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Spurs fans who booed keeper Vicario were told afterwards "they cannot be true Tottenham supporters" by boss Frank.

Spurs conceded two goals in the opening six minutes to lose 2-1 to Fulham, registering their 10th top-flight home loss of the year.

However the main talking point was Fulham's next goal when Vicario gave away the ball far beyond his box.

He ventured out to handle a high pass and took the ball near the touchline.

However, instead of booting it out of play, the Italy international spun and attempted to clear, but slipped as the ball skimmed off Wilson and was collected by King.

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

Seconds afterwards when the ball came to the keeper once more, some Tottenham fans booed him.

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

A particular of those booing sessions truly irritated Frank.

"I heard some of our fans reportedly booed the incident and booed following, which, in my view is totally unjustifiable," the Danish manager commented regarding the supporters' response to his goalkeeper.

"Those individuals cannot be real Spurs fans that do that. Alright booing after the match, fine, but when we are in play, we are backing one another, we are behind each other going forward."

Tete had given Fulham a early advantage before Harry Wilson's goal – with Mohammed Kudus scoring for Spurs in an improved second period performance.

Ex- Premier League goalkeeper Hart stated that the next goal was "completely avoidable".

"I certainly understand the fans' disappointment," the ex-keeper added. "I am aware the role the keeper is playing. He is a great team player, he's a real leader in the dressing room but in the end you are going to be judged by your actions.

"The keeper was deeply involved in what turned out to be the winning score."

'It is Part of Football, I'm a Big Man'

Italy national team the keeper is in his 3rd season with Spurs.

He stated after the match that he had to accept the criticism.

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

"The intent was to kick the ball far and I just struck the ball in a poor way. That made an more difficult challenge to overcome."

He stated receiving jeers "comes with football".

"I am mature, how can I respond?" he added. "The team can't be affected by the situation in the crowd. The fans have the entitlement to do what they think.

"It is on us to remain more composed, to focus on our own performance. We are lacking in calmness and calmness to overturn outcomes. This match is a bad loss and it is hard to accept."

'It Shocked Me Nobody Returned to the Goal Line'

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

Actually it was the second longest-range Premier League goal of the campaign – after Tyler Adams' 43.3 metre goal for Bournemouth against Sunderland, which incidentally also occurred on Saturday.

The goalscorer stated he was "a little bit taken aback" that he still had an open goal to aim for.

Ten moments elapsed between Vicario coming out of his box and the midfielder shooting – which was five seconds after the clearance.

"It seemed to me like the goalkeeper was away from the box for a long time," he said.

"It amazed me none of the defenders went back to the goal line. When not one of them defended the net, my eyes sparked somewhat.

"[Destiny] Udogie fell too, which allowed me a bit of extra opportunity. Then it was solely about attempting to make the right contact and place it on target. I felt a good feeling, the moment it left my boot, that it was heading in."

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

While Vicario's mistake led headlines, this was an overall poor performance for Tottenham to continue their home woes.

The match was their 10th at home defeat of 2025 in the Premier League, a shared club statistic along with nineteen ninety-four and 2003.

The side still have home games against the manager's former club Brentford and champions the Reds to play before the close of the year.

Just a single of those victories have occurred after Frank replaced Ange Postecoglou in the summer.

"If you are down 2-0 following six minutes, there is a huge challenge to overcome," said Frank.

"During in a poor run, all aspects appears to go against you too – the opening was a redirected shot, the second is a mistake from the keeper.

"The outcome leaves us in a place where we have suffered an additional game. Every game has a unique narrative, this game we were defeated in the first six minutes.

"We simply need to keep working. The later period was much better and hopefully something we can utilize to develop."

Tottenham have lost four consecutive 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 poorest averages on record in a one campaign (since at least 2003-04).

Former Cottagers midfielder Murphy commented that Frank has to endure the criticism.

"He's got accept the stick," the pundit said. "He has accepted a high profile job at a major football club with massive expectation. There is pressure and responsibility that accompanies that.

"The performances at their stadium have been disappointing and they have to improve {quickly|