-win clash and there was late drama

After dropping points at the weekend, Manchester City have the chance to close the gap on first place to just a point when they take on Brentford in the Premier League.

Rodri's 83rd-minute strike ensured that City picked up a point against Chelsea on Saturday, though the 1-1 draw was far from ideal as Pep Guardiola's side can no longer go top of the Premier League with a win against Brentford on Tuesday. Three points against the Bees would move City into second, a point ahead of Arsenal and a point behind Liverpool.

The clash with Brentford will be the second time the two sides have met this month, with Phil Foden grabbing a hat-trick as Guardiola's side won 3-1 in west London. Thomas Frank's side have won just three of their last 15 games in all competitions, though City will have to beware of Ivan Toney, with the striker having scored four goals in his last five games.

Can City get back to winning ways? 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, Stones, Dias, Ake; Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva; Foden, Haaland, Doku.

We predict that the Bees could set up in a 3-5-2 formation, with their line-up as follows: Flekken; Collins, Ajer, Mee; Roerslev, Jensen, Norgaard, Janelt, Reguilon; Maupay, Toney.

After some of his big chances went begging against Chelsea, it seemed Erling Haaland was still without his shooting boots as the striker sent two shots wide of the goal from close range in the opening 20 minutes. With their talisman not at his best, City had to find goals from elsewhere, and they did that 41 minutes in through Kevin De Bruyne.

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