We simulated West Ham vs Man City to get a score prediction for Premier League fixture

Manchester City will be looking to maintain their 100% Premier League record with another win this weekend, as they take on West Ham on Saturday afternoon. City have started their 2023/24 Premier League campaign in fine form, with wins against Burnley, Newcastle, Sheffield United and Fulham seeing them rise to the top of the league table and are the only side who still has a 100% record.

But although Pep Guardiola is set to return to the bench this weekend, he confirmed that City have been dealt a major injury blow ahead of Saturday's game, with John Stones, Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne all set to miss the trip to London, with new signing Matheus Nunes likely to make his debut.

So, could City maintain their 100% Premier League record this weekend, despite the injuries? Let's take a look.

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To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries, transfers and suspensions. FIFA 23 is not up to date with the latest kits or numbers, so both sides are in the kits from the 2022/23 season.

We predict that the Hammers could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Areola; Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Alvarez, Ward-Prowse; Bowen, Paqueta, Benrahma; Antonio.

We predict that City could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Nunes, Rodri, Bernardo; Foden, Haaland, Alvarez.

City had an outstanding first 45 minutes, with two early goals setting the tone for the rest of the game, leaving West Ham unable to get ahead of steam throughout the 90 minutes. New signing Matheus Nunes played a key role in both goals,