Eden Hazard promises Chelsea will not ease up as they prepare to face rivals Tottenham

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Eden Hazard has revealed Chelsea are desperate to stop rivals Tottenham winning the Premier League title.

Interim manager Guus Hiddink assured Chelsea fans the Blues would do 'everything in our power' to beat Tottenham on Monday May 2 at Stamford Bridge, following Saturday's 4-1 win at Bournemouth.

But Belgium playmaker Hazard took that sentiment several stages further, admitting Chelsea will go out of their way to deny Spurs league glory and help Leicester seal their first top-flight silverware.

Eden Hazard, who scored twice in Chelsea's win at Bournemouth, is keen to stop Spurs winning the title

The Belgian scored his first goals in almost a year as the Blues comfortably won on the south coast

Chelsea will be determined to end Tottenham's title chances when they meet at Stamford Bridge on May 2

'We don't want Tottenham to win the Premier League, the fans, the club and the players,' Hazard told Chelsea's official club website.

'In football you never know, we hope for Leicester because they deserve to be champions but we will see.

'We have a big game next week against Tottenham and if we can beat them it will be good.'

Hazard struck twice - his first Premier League goals this term - and Pedro and Willian found the net too, as Chelsea eased to victory on the south coast.

Chelsea's fans chanted 'we better beat f****** Tottenham' as the Blues eased to victory in Dorset - and boss Hiddink has vowed his players will not ease up at the end of a disappointing campaign.

Chelsea fans at Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium sung about beating Tottenham next weekend

Guus Hiddink's team have suffered a poor season but they can still influence the title race

Pedro celebrates with Willian after opening the scoring for Chelsea five minutes in to Saturday's game

'We'll play the next game to win, and the next game is Tottenham,' said Hiddink.

'At the end the strongest team will win the league. And the strongest team is who deserves the league as well.

'We've got nothing at stake really and we talked about that in the week.

'But we don't want the season to fade away - that's what we don't want. And the players responded very well.

'Then of course we go into the next few games where nothing effectively is at stake for us either.

'But if you play the way we played today then it's a guarantee that the team will do everything in our power to go for the win.

'In terms of attitude they will do everything until the end of the season, and of course, you know our schedule - and the next game is Tottenham.'

Eden Hazard sweeps home Chelsea's second goal after 34 minutes at the Vitality Stadium

Willian chips over Artur Boruc to make it 3-1 to Chelsea with 20 minutes remaining on Saturday

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe admitted his players are still on a steep learning curve

Bournemouth wasted a hatful of first-half chances in failing to exploit John Obi Mikel's presence as a makeshift centre-back in Chelsea's depleted defence.

Boss Eddie Howe admitted his players are still learning 'harsh lessons' about life in the Premier League despite their impressive debut top-flight campaign.

'I thought it was a really even game, especially in the first half where I thought we were terrific,' said Howe.

'The difference between the teams was how they finished their goals.

'We created enough chances in the first half but didn't have that clinical edge that they did.

'We're learning some harsh lessons and they will help us come out of it a better team.'