Chelsea vs. Leicester City: Team News, Live Stream, TV Info, Ticket News

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The Premier League season ends this weekend. And similar to last year, the final day will see the champions turning out at Stamford Bridge when Chelsea welcome Leicester City.

It’s not the Blues who will be receiving a guard of honour, though. They’ve surrendered their title to the Foxes, meaning Claudio Ranieri’s side will be applauded on to the Stamford Bridge pitch.

That doesn’t mean there will not be a sense of occasion for Chelsea. Sunday will be Guus Hiddink’s last game in charge of the club, giving Blues fans the chance to bid him farewell before he is replaced by Antonio Conte in the summer.

Hiddink stepped in as interim manager for a second time in December following the departure of Jose Mourinho. He hasn’t enjoyed success like he did during his first spell in 2009 when he won the FA Cup, but Hiddink has helped ensure Chelsea finish mid-table, blooding some youngsters in the process.

He gave some insight on Friday as to what he plans to do when the season is over.

“I will be a few days more in Cobham to clear the office, of course, it is chaotic,” he joked. “And then I go back to Amsterdam and then to France where I will follow the Euros a bit and do some TV work. Then the new season is starting and I will be curious about how the Premier League is going to go as a lot of changes are going to happen, I think.”

Chelsea fans will hope Sunday isn’t goodbye for John Terry, too. The Chelsea captain has been offered a new one-year contract but is currently weighing up his options before deciding whether he will remain at Stamford Bridge.

It’s been a long time coming for Terry, who revealed in January that he didn’t expect to get a new deal beyond 2015/16. Chelsea announced on Friday that the offer is there, but if Terry doesn’t sign himself up for another season, it means his Chelsea career will be over.

Terry was sent off last weekend against Sunderland, meaning he will not play against …

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