Sunderland vs. Chelsea: Guus Hiddink's Key Pre-Match Press Conference Quotes

Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink confirmed that his Blues side will give newly crowned Premier League champions Leicester City a guard of honour when the Foxes visit Stamford Bridge on the final day of the season. 

Leicester succeeded the Blues as English champions on Monday, when Chelsea prevented Tottenham Hotspur from claiming a win that would have kept the title race alive a little longer. 

Speaking ahead of his side's top-flight clash at relegation-battling Sunderland on Saturday, Hiddink revealed that Chelsea would acknowledge Leicester's remarkable triumph at the May 15 match but said he still wants to win, per PA Sport's Matt McGeehan:

The Leicester game could well be captain John Terry's last appearance for Chelsea as he is still to sign a new deal. Recent reports have emerged that he has planned his farewell party, per Matt Barlow in the Daily Mail.

Hiddink, though, said he had no knowledge of any such event, per Goal's Nizaar Kinsella:

The Dutchman also addressed recent rumours suggesting No. 1 goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois wants to leave the club having fallen out with goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon, per the Sun's Phil Cadden.

Hiddink said that, as far as he is concerned, the Belgian stopper is still content at Stamford Bridge, per Get West London's Matt Lewis:

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[Courtois and Lollichon] are different personalities but they do well, they work hard. The most important thing is that Courtois said he is very happy at Chelsea and will stay at the club.

If Steve [Holland] and I have a big dispute, we have to fight each other out of this hall. That’s not what is going on—they are happy here.

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Monday's clash against Spurs was a hot-tempered and entertaining match, but it meant little for Chelsea other than the satisfaction of preventing their archrivals from winning the title.

The Blues have been poor this season and are set to finish in mid-table anonymity, something of a comedown from their title-winning exploits last term.

Sunderland, though, are scrapping for their lives down the bottom of the league and will be desperate to beat Chelsea at the Stadium of Light to gain an edge over drop rivals Newcastle United and Norwich City.

Due to the importance of the match in terms of the relegation battle, Hiddink insisted he would play a strong team on Saturday in the interest of fairness, per McGeehan:

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Hiddink will resist wholesale changes and won't be bringing in youngsters v Sunderland: "Given the situation, it doesn't seem fair to us"

— Matt McGeehan (@mattmcgeehan) May 6, 2016"

Given that claim, Chelsea should be favourites to win at Sunderland, especially as Eden Hazard looks to have found some form recently.

However, with Sam Allardyce's Black Cats scrapping for their Premier League survival, it will certainly not be a walkover for the Blues.