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Spurs supporters who jeered goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario were informed afterwards "they cannot be true Spurs fans" by manager Thomas Frank.

Tottenham let in a pair of scores in the first six minutes to lose 2-1 to Fulham, marking their tenth Premier League home loss of 2025.

But the primary topic of discussion was Fulham's next score when Vicario gave away possession well outside his area.

The goalkeeper came out to deal with a high pass and carried the ball towards the touchline.

However, instead of kicking it into touch, the Italian spun and attempted to clear, but lost his footing as the ball skimmed off Wilson and was controlled by King.

The forward passed the ball off to Wales midfielder Harry Wilson, who curled a shot into the goal from the touchline recorded at 36.6 yards.

Moments later when the ball went to the keeper once more, a number of Tottenham supporters jeered him.

Spurs were jeered off at the interval, with the side 2-0 behind, and once more at the final whistle.

A particular of those jeering sessions really irritated the manager.

"It came to my attention some of our fans reportedly booed the incident and jeered after, which, in my opinion is completely unacceptable," the Danish manager commented regarding the supporters' reaction to his shot-stopper.

"Those individuals cannot be real Spurs supporters that do that. Fair enough jeering after the game, no problem, but when we are in play, we are backing each other, we are behind one another going forward."

Tete had given the visitors a early advantage prior to Wilson's strike – with Mohammed Kudus netting for Spurs in an better second-half showing.

Ex- Premier League goalkeeper Hart remarked that the next score was "completely avoidable".

"I do appreciate the fans' disappointment," the ex-keeper added. "I am aware the role Vicario is performing. He is a great team player, he is a true figure in the dressing room but in the end you are going to be judged by your actions.

"The keeper was deeply implicated in what turned out to be the winning goal."

'It is Part of Football, I Can Handle It'

Italy international the keeper is in his 3rd season with Tottenham.

The 29-year-old stated following the game that he had to take the feedback.

"The second goal was a error of mine, I accept responsibility for that," he said.

"The intent was to kick the ball far and I just struck the ball in a bad manner. That made an even bigger mountain to overcome."

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

"I'm a big man, how can I respond?" he continued. "We cannot be influenced by the circumstances in the crowd. Supporters have the right to do as they see fit.

"It's on the team to stay more composed, to concentrate on ourselves. We are lacking in calmness and poise to overturn results. This match is a poor loss and it is tough to accept."

'I Was Surprised Nobody Went Back to the Goal Line'

In spite of the keeper's error, it was not an simple score for Wilson to score.

Actually it was the next longest-range Premier League goal of the campaign – following Tyler Adams' forty-three point three metre goal for Bournemouth against the Black Cats, which incidentally too came on the same day.

Wilson said he was "somewhat surprised" that he still had an empty goal to aim for.

Ten moments passed between the keeper coming out of his area and the midfielder striking – which was five moments following the kick.

"I felt like the goalkeeper was out of the area for a long time," Wilson remarked.

"It amazed me not one of the defenders returned to the line. When not one of them covered the goal, my interest sparked somewhat.

"Udogie slipped as well, which allowed me a bit of extra time. After that it was solely about attempting to make the correct contact and get it on target. I felt a positive feeling, the moment it came off my foot, that it was on the right line."

'During in a Poor Run, All Appears to Work Against You'

While the keeper's mistake dominated headlines, this was an all-round bad day for Spurs to extend their home woes.

The match was their tenth at home defeat of 2025 in the Premier League, a shared club record matching 1994 and two thousand and three.

They still have home fixtures against the manager's old side the Bees and champions Liverpool to come before the close of the year.

Just a single of those victories have come since the manager took over from Ange Postecoglou in the off-season.

"When you're down 2-0 after the opening, there is a mountain to climb," stated Frank.

"During in a bad spell, everything appears to go against you too – the first was a redirected attempt, the next is a error from Vic.

"This result puts us in a place where we have suffered another game. Each fixture has a single story, today we were defeated in the first six minutes.

"We simply need to keep working. The later period was significantly improved and hopefully an aspect we can utilize to develop."

Spurs have been defeated in four straight home London derbies for the first time in the top division.

And they are recording 9.5 shots and three point two efforts on goal per game in the Premier League – their lowest rates on record in a single campaign (since at least 2003-04).

Ex- Cottagers midfielder Murphy commented that Frank has to ride the storm.

"He's got accept the criticism," the pundit said. "He's accepted a high profile role at a major football club with enormous anticipation. There is scrutiny and duty that accompanies that.

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