Chelsea's board met last night in the wake of defeat to Southampton.
The Mail on Sunday says Jose Mourinho feared he would be sacked after Chelsea slipped to their sixth defeat of the season and even appeared to challenge Roman Abramovich to sack him after the game.
Instead he has been given a stay of execution and has been given the support of the board as they attempt to turn their season around.
Despite Abramovich being furious at Chelsea's current form, there is no immediate danger of Mourinho losing his job.
The Russian knows that Mourinho would never return to the club for a third time and doesn't want to make a snap decision he will later regret.