We simulated Man City vs Southampton to get a score prediction

Manchester City can go top of the Premier League table with a win over Southampton on Saturday afternoon.

But City may only be top for 24 hours, with Arsenal playing on Sunday against Liverpool. Pep Guardiola's side will be hoping to continue their rampant form in recent weeks, following their 6-3 derby day victory over Manchester United and their 5-0 win against FC Copenhagen in the Champions League. Saturday's fixture will be City's third consecutive home game in all competitions when they host Southampton.

Saints managed to draw both games against City last season, but the most recent meeting between the two came in the FA Cup as Guardiola's side won 4-1 at St. Mary's Stadium. City will be missing a key player from their squad at the weekend, with Kyle Walker out after undergoing surgery.

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John Stones and Kalvin Phillips are also out. Rodri returned to the City squad after missing the Manchester derby, and the Spaniard should return to the XI against Saints.

So, could City beat Southampton and maintain their unbeaten start to the Premier League season? We simulated the game to find out.

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; Cancelo, Akanji, Ake, Gomez; De Bruyne, Rodri, Silva; Foden, Haaland, Grealish.

We predict that the Saints could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Bazunu; Walker-Peters, Bella-Kochap, Salisu, Perraud; Ward-Prowse, Maitland-Niles; Elyounoussi, Aribo, A. Armstrong; Adams.

The first major chance of the game fell to Southampton when