We simulated Southampton vs Man City to get a score prediction for FA Cup quarter-final clash

Manchester City are back in FA Cup action this weekend as they face Southampton in the quarter-final of the competition.

City drew 1-1 against Southampton at St. Mary's in the Premier League earlier this year and will be hoping for a better result on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's side suffered a setback in the title race earlier this week after drawing 0-0 with Crystal Palace, whilst rivals Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates to move within a point of City in the league table.

Ruben Dias will miss the match against Southampton as the Portuguese defender continues to recover from injury, whilst Cole Palmer is also a doubt for the game. Raheem Sterling is expected to come back into the starting line-up after sitting on the bench for the entire game against Palace on Monday night.

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We used FIFA 22 to get an FA Cup score prediction for Southampton vs Man City on Sunday and this is what happened.

We used kick-off mode in FIFA 22 but didn't select a team to control, letting the AI control both teams. We then selected the teams and watched the match play out by itself, to give us a unique score prediction.

We predict that Man City could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Ake, Zinchenko; De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Gundogan; Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling.

We predict that Southampton could set up in a 4-4-2 formation, with their line-up as follows: Caballero; Walker-Peters, Stephens, Salisu, Perraud; Walcott, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Djenepo; Armstrong, Adams.

City took control of the game from the first kick, controlling possession and threatening through Mahrez and Sterling