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

Spurs conceded two goals in the first six minutes to fall 2-1 to their opponents, registering their tenth Premier League at home defeat of 2025.

However the main topic of discussion was the visitors' next goal when the keeper gave away the ball well outside his area.

He came out to handle a long ball and carried the ball towards the touchline.

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

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

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

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

A particular of those jeering sessions truly irritated the manager.

"It came to my attention a few of our supporters reportedly booed the incident and booed after, which, in my opinion is completely unacceptable," the Dane stated about the fans' response to his shot-stopper.

"[They] can't be true Tottenham fans that do that. Fair enough jeering following the game, fine, but when we are playing, we are backing each other, we are with each other moving ahead."

Tete had given Fulham a fourth-minute lead prior to Harry Wilson's strike – with Mohammed Kudus netting for Spurs in an improved second-half performance.

Ex- top-flight keeper Hart stated that the second score was "completely avoidable".

"I certainly appreciate the supporters' frustration," Hart added. "I know the role Vicario is performing. He's a great team player, he is a true leader in the locker room but ultimately you are going to be judged by your actions.

"He was deeply implicated in what ended up to be the winning goal."

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

Italy international the keeper is in his 3rd campaign with Spurs.

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

"That score was a error of mine, I accept responsibility for that," he commented.

"The intent was to kick the ball far and I just struck the ball in a poor way. That made an more difficult challenge to overcome."

He stated being booed "is part of football".

"I am mature, how can I respond?" he added. "The team can't be affected by the situation in the crowd. Supporters have the right to do as they see fit.

"It is on us to remain more calm, to focus on ourselves. We are missing in calmness and poise to reverse outcomes. This match is a poor loss and it is hard to accept."

'I Was Surprised No One Returned to the Goal Line'

Despite the keeper's error, it was far from an simple score for Harry Wilson to score.

In fact it was the next most distant Premier League goal of the season – following Tyler Adams' forty-three point three metre goal for Bournemouth against the Black Cats, which interestingly also came on the same day.

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

Ten seconds elapsed between Vicario coming out of his box and Wilson striking – which was five moments after the kick.

"I felt like the goalkeeper was out of the box for a long time," he remarked.

"I was surprised not one of the back four went back to the line. When not one of them defended the net, my eyes sparked a bit.

"Udogie fell too, which gave me a little additional time. Then it was all about trying to achieve the right contact and get it towards goal. I had a good sense, the moment it came off my boot, that it was heading in."

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

Although the keeper's error led headlines, this was an overall bad day for Tottenham to continue their home ground woes.

This was their tenth at home loss of 2025 in the Premier League, a shared club record matching nineteen ninety-four and two thousand and three.

The side still have home games against the manager's old side Brentford and champions Liverpool to play before the close of the year.

Just a single of those wins have come since Frank took over from his predecessor in the summer.

"If you are behind 2-0 following the opening, there is a mountain to climb," stated Frank.

"During in a bad spell, everything seems to go against you as well – the first was a deflected attempt, the next is a error from the keeper.

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

"We simply need to keep working. The later period was significantly improved and hopefully something we can utilize to learn."

Spurs have lost 4 straight home London derbies for the initial time in the top division.

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

Former Fulham midfielder Murphy commented that the manager has to ride the storm.

"He must accept the criticism," Murphy remarked. "He has accepted a prestigious role at a huge football club with massive expectation. There is pressure and responsibility that comes with that.

"Their showings at home have been poor and they have to improve {quickly|