Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari confronted ref Phil Dowd at halftime of last night's 0-0 draw at Everton, it has been revealed.

The Daily Mail says the decision to send off John Terry provoked fury, with Scolari accusing Dowd in the tunnel at half-time of being afraid of the crowd.

It was the third dismissal of Terry's career following the two yellow cards he picked up at Tottenham in November 2006.

Although Scolari was unhappy at the decision, his goalkeeper Petr Cech said: "It's hard to say (if it was a red card) because I was far from it. It was hard for the referee as well because there was a lot of noise from the crowd. But he made a decision and we have to live with that."