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Tottenham Hotspur fans who booed goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario were informed later "they cannot be real Spurs fans" by manager Thomas Frank.

Tottenham conceded two scores in the first six minutes to fall 2-1 to their opponents, marking their 10th Premier League at home loss of the year.

But the primary talking point was Fulham's second goal when Vicario lost possession well outside his area.

He ventured out to deal with a high pass and took the ball towards the sideline.

However, rather than booting it out of play, the Italian turned and tried to clear, but lost his footing as the ball skimmed off Harry Wilson and was controlled by Josh King.

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

Seconds later when the ball went to the keeper again, a number of Tottenham supporters booed him.

Spurs were jeered off at half-time, with the side 2-0 behind, and again at the final whistle.

One of those jeering sessions truly angered Frank.

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

"[They] cannot be real Spurs fans that act that way. Alright booing after the game, fine, but when we are playing, we are supporting one another, we are behind one another moving ahead."

Kenny 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- top-flight keeper Joe Hart stated that the next score was "totally avoidable".

"I do appreciate the supporters' frustration," Hart added. "I am aware the part the keeper is playing. He is a excellent squad member, he's a real leader in the dressing room but in the end you are going to be judged by your actions.

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

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

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

The 29-year-old said following the game that he had to accept the feedback.

"The second goal was a error of my own, I accept accountability for it," he said.

"My aim was to clear the ball long and I just struck the ball in a bad way. That made an even bigger challenge to climb."

He said receiving jeers "is part of football".

"I'm a big man, what can I say?" he continued. "The team cannot be influenced by the situation in the stands. Supporters have the right to do what they think.

"It is on us to stay increasingly composed, to focus on our own performance. The team is missing in calmness and poise to overturn results. Today is a bad loss and it is hard to take."

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

In spite of Vicario's error, it was not an simple score for Wilson to score.

In fact it was the second longest-range Premier League score of the season – after Adams' 43.3 yard strike for Bournemouth against the Black Cats, which interestingly also came on the same day.

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

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

"I felt like the keeper was away from the area for ages," Wilson said.

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

"Udogie slipped too, which gave me a bit of additional opportunity. After that it was all about trying to make the right connection and get it on target. I had a good feeling, as soon as it left my foot, that it was heading in."

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

While Vicario's error dominated headlines, this was an all-round poor day for Tottenham to extend their home woes.

This was their tenth home defeat of 2025 in the league, a joint club statistic along with 1994 and two thousand and three.

They still have home fixtures against Frank's former club the Bees and title holders Liverpool to come prior to the end of the season.

Only one of those wins have occurred after Frank replaced his predecessor in the summer.

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

"When you're in a poor run, everything seems to work against you as well – the first was a deflected shot, the next is a mistake from the keeper.

"This result leaves us in a position where we have lost another match. Each fixture has a single narrative, today we lost in the early stages.

"We simply need to continue striving. The second half was significantly improved and hopefully an aspect we can use to develop."

Tottenham have lost four consecutive home London derbies for the first time in the top division.

Furthermore they are averaging 9.5 attempts and three point two efforts on goal per match in the division – their poorest rates on file in a one campaign (dating back to 2003-04).

Ex- Cottagers midfielder Murphy stated that Frank has to endure the criticism.

"He must accept the stick," Murphy remarked. "He's taken a prestigious job at a major team with enormous expectation. There is pressure and duty that comes with that.

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