Everton manager David Moyes has apologised to referee Howard Webb for arguing with him during his side's defeat to Chelsea on Sunday.

The Toffees lost 2-1 to the European champions at Goodison Park, in a game where the Merseysiders' boss believed that his side deserved a free kick in the dying moments of the match.

Moyes met Webb at the full-time whistle to bombard him with questions about the incident, but has since apologised for his actions.

"Since [the argument] I've been to Howard and apologised because I shouldn't be doing that coming off the pitch. I've apologised for that," said Moyes.

"The real reason was that I thought it was a free kick in the 92nd minute on [Leon] Osman right on the edge of the box by Frank Lampard and he never gave it.

"In a game like this for Everton to go away with no points was hard to take."

Everton travel to Newcastle United on Wednesday.