David Moyes felt referee Phil Dowd got the big decisions 'right' as Everton held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at Goodison Park.
Everton had a late goal disallowed for offside, while Chelsea captain John Terry was sent off in the first half for a challenge on Leon Osman.
Moyes felt Terry's tackle was 'reckless' and the Toffees boss also believes the officials were right to chalk off Steven Pienaar's late effort.
"I felt the referee and linesman got that decision (the disallowed goal) right," said Moyes. "Many managers may not say that.
"But I felt it was just offside and the ball could have just been in Petr Cech's hands as well, so from that point of view, the officials were right.
"My first reaction from the sidelines was that the tackle for the sending-off was reckless.
"It was going to be close. In my day I would have enjoyed a tackle like that, but they won't allow them now.
"The referee did well. Did he get the big decisions right? Yes, he did. The tackle for the red card was not good, and the disallowed goal was also the correct decision."
He added: "Our team played well. We do not have any forwards due to injury, and that showed a bit, but it was not for the lack of effort, and at times that is all you can ask.
"Osman has a very sore ankle from the challenge, which will make him a doubt for Boxing Day. And Joseph Yobo looks to have picked up a hamstring injury.
"I felt in the end we deserved more than a draw, we played well enough to take all three points.
"But Chelsea showed why they are such a good team, especially away from home, and they made it difficult for us to get through them."
Moyes concedes his team did not cause Chelsea enough problems after Terry's dismissal, but was happy to take a point from the game.
"They are always a threat when they have players like (Didier) Drogba and (Frank) Lampard around, so even with 10 men they were a threat," continued Moyes. "We had to make sure we concentrated.
"With them down to 10 men, you always feel you can get something from the game.
"They filled the middle of the park, that made it difficult. From our point of view we did not get to the line enough to really cause them trouble."
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