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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who jeered goalkeeper Vicario were told afterwards "those individuals cannot be true Tottenham supporters" by manager Thomas Frank.

Spurs let in two scores in the first initial moments to lose 2-1 to Fulham, registering their 10th Premier League at home defeat of 2025.

However the primary talking point was the visitors' second goal when the keeper gave away possession well outside his area.

He ventured out to deal with a long ball and carried the ball near the sideline.

But, rather than kicking it out of play, the Italian spun and tried to clear away, but slipped as the ball glanced off Harry Wilson and was collected by King.

King passed the ball off to Wales midfielder Wilson, who bent a shot into the goal from the sideline recorded at 36.6 metres.

Moments afterwards when the ball came to Vicario once more, some Spurs supporters jeered him.

The team were jeered off at half-time, with the side 2-0 behind, and once more at full-time.

A particular of those booing episodes truly irritated the manager.

"I heard some of our fans apparently jeered the situation and jeered following, which, in my opinion is totally unjustifiable," the Danish manager commented about the supporters' reaction to his shot-stopper.

"Those individuals can't be real Tottenham supporters that act that way. Fair enough booing following the game, no problem, but when we are playing, we are supporting one another, we are behind each other moving ahead."

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

Former top-flight goalkeeper Joe Hart remarked that the second goal was "totally avoidable".

"I do understand the fans' disappointment," Hart added. "I know the role the keeper is performing. He's a excellent squad member, he's a real leader in the dressing room but in the end you are going to be assessed by your decisions.

"The keeper was deeply involved in what turned out to be the winning goal."

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

Italian international Vicario is in his third season with Spurs.

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

"That score was a error of my own, I accept responsibility for it," he commented.

"The intent was to clear the ball long and I simply struck the ball in a poor way. That made an more difficult mountain to climb."

He stated being booed "comes with football".

"I am mature, how can I respond?" he continued. "We can't be affected by the circumstances in the stands. Supporters have the entitlement to do what they think.

"It's on the team to stay increasingly calm, to focus on ourselves. The team is missing in calmness and calmness to reverse outcomes. This match is a poor loss and it's hard to accept."

'It Shocked Me No One Went Back to the Goal Line'

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

Actually it was the second longest-range top division goal of the season – after Adams' forty-three point three yard goal for Bournemouth against Sunderland, which incidentally too occurred on the same day.

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

Ten moments elapsed between the keeper coming out of his area and the midfielder striking – which was 5 seconds after the kick.

"It seemed to me like the keeper was away from the area for a long time," Wilson remarked.

"It amazed me none of the back four returned to the line. When not one of them defended the net, my interest lit up a bit.

"[Destiny] Udogie fell as well, which allowed me a bit of additional time. After that it was all about attempting to achieve the correct contact and place it on target. I had a positive sense, as soon as it came off my boot, that it was heading in."

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

Although Vicario's error dominated headlines, this was an all-round bad performance for Tottenham to extend their home ground woes.

The match was their 10th home loss of 2025 in the league, a shared club statistic matching nineteen ninety-four and 2003.

The side still have home games against the manager's former club Brentford and title holders the Reds to come prior to the end of the year.

Just a single of those victories have occurred since the manager replaced his predecessor in the off-season.

"When you're behind 2-0 after the opening, there is a mountain to overcome," stated Frank.

"When you're in a bad spell, all aspects seems to go against you as well – the opening was a redirected shot, the next is a mistake from the keeper.

"This result puts us in a position where we have lost an additional game. Each fixture has a unique narrative, this game we lost in the first six minutes.

"We just need to continue striving. The later period was much better and hopefully an aspect we can use to learn."

Tottenham have lost 4 consecutive at home London derbies for the initial time in the Premier League.

Furthermore they are recording nine point five attempts and three point two efforts on goal per game in the division – their poorest rates on record in a one season (since at least 2003-04).

Ex- Fulham midfield player Murphy stated that Frank has to endure the criticism.

"He's got take the criticism," Murphy said. "He's accepted a prestigious job at a major team with massive anticipation. There is scrutiny and responsibility that comes with that.

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