We simulated Man City vs Brighton and Hove Albion to get a Premier League score prediction

Manchester City will be looking to return to winning ways on Saturday afternoon when Pep Guardiola's side face Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League.

A late Gabriel Martinelli goal handed Arsenal a 1-0 win over City before the international break, a second consecutive Premier League defeat for Guardiola's side. The result left City third in the table, two points behind Arsenal and Spurs on 20 points.

City return to action on Saturday after the international break against Brighton, with the Seagulls just two points behind the Blues in sixth. The last meeting between the two sides ended in a 1-1 draw, while City won 3-1 at the Etihad earlier in the season.

So, could City pick up three points on Saturday Let's take a look.

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To complete this simulation, we used the brand-new EA FC 24 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, Akanji, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic, Alvarez; Doku, Haaland, Grealish.

We predict that Brighton could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation with their line-up as follows: Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, March; Baleba; Gross; Mitoma, Pedro, Adingra; Ferguson.

The first half produced an uncommon sight at the Etihad, with Brighton controlling the tempo of the game and looking more dangerous in front of goal. Joao Pedro struck the post 36 minutes in, but against the run of play, it was City who went into the break ahead.

The last five minutes of the half saw City start to create chances, and Jack Grealish did fantastically on the