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Spurs fans who booed goalkeeper Vicario were informed later "those individuals can't be real Spurs fans" by boss Thomas Frank.

Tottenham let in two scores in the opening six minutes to lose 2-1 to Fulham, marking their 10th Premier League home defeat of the year.

But the primary topic of discussion was Fulham's next goal when Vicario gave away the ball far outside his area.

The goalkeeper ventured out to deal with a high pass and carried the ball near the sideline.

But, instead of kicking it out of play, the Italy international turned and attempted to clear, but slipped as the ball glanced off Harry Wilson and was controlled by King.

The forward passed the ball off to Wales midfielder Wilson, who curled a strike into the net from the touchline measured at thirty-six point six yards.

Moments afterwards when the ball went to Vicario once more, a number of Tottenham fans jeered him.

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

A particular of those jeering sessions truly angered Frank.

"It came to my attention some of our fans apparently booed the situation and jeered after, which, in my view is totally unacceptable," the Dane commented regarding the fans' response to his shot-stopper.

"[They] cannot be real Tottenham fans that do that. Fair enough jeering following the game, fine, but when we are in play, we are backing one another, we are behind each other moving ahead."

Kenny Tete had handed Fulham a fourth-minute lead prior to Harry Wilson's goal – with Mohammed Kudus scoring for Tottenham in an better second period showing.

Former Premier League keeper Joe Hart stated that the second score was "completely avoidable".

"I do understand the supporters' frustration," the ex-keeper continued. "I know the part Vicario is playing. He's a great team player, he is a true leader in the locker room but ultimately you are going to be judged by your decisions.

"The keeper was deeply implicated in what ended up to be the decisive score."

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

Italy international Vicario is in his 3rd campaign with Tottenham.

He said following the match that he had to take the criticism.

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

"My aim was to kick the ball far and I just struck the ball in a bad way. That made an more difficult mountain to climb."

He said being booed "comes with football".

"I'm a big man, how can I respond?" he added. "We cannot be affected by the situation in the stands. The fans have the entitlement to do what they think.

"It is on the team to stay increasingly calm, to concentrate on our own performance. We are lacking in composure and poise to reverse outcomes. Today is a poor loss and it's tough to take."

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

In spite of Vicario's mistake, it was far from an easy score for Wilson to convert.

Actually it was the next most distant Premier League goal of the season – after Adams' 43.3 metre strike for Bournemouth against the Black Cats, which incidentally too occurred on Saturday.

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

Ten seconds passed between Vicario exiting of his area and Wilson striking – which was five moments after the kick.

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

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

"Udogie fell too, which gave me a little extra opportunity. After that it was all about trying to achieve the correct connection and place it towards goal. I had a good feeling, as soon as it left my foot, that it was heading in."

'During in a Bad Spell, Everything Seems to Go Against You'

Although Vicario's mistake led coverage, this was an overall bad performance for Spurs to continue their home ground woes.

The match was their tenth at home loss of 2025 in the league, a joint team record matching 1994 and 2003.

They still have home fixtures against the manager's former club Brentford and title holders Liverpool to come prior to the close of the season.

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

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

"During in a poor run, everything appears to work against you as well – the opening was a redirected shot, the next is a mistake from the keeper.

"The outcome puts us in a place where we have suffered an additional match. Every game has a single story, this game we were defeated in the early stages.

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

Tottenham have been defeated in 4 straight at home capital clashes for the initial time in the Premier League.

And they are recording 9.5 shots and 3.2 shots on target per match in the division – their poorest rates on file in a single campaign (since at least the 2003-04 season).

Ex- Cottagers midfield player Danny Murphy stated that the manager has to endure the criticism.

"He's got take the criticism," Murphy remarked. "He's taken a prestigious job at a huge football club with enormous expectation. There is pressure and responsibility that comes with that.

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