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Tottenham Hotspur fans who booed keeper Guglielmo Vicario were informed later "they can't be real Spurs fans" by manager Thomas Frank.

Tottenham conceded a pair of scores in the first initial moments to lose 2-1 to Fulham, registering their tenth Premier League at home defeat of the year.

However the main talking point was the visitors' next score when the keeper gave away the ball far beyond his area.

He came out to handle a high pass and carried the ball towards the touchline.

However, instead of kicking it out of play, the Italian spun and tried to clear away, but slipped as the ball skimmed off Harry Wilson and was controlled by King.

King passed the ball off to Welsh midfield player Harry Wilson, who bent a shot into the goal from the sideline measured at thirty-six point six yards.

Seconds later when the ball came to the keeper once more, some Tottenham supporters booed him.

Spurs were jeered off at half-time, with the club 2-0 down, and once more at full-time.

One of those booing episodes really angered the manager.

"I heard a few of our fans apparently jeered the situation and jeered after, which, in my view is completely unjustifiable," the Dane stated about the fans' response to his shot-stopper.

"Those individuals can't be true Tottenham fans that act that way. Alright jeering following the game, fine, but when we are in play, we are supporting each other, we are behind each other moving ahead."

Tete had handed Fulham a early lead prior to Wilson's strike – with Kudus netting for Spurs in an better second period performance.

Former top-flight keeper Hart remarked that the second goal was "completely avoidable".

"I do understand the fans' frustration," the ex-keeper continued. "I know the role the keeper is performing. He is a excellent team player, he's a true leader in the locker room but ultimately you are going to be assessed by your decisions.

"He was heavily involved in what turned out to be the decisive score."

'It's In the Game, I'm a Big Man'

Italian national team Vicario is in his 3rd campaign with Spurs.

The 29-year-old stated following the match that he had to take the criticism.

"The second score was a error of my own, I take responsibility for it," he commented.

"The intent was to clear the ball far and I just hit the ball in a poor way. That made an more difficult mountain to overcome."

He said being booed "is part of the game".

"I'm a big man, how can I respond?" he continued. "We can't be affected by the circumstances in the crowd. The fans have the entitlement to do what they think.

"It's on us to remain increasingly composed, to focus on our own performance. The team is missing in calmness and calmness to overturn results. This match is a bad defeat and it is tough to take."

'I Was Surprised No One Returned to the Line'

In spite of Vicario's error, it was not an easy goal for Harry Wilson to score.

In fact it was the next most distant top division goal of the campaign – after Adams' 43.3 metre strike for the Cherries against Sunderland, which incidentally also occurred on Saturday.

The goalscorer said he was "somewhat taken aback" that he still had an empty net to aim for.

10 moments elapsed between the keeper exiting of his area and the midfielder shooting – which was five seconds following the kick.

"I felt like the keeper was out of the box for a long time," he said.

"It amazed me not one of the back four went back to the goal line. When not one of them defended the net, my eyes lit up a bit.

"[Destiny] Udogie fell too, which allowed me a bit of extra time. Then it was all about attempting to achieve the correct connection and get it towards goal. I felt a positive feeling, the moment it came off my boot, that it was on the right line."

'When You're in a Bad Spell, All Seems to Work Against You'

Although the keeper's mistake dominated coverage, this was an overall poor day for Spurs to continue their home ground woes.

This was their tenth home loss of 2025 in the Premier League, a joint team statistic along with 1994 and 2003.

They still have home games against Frank's former club the Bees and champions the Reds to come prior to the end of the year.

Just a single of those wins have come after Frank took over from his predecessor in the summer.

"When you're behind 2-0 after the opening, there is a huge challenge to overcome," said Frank.

"When you're in a poor run, all aspects seems to go against you as well – the opening was a deflected attempt, the next is a error from the keeper.

"This result puts us in a position where we have lost another match. Each fixture has a unique narrative, this game we lost in the first six minutes.

"We just need to keep working. The second half was much better and with luck an aspect we can use to develop."

Spurs have lost 4 straight at home London derbies for the first time in the top division.

And they are recording 9.5 attempts and three point two efforts on goal per match in the Premier League – their lowest averages on file in a single campaign (dating back to the 2003-04 season).

Former Cottagers midfielder Murphy commented that the manager has to ride the storm.

"He's got accept the stick," Murphy said. "He has accepted a high profile job at a major football club with enormous anticipation. There is pressure and duty that accompanies that.

"The performances at their stadium have been poor and they have to get better {quickly|