Following Chelsea's 3-1 defeat to Southampton, the board met to discuss Jose Mourinho's situation.

Unlike the 2011 situation where the board wanted to keep Carlo Ancelotti and Roman Abramovich insisted on his dismissal, Abramovich said Mourinho would be staying at Chelsea.

Chelsea released a statement supporting Mourinho after the weekend.

Abramovich reportedly wanted to ease Mourinho's mind heading into the international break.