Mauricio Pochettino called for the Chelsea fans to trust his players after a 3-2 win over Newcastle on Monday propelled the Blues back into contention for European football next season.
Pochettino had faced open revolt from among his own support during last weekend's 2-2 draw at Brentford.
The former Tottenham boss has suffered a difficult first season at Stamford Bridge, which included losing the League Cup final to a severely depleted Liverpool last month.
Chelsea remain 11th in the Premier League table, but closed to within four points of West Ham in seventh, which should at least secure a place in the Europa Conference League.
"We need to stick together," said Pochettino, whose side face Leicester in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
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