Chelsea caretaker Calum McFarlane has been asked to join Liam Rosenior's first-team backroom staff, rather than going back to managing their Under 21s.
McFarlane, 37, took temporary charge for two games following Enzo Maresca's exit on New Year's Day.
He oversaw a 1-1 draw away at Manchester City before a 2-1 defeat at Fulham when Marc Cucurella was shown a red card after 22 minutes for denying Harry Wilson an obvious goalscoring opportunity.
McFarlane was left to oversee that trip after taking charge of training in the build-up, while Rosenior watched on from the Craven Cottage directors' box next to co-owner Behdad Eghbali.