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Guus Hiddink vows Chelsea will give 100 percent vs. both title contenders

LONDON -- Guus Hiddink has said Chelsea will maintain the integrity of this season's Premier League title race by trying to beat both Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City.

Spurs visit Stamford Bridge on Monday while leaders Leicester travel to west London on the final day of the season, although Claudio Ranieri's men could already have been crowned champions by then.

During the closing stages of last Saturday's win at Bournemouth the travelling Chelsea supporters urged their players to derail Tottenham's title charge, and earlier this week both Cesc Fabregas and Eden Hazard voiced a desire to see Leicester win the title.

Hiddink is adamant Chelsea will try their hardest to win all four of their remaining matches this season, beginning with the Tottenham clash.

"I haven't read about Cesc's comments," Hiddink said. "Eden said this after the Bournemouth game. You can't overvalue it as about [stopping] Tottenham. He expressed himself to be back in the team and going for all the wins, including Tottenham.

"They [the comments] don't mean that after [the Tottenham game] it's not important any more. That's not my attitude or the club's, nor Hazard's.

"It means we desperately want to win the next game, which is Spurs, then Sunderland, Liverpool and Leicester. The players are well aware that they must play a good role in this season.

"We play for the win, which is normal. There's no need for extra scrutiny because we want to fulfil our obligations now and in the upcoming games.

"I can't give guarantee of the result, but I can guarantee that the effort will be there."

Tottenham have not won a match in any competition at Stamford Bridge since 1990, and when asked about that record Hiddink replied: "It says Chelsea have always been very strong against Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. I hope we can continue that."

After the Bournemouth win, Hiddink suggested beating Spurs might see the Chelsea players forgiven for the worst season of the Roman Abramovich era.

But the Dutchman added: "We have come from a difficult time in December, but it's not specifically about [beating] Tottenham to make the season a success.

"Chelsea are a team that has to compete every season for silverware, not just specific games. This is a limited aim. I don't think like that."