We simulated Bournemouth vs Man City to predict Premier League fixture

Manchester City can close the gap on first-placed Liverpool to just one point in the Premier League when they face Bournemouth on Saturday.

After a disappointing 1-1 draw against Chelsea, City got back to winning ways with Erling Haaland scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over Brentford. With Liverpool not in action this weekend, City can go just one point behind the leaders with three points against Bournemouth.

The Cherries have been in a spot of bother in decent weeks, winning just one of their last six in all competitions. A Jeremy Doku masterclass saw the winger grab one goal and four assists when City last faced Bournemouth, with Pep Guardiola's side winning 6-1 at the Etihad. So, could City close the gap between themselves and league leaders Liverpool? 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 4-2-3-1 formation: Neto; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kelly; Cook, Christie; Semenyo, Scott, Tavernier; Solanke.

We predict that City could set up in a 4-1-4-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Ake; Rodri; Bernardo, Nunes, Alvarez, Foden; Haaland.

City got off to the perfect start on the south coast, with Rodri powering home Julian Alvarez's corner to make it 1-0 inside three minutes. The early goal set up City to control the game, with Bernardo Silva getting on the scoresheet to double the lead just seven minutes later.

After picking up the ball in the middle of the pitch, Silva glided forward with the ball, skipping through the Bournemouth