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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who booed goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario were told later "they cannot be true Spurs fans" by manager Frank.

Tottenham conceded a pair of scores in the opening initial moments to fall 2-1 to their opponents, marking their tenth Premier League home loss of 2025.

But the main talking point was the visitors' second goal when the keeper gave away possession far outside his area.

The goalkeeper ventured out to handle a high pass and carried the ball towards the touchline.

But, instead of kicking it out of play, the Italian turned and tried to clear away, but lost his footing as the ball glanced off Harry Wilson and was controlled by Josh King.

King laid the ball off to Wales midfield player Harry Wilson, who bent a shot into the goal from the touchline measured at 36.6 yards.

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

Spurs were jeered off at the interval, with the side 2-0 down, and again at full-time.

A particular of those booing episodes truly angered the manager.

"I heard some of our fans apparently booed the incident and booed following, which, in my view is completely unacceptable," the Dane stated regarding the fans' response to his shot-stopper.

"Those individuals cannot be true Spurs supporters that act that way. Alright jeering following the game, fine, but when we are playing, we are backing one another, we are behind each other moving ahead."

Kenny Tete had given Fulham a early advantage before Harry Wilson's strike – with Mohammed Kudus netting for Spurs in an better second-half performance.

Former Premier League keeper Joe Hart remarked that the next goal was "completely avoidable".

"I certainly appreciate the fans' disappointment," Hart continued. "I know the role Vicario is performing. He's a great team player, he's a true figure in the dressing room but ultimately you are going to be judged by your actions.

"The keeper was deeply implicated in what turned out to be the decisive score."

'It is In the Game, I Can Handle It'

Italian international Vicario is in his third campaign with Tottenham.

He stated following the game that he had to accept the criticism.

"That score was a error of my own, I accept accountability for that," he said.

"My aim was to kick the ball far and I simply hit the ball in a bad manner. It was an even bigger challenge to overcome."

He said receiving jeers "is part of football".

"I'm a big man, what can I say?" he added. "We can't be influenced by the situation in the stands. Supporters have the entitlement to do as they see fit.

"It's on us to stay more composed, to focus on ourselves. The team is missing in composure and poise to overturn results. Today is a poor defeat and it is hard to accept."

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

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

In fact it was the second longest-range Premier League goal of the campaign – following Adams' 43.3 yard strike for the Cherries against Sunderland, which incidentally too occurred on Saturday.

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

Ten moments elapsed between Vicario exiting of his area and Wilson shooting – which was 5 seconds following the clearance.

"It seemed to me like the keeper was away from the box for ages," Wilson said.

"I was surprised not one of the back four returned to the line. When not one of them covered the goal, my interest lit up somewhat.

"Udogie slipped too, which allowed me a bit of additional opportunity. After that it was solely about trying to achieve the correct connection and place it on target. I had a positive sense, the moment it came off my boot, that it was on the right line."

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

Although the keeper's mistake dominated headlines, this was an overall poor day for Spurs to extend their home struggles.

The match was their tenth at home defeat of the year in the Premier League, a shared team statistic along with 1994 and two thousand and three.

The side still have home fixtures against the manager's former club the Bees and champions Liverpool to come before the end of the year.

Only one of those wins have come after the manager replaced his predecessor in the summer.

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

"When you're in a bad spell, all aspects appears to work against you too – the first was a deflected attempt, the second is a error from Vic.

"The outcome puts us in a place where we have suffered another game. Every game has a unique story, today we lost in the first six minutes.

"We just need to keep working. The later period was much better and hopefully an aspect we can utilize to develop."

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

Furthermore they are recording 9.5 attempts and three point two efforts on goal per game in the division – their poorest averages on file in a single campaign (since at least 2003-04).

Former Fulham midfield player Murphy commented that the manager has to endure the criticism.

"He must accept the stick," the pundit said. "He's accepted a prestigious job at a huge football club with massive expectation. There is scrutiny and responsibility that accompanies that.

"Their showings at home have been disappointing and they have to get better {quickly|