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Tottenham Hotspur fans who jeered goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario were told later "they can't be true Spurs fans" by manager Thomas Frank.

Tottenham conceded two scores in the opening six minutes to fall 2-1 to their opponents, registering their tenth top-flight at home defeat of 2025.

However the main talking point was Fulham's second goal when the keeper gave away possession far beyond his box.

He ventured out to deal with a long ball and carried the ball near the sideline.

But, instead of booting it out of play, the Italian turned and attempted to clear, but slipped as the ball skimmed off Wilson and was collected by King.

King laid the ball off to Welsh midfield player Wilson, who curled a shot into the net from the touchline recorded at thirty-six point six yards.

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

Spurs were booed off at the interval, with the club 2-0 down, and once more at the final whistle.

One of those jeering episodes really irritated Frank.

"It came to my attention some of our fans reportedly jeered the incident and jeered after, which, in my opinion is totally unjustifiable," the Dane commented about the fans' response to his goalkeeper.

"[They] can't be real Tottenham supporters that act that way. Fair enough jeering following the game, no problem, but when we are playing, we are backing one another, we are with one another going forward."

Kenny Tete had handed Fulham a early advantage prior to Harry Wilson's goal – with Mohammed Kudus scoring for Tottenham in an better second-half performance.

Former Premier League goalkeeper Joe Hart stated that the next goal was "totally avoidable".

"I do appreciate the fans' disappointment," the ex-keeper continued. "I am aware the role the keeper is playing. He is a great squad member, he is a true figure in the locker room but ultimately you are going to be judged by your actions.

"He was heavily implicated in what ended up to be the winning goal."

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

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

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

"That score was a mistake of mine, I take accountability for that," he said.

"My aim was to kick the ball far and I simply hit the ball in a poor way. That made an even bigger challenge to overcome."

He said being booed "is part of football".

"I am mature, what can I say?" he added. "We cannot be influenced by the situation in the crowd. The fans have the right to do as they see fit.

"It's on the team to remain more calm, to focus on our own performance. We are lacking in calmness and poise to reverse outcomes. Today is a poor loss and it's hard to accept."

'I Was Surprised No One Went Back to the Goal Line'

In spite of the keeper's mistake, it was far from an simple score for Wilson to convert.

Actually it was the second longest-range top division goal of the season – after Tyler Adams' 43.3 yard goal for the Cherries against Sunderland, which incidentally too came on Saturday.

The goalscorer said he was "somewhat surprised" that he still had an open goal to target.

Ten moments elapsed between the keeper exiting of his box and Wilson shooting – which was five moments following the kick.

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

"I was surprised not one of the back four went back to the goal line. When not one of them covered the net, my eyes lit up a bit.

"Udogie fell as well, which gave me a bit of additional time. After that it was solely about attempting to make the right contact and get it towards goal. I felt a positive feeling, as soon as it came off my foot, that it was heading in."

'When You're in a Poor Run, Everything Appears to Work Against You'

While Vicario's error led coverage, this was an overall bad day for Tottenham to continue their home ground struggles.

This was their tenth home defeat of 2025 in the league, a joint club record matching 1994 and 2003.

They still have home games against the manager's former club Brentford and title holders Liverpool to play before the end of the year.

Only one of those wins have come since Frank replaced his predecessor in the summer.

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

"During in a bad spell, everything appears to work against you as well – the opening was a deflected attempt, the next is a error from Vic.

"This result puts us in a position where we have suffered another match. Every game has a unique story, today we lost in the first six minutes.

"We just need to continue striving. The second half was much better and with luck an aspect we can use to learn."

Tottenham have been defeated in four consecutive at home capital clashes for the first time in the Premier League.

And they are recording 9.5 shots and 3.2 shots on target per game in the division – their lowest averages on record in a single campaign (dating back to 2003-04).

Ex- Fulham midfield player Danny Murphy commented that the manager has to ride the storm.

"He's got take the stick," Murphy remarked. "He has taken a high profile job at a major football club with massive expectation. There is pressure and duty that accompanies that.

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