Chelsea boss Graham Potter has held crisis talks with senior staff ahead of this weekend's derby against Tottenham.

The London Evening Standard says talks were called at the club's Cobham training ground after co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali gave their support to Potter and told senior staff to stick together after a calamitous few weeks.

In what has been described by sources as a “strategy meeting", discussions among the football operation at Chelsea centered around how to take the club forward.

Chelsea have no plans to sack Potter before Sunday's trip to Tottenham, but it was accepted there is a lot to do to turn around a run of results that has sent their season into a tailspin.

Potter and senior first-team staff in the room were united in a bid to resolve the issues at the club, including the low confidence and morale of the squad. Potter has been told to fight through calls for him to be sacked and has a full week to prepare for what feels like a crucial game against Tottenham.

Sources insist Boehly and Eghbali remain committed to their long-term plans, which have Potter at the heart of them.