We simulated Bournemouth vs Man City to get a Premier League score prediction

Manchester City must return to winning ways on Saturday against Bournemouth if they want to remain close to Arsenal in the Premier League title race.

Since the turn of the year, City have struggled for consistency, dropping points in five of their last 10 games in all competitions. A draw in their last Premier League outing against Nottingham Forest saw Pep Guardiola's side drop back down to second in the league after a short stint at the top, and victory could take City back to the top on Saturday, but only if Arsenal drop points.

Guardiola's side enter the clash on the back of a 1-1 draw with RB Leipzig in the Champions League, leaving it all to play for in the second leg at the Etihad. City and Bournemouth have already met once this season, with Kevin De Bruyne starring in a 4-0 win.

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So, could City stay on the tails of Arsenal with three points on Saturday? Let's take a look.

To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that the Cherries could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Neto; Smith, Stephens, Sensei, Vina; Rothwell, Billing; Ouattara, Traore, Anthony; Solanke.

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

City took control from the go on the south coast, with Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez causing trouble on either wing. The hosts failed to contain City's threat early on, and Mahrez put Guardiola's side ahead after just six minutes.

Kevin De Bruyne skipped through two challenges in the middle before splitting open