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

Manchester City can close the gap between themselves and Arsenal to five points with victory over Southampton on Saturday.

With Arsenal facing Liverpool on Sunday, City have the chance to pile pressure on the Gunners if they can pick up three points against Southampton. Pep Guardiola's side enters the clash in high spirits, beating Liverpool 4-1 in their last outing.

The last meeting between the two sides saw City suffer a shock defeat, losing 2-0 to Southampton in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. The Saints sit bottom of the Premier League and are without a win in four, whilst Guardiola looks set to welcome Erling Haaland back from injury.

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So, could City close the gap on Arsenal this weekend? 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 Saints could line up in a 4-4-2 formation, with their line-up as follows: Bazunu; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Caleta-Car, Perraud; Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Elyounoussi; Mara, Walcott.

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

Man City started quickly out the blocks and were unlucky not to be ahead when Haaland smashed his effort onto the crossbar from close range. It seemed harder to miss than score, and City paid for their miss when Southampton took the lead moments later.

After Romeo Lavia spread a pass out to the left, the former City player advanced forward unmarked and was able to enter the box in space. The midfielder was picked out in the