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Spurs supporters who booed goalkeeper Vicario were told afterwards "those individuals cannot be real Tottenham supporters" by manager Frank.

Spurs let in a pair of scores in the first six minutes to lose 2-1 to their opponents, registering their 10th Premier League at home defeat of 2025.

However the main talking point was Fulham's next score when the keeper gave away possession well beyond his area.

The goalkeeper came out to deal with a long ball and took the ball towards the touchline.

But, instead of booting it out of play, the Italian spun and tried to clear, but slipped as the ball skimmed off Wilson and was controlled by Josh King.

King passed the ball off to Wales midfield player Wilson, who curled a strike into the net from the touchline recorded at 36.6 metres.

Moments later when the ball went to the keeper again, a number of Spurs fans jeered him.

The team were booed off at the interval, with the side 2-0 behind, and again at full-time.

One of those booing sessions truly angered the manager.

"It came to my attention some of our fans reportedly jeered the incident and booed after, which, in my view is totally unacceptable," the Dane stated about the fans' response to his goalkeeper.

"[They] cannot be true Spurs fans that do that. Fair enough booing after the game, fine, but when we are playing, we are backing one another, we are behind one another going forward."

Tete had given the visitors a fourth-minute advantage before Wilson's strike – with Kudus netting for Tottenham in an better second-half performance.

Ex- Premier League goalkeeper Joe Hart stated that the next score was "completely avoidable".

"I do understand the fans' frustration," Hart added. "I know the part the keeper is playing. He's a excellent team player, he's a real figure in the locker room but in the end you are going to be assessed by your decisions.

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

'It's In the Game, I'm a Big Man'

Italian national team the keeper is in his third campaign with Tottenham.

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

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

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

He said being booed "comes with the game".

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

"It's on us to remain increasingly composed, to focus on ourselves. The team is lacking in composure and calmness to overturn outcomes. Today is a bad loss and it's tough to take."

'It Shocked Me No One Returned to the Goal Line'

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

In fact it was the next most distant top division score of the campaign – after Tyler Adams' 43.3 metre goal for the Cherries against Sunderland, which incidentally too came on Saturday.

The goalscorer stated he was "a little bit taken aback" that he still had an open net to target.

10 moments elapsed between Vicario coming out of his box and Wilson shooting – which was 5 seconds following the kick.

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

"I was surprised none of the defenders went back to the line. When none of them defended the goal, my interest sparked a bit.

"Udogie fell too, which gave me a bit of additional opportunity. After that it was solely about trying to make the right connection and place it on target. I felt a positive feeling, the moment it came off my foot, that it was heading in."

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

While the keeper's mistake led coverage, this was an all-round poor performance for Spurs to extend their home ground struggles.

The match was their 10th home loss of 2025 in the league, a shared club statistic matching 1994 and two thousand and three.

They still have home games against Frank's former club the Bees and title holders the Reds to play prior to the end of the season.

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

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

"During in a poor run, everything appears to work against you too – the opening was a deflected shot, the next is a error from Vic.

"This result puts us in a place where we have lost an additional game. Every game has a single story, this game we lost in the first six minutes.

"We just need to keep working. The second half was significantly improved and hopefully an aspect we can utilize to develop."

Spurs have been defeated in four straight at home capital clashes for the first time in the Premier League.

Furthermore they are recording 9.5 attempts and 3.2 shots on target per match in the Premier League – their poorest rates on record in a one season (dating back to 2003-04).

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

"He's got take the stick," the pundit said. "He's taken a prestigious role at a huge football club with massive anticipation. There is scrutiny and responsibility that accompanies that.

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