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Spurs fans who jeered goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario were informed later "those individuals can't be real Tottenham supporters" by manager Thomas Frank.

Spurs let in two scores in the opening initial moments to fall 2-1 to their opponents, marking their 10th top-flight home defeat of 2025.

However the primary topic of discussion was the visitors' second goal when the keeper gave away possession far beyond his box.

The goalkeeper ventured out to handle a high pass and took the ball near the sideline.

But, instead of kicking it out of play, the Italy international spun and attempted to clear away, but lost his footing as the ball skimmed off Harry Wilson and was controlled by Josh King.

King passed the ball off to Welsh midfield player Wilson, who bent a shot into the net from the touchline measured at 36.6 metres.

Moments later when the ball went to Vicario once more, some Spurs fans booed him.

Spurs were jeered off at the interval, with the side 2-0 behind, and once more at full-time.

One of those booing episodes really angered Frank.

"I heard some of our supporters apparently jeered the incident and jeered after, which, in my view is totally unjustifiable," the Danish manager commented about the supporters' reaction to his goalkeeper.

"Those individuals can't be real Tottenham fans that act that way. Alright jeering following the match, fine, but when we are in play, we are backing each other, we are behind one another going forward."

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

Former Premier League keeper Hart stated that the second score was "totally preventable".

"I certainly appreciate the fans' disappointment," the ex-keeper continued. "I know the role Vicario is performing. He's a excellent team player, he is a real leader in the dressing room but in the end you are going to be assessed by your actions.

"He was deeply involved in what ended up to be the decisive goal."

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

Italian national team Vicario is in his 3rd season with Tottenham.

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

"That score was a mistake of my own, I take accountability for it," he said.

"My aim was to clear the ball far and I simply struck the ball in a bad way. That made an more difficult challenge to climb."

He said being booed "comes with the game".

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

"It is on the team to remain increasingly composed, to focus on ourselves. The team is lacking in composure and calmness to reverse outcomes. This match is a bad loss and it is tough to take."

'I Was Surprised Nobody Returned to the Line'

Despite Vicario's error, it was far from an easy goal for Wilson to convert.

In fact it was the second most distant Premier League goal of the season – after Tyler Adams' 43.3 metre strike for Bournemouth against the Black Cats, which interestingly also occurred on Saturday.

Wilson said he was "a little bit surprised" that he still had an empty goal to aim for.

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

"It seemed to me like the keeper was out of the box for ages," he remarked.

"I was surprised not one of the defenders went back to the line. When none of them defended the goal, my interest lit up a bit.

"[Destiny] Udogie fell too, which allowed me a bit of extra time. After that it was all about attempting to achieve the correct connection and get it on target. I felt a good sense, the moment it left my foot, that it was heading in."

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

Although Vicario's error led headlines, this was an all-round poor day for Spurs to continue their home struggles.

This was their 10th home defeat of 2025 in the league, a shared team record along with nineteen ninety-four and two thousand and three.

The side still have home games against Frank's former club the Bees and champions Liverpool to come before the close of the year.

Just a single of those wins have occurred after the manager took over from Ange Postecoglou in the summer.

"When you're behind 2-0 after six minutes, there is a huge challenge to overcome," stated the boss.

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

"This result puts us in a position where we have suffered another game. Every game has a unique narrative, this game we lost in the early stages.

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

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

And they are recording nine point five shots and 3.2 efforts on goal per game in the Premier League – their poorest rates on file in a single season (since at least 2003-04).

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

"He's got accept the stick," the pundit remarked. "He has accepted a high profile role at a huge team with enormous anticipation. There is scrutiny and responsibility that accompanies that.

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