We simulated Bristol City vs Man City to predict FA Cup clash

A trip to Bristol awaits Manchester City on Tuesday night as Pep Guardiola's side take on Bristol City in the FA Cup fifth round.

City put an end to their short run without a win in their last outing, with Phil Foden impressing on his return to the squad as City won 4-1 against Bournemouth in the Premier League. City edged past Arsenal with a 1-0 victory in the last round of the FA Cup, and a trip to Ashton Gate could see Guardiola's side make it through to the quarter-finals.

The two sides met twice back in 2018 in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, with City winning 3-2 away from home and 2-1 at the Etihad. Despite Bristol City sitting 13th in the Championship, they enter this clash in their best form of the season, with Nigel Pearson's side unbeaten in their last 12 games.

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So, could City book their spot in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday? 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 Robins could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: O'Leary; Tanner, Vyner, Kalas, Pring; Williams, James; Sykes, Scott, Bell; Wells.

We predict that City could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ortega; Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gomez; Phillips, De Bruyne, Silva; Mahrez, Alvarez, Foden.

A heavily rotated City side controlled the opening stages in Bristol, with Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden proving a handful and forcing Max O'Leary into a handful of saves. Alvarez was frustrated after missing a host of chances in the first half, but the Argentine managed to open the scoring in the 41st minute.

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