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

Manchester City will continue their title hunt on Saturday afternoon when they take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

Currently five points behind Arsenal, City remained hot on the tails of their title rivals in their last outing, with Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva getting on the scoresheet in a 2-0 win over Newcastle. Pep Guardiola has been handed a boost as Foden was involved in training ahead of the clash with Palace.

In recent years, Palace have proven a bit of a bogey team for City, with Guardiola's side only winning five of the previous 10 meetings against the Eagles. Patrick Vieira's side almost caused a problem for City in the previous meeting this season, but an Erling Haaland hat-trick helped City come from two goals behind to win 4-2.

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So, could City overcome Palace on Saturday? Let's take a look.

Crystal Palace vs City score predicted by simulation

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

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

We predict that the visitors could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Guaita; Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Hughes, Lokonga; Ayew, Olise, Eze; Zaha.

City almost had a disastrous start to the game when a mistake at the back allowed Wilfried Zaha to surge through one-on-one with Ederson, but his curling effort struck the post, and City escaped. As the first half went on, Guardiola's side started to control the game, and after a relatively quiet 30