The Football Association have reported "a number of incidents of racism" to UEFA after ugly scenes marred the England Under-21s' win in Serbia last night.

Defender Danny Rose, the Sunderland left-back, was sent off after the final whistle after apparently responding angrily to monkey taunts from the crowd at the end of the Euro 2013 play-off in Krusevac.

A statement from the FA read: ''The FA condemns both the scenes of racism and the confrontation at the final whistle during which time our players and staff were under extreme provocation.

''The FA has reported a number of incidents of racism to UEFA following the fixture.

''These were seemingly aimed at a number of England black players by the crowd. The matter is now with UEFA.''

Head coach Stuart Pearce said: "I think there were one or two racist incidents that came on from the crowd and they have been reported to UEFA, I believe, by ourselves.

"It is in their hands now, they will have to deal with that.

"I am very proud of my players and my staff and very proud of the achievement in getting to a fourth tournament in a row.

"'It is a real shame because over two ties it was a really close game - two good teams going hammer and tongs at each other.

"It is just a shame it was soured in the last few minutes of the second leg of the tie.''

He added: ''Savo Milosevic, their technical director, has come to our dressing room and apologised for any behaviour that was unsavoury.

"It is a shame because tomorrow we will be talking about something we don't want to talk about. What we should be talking about is England qualifying for Israel in 2013."

It remains to be seen how many England supporters attend today's game, and the FA was facing mounting criticism last night from the 3,000-or-so fans who had travelled to Warsaw.

The vast majority were due to return home today, and it was only at around midnight last night that they learned they would be able to attend today's game. It had previously been suggested that the Polish police could demand that the match took place behind closed doors.

There was very little English-language information available in the stadium to explain that last night's game had been postponed, and none of the England players acknowledged the supporters who had braved the pouring rain to make it to the ground.

"We have made it clear, frequently, just how important the supporters are to us," said Bevington, who confirmed the FA will look into the possibility of compensating members of the official England Fans Club who are left out of pocket by last night's events. "These are pretty unique circumstances.

"We had said to the players to get changed (back into their suits) significantly earlier than when the game would be called off because we didn't think there was any chance of the match being played. But we didn't want it to look as though we'd made the decision for them (FIFA). There's nothing but respect for the fans who have travelled all that way."

Hodgson was understandably frustrated by the postponement, but claims it was inevitable given the amount of standing water on the pitch.

"It was the only decision that could be made," said the England boss.

"Water was lying on the surface. I'm rather hoping they will get it (the roof) closed as quickly as possible and start to do some work on the pitch because at the moment it is in very poor condition.

"We're disappointed. We prepared well for this game, as no doubt the Poles did too, and now we have got to do it all over again. Hopefully, we'll be as well prepared again."