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Spurs fans who jeered keeper Guglielmo Vicario were informed afterwards "those individuals can't be true Spurs fans" by manager Frank.

Spurs conceded two goals in the opening initial moments to lose 2-1 to Fulham, registering their 10th top-flight at home defeat of 2025.

But the main talking point was the visitors' second goal when Vicario lost possession well outside his area.

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

However, rather than booting it into touch, the Italy international spun and attempted to clear, but slipped as the ball skimmed off Wilson and was controlled by King.

The forward passed the ball off to Welsh midfield player Harry Wilson, who bent a strike into the net from the touchline measured at 36.6 metres.

Moments afterwards when the ball went to the keeper again, a number of Tottenham supporters jeered him.

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

One of those booing sessions truly irritated Frank.

"It came to my attention some of our fans reportedly booed the incident and booed following, which, in my opinion is completely unjustifiable," the Danish manager commented regarding the supporters' response to his shot-stopper.

"Those individuals cannot be real Tottenham fans that act that way. Fair enough booing after the game, fine, but when we are playing, we are backing each other, we are behind one another moving ahead."

Kenny Tete had given Fulham a fourth-minute lead prior to Harry Wilson's strike – with Kudus scoring for Tottenham in an improved second period showing.

Ex- Premier League keeper Joe Hart remarked that the next score was "totally preventable".

"I certainly understand the supporters' frustration," Hart added. "I am aware the role the keeper is performing. He's a excellent team player, he's a real figure in the dressing room but ultimately you are going to be assessed by your decisions.

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

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

Italian international the keeper is in his third season with Spurs.

The 29-year-old stated after the match that he had to accept the criticism.

"That goal was a error of my own, I accept accountability for that," he said.

"The intent was to kick the ball far and I simply struck the ball in a bad way. That made an even bigger mountain to climb."

He said being booed "comes with the game".

"I am mature, how can I respond?" he added. "We can't be influenced by the circumstances in the stands. The fans have the right to do what they think.

"It is on the team to stay more calm, to focus on our own performance. We are missing in composure and poise to reverse results. This match is a poor loss and it is tough to accept."

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

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

In fact it was the second most distant top division score of the campaign – following Adams' forty-three point three metre goal for Bournemouth against the Black Cats, which incidentally too occurred on the same day.

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

Ten seconds passed between Vicario exiting of his area and the midfielder shooting – which was five moments after the clearance.

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

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

"Udogie slipped as well, which allowed me a bit of extra opportunity. After that it was all about attempting to make the right contact and place it on target. I felt a positive feeling, the moment it came off my boot, that it was heading in."

'During in a Poor Run, Everything Seems to Work Against You'

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

The match was their tenth home loss of the year in the league, a joint club statistic along with 1994 and 2003.

The side still have home fixtures against Frank's old side the Bees and champions Liverpool to come prior to the end of the year.

Just a single of those victories have occurred since Frank took over from his predecessor in the off-season.

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

"During in a poor run, all aspects appears to go against you too – the opening was a deflected attempt, the second is a error from Vic.

"The outcome puts us in a place where we have lost an additional match. Each fixture has a single narrative, today we lost in the early stages.

"We simply need to keep working. The second half was significantly improved and hopefully something we can utilize to develop."

Tottenham have lost four straight home capital clashes for the first time in the Premier League.

And they are averaging nine point five attempts and 3.2 shots on target per game in the division – their poorest averages on record in a single season (dating back to the 2003-04 season).

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

"He's got accept the criticism," the pundit remarked. "He's accepted a high profile role at a major football club with massive anticipation. There is pressure and duty that comes with that.

"Their showings at their stadium have been poor and they have to get better {quickly|