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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who jeered keeper Guglielmo Vicario were told afterwards "they can't be real Spurs fans" by manager Thomas Frank.

Spurs let in a pair of scores in the opening six minutes to lose 2-1 to their opponents, registering their 10th top-flight home defeat of 2025.

But the primary talking point was Fulham's second score when the keeper gave away the ball well outside his box.

He came out to handle a high pass and took the ball near the sideline.

But, rather than booting it into touch, the Italy international spun and attempted to clear, but lost his footing as the ball skimmed off Harry Wilson and was controlled by King.

King laid the ball off to Welsh midfield player Wilson, who bent a strike into the goal from the sideline recorded at 36.6 yards.

Seconds later when the ball came to Vicario again, a number of Tottenham supporters jeered him.

The team were booed off at the interval, with the side 2-0 down, and once more at the final whistle.

A particular of those jeering sessions really irritated Frank.

"It came to my attention a few of our supporters apparently jeered the situation and booed after, which, in my view is totally unacceptable," the Danish manager commented about the fans' response to his shot-stopper.

"Those individuals cannot be real Tottenham fans that act that way. Alright booing following the game, fine, but when we are playing, we are supporting each other, we are with one another going forward."

Tete had given the visitors a early lead prior to Harry Wilson's strike – with Mohammed Kudus scoring for Tottenham in an better second period performance.

Former top-flight goalkeeper Hart remarked that the next score was "completely avoidable".

"I do understand the fans' disappointment," the ex-keeper added. "I know the part the keeper is playing. He is a excellent team player, he's a true leader in the locker room but in the end you are going to be assessed by your actions.

"The keeper was heavily involved in what ended up to be the winning score."

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

Italian international the keeper is in his third season with Tottenham.

The 29-year-old stated after the game that he had to accept the feedback.

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

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

He stated receiving jeers "is part of the game".

"I am mature, what can I say?" he added. "We can't be affected by the situation in the stands. Supporters have the entitlement to do what they think.

"It's on us to stay increasingly calm, to concentrate on our own performance. We are missing in composure and calmness to overturn results. Today is a poor loss and it is tough to take."

'It Shocked Me Nobody Went Back to the Goal Line'

In spite of the keeper's error, it was far from an simple goal for Harry Wilson to score.

In fact it was the second most distant top division score of the season – following Tyler Adams' 43.3 yard strike for Bournemouth against the Black Cats, which interestingly also came on the same day.

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

10 seconds elapsed between Vicario coming out of his area and the midfielder shooting – which was five seconds after the kick.

"I felt like the goalkeeper was away from the area for a long time," he said.

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

"Udogie slipped as well, which allowed me a bit of additional opportunity. After that it was solely about trying to make the right contact and get it towards goal. I had a positive sense, the moment it came off my foot, that it was on the right line."

'During in a Bad Spell, All Appears to Go Against You'

While the keeper's error led coverage, this was an all-round bad day for Tottenham to extend their home struggles.

The match was their 10th home loss of the year in the Premier League, a joint team record matching 1994 and two thousand and three.

The side still have home fixtures against the manager's former club the Bees and champions the Reds to play before the end of the season.

Only one of those wins have come since the manager took over from his predecessor in the summer.

"If you are down 2-0 following the opening, there is a mountain to overcome," said Frank.

"When you're in a poor run, all aspects seems to go against you too – the first was a deflected attempt, the second is a error from Vic.

"This result puts us in a position where we have suffered another game. Every game has a single narrative, today we were defeated in the first six minutes.

"We just need to continue striving. The second half was much better and with luck something we can utilize to develop."

Tottenham have lost four straight home capital clashes for the initial time in the Premier League.

And they are recording nine point five shots and 3.2 efforts on goal per match in the division – their lowest rates on file in a one campaign (dating back to the 2003-04 season).

Ex- Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy commented that the manager has to endure the criticism.

"He must accept the criticism," Murphy said. "He has accepted a high profile job at a major team with enormous expectation. There is scrutiny and responsibility that comes with that.

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