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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who jeered keeper Vicario were told later "those individuals can't be real Tottenham supporters" by manager Frank.

Spurs conceded a pair of goals in the first initial moments to lose 2-1 to their opponents, marking their 10th Premier League at home defeat of 2025.

But the main topic of discussion was Fulham's next goal when the keeper lost possession far outside his box.

The goalkeeper ventured out to handle a long ball and took the ball towards the sideline.

However, rather than booting it out of play, the Italy international turned and tried to clear, but lost his footing as the ball glanced off Harry Wilson and was collected by Josh King.

The forward passed the ball off to Welsh midfielder Harry Wilson, who curled a shot into the net from the touchline recorded at thirty-six point six yards.

Seconds later when the ball came to Vicario again, a number of Tottenham supporters booed him.

Spurs were jeered off at half-time, with the club 2-0 behind, and again at full-time.

A particular of those jeering sessions really angered Frank.

"It came to my attention a few of our fans apparently booed the situation and jeered after, which, in my view is completely unjustifiable," the Dane commented about the fans' reaction to his goalkeeper.

"[They] can't be true Tottenham fans that act that way. Alright jeering following the game, no problem, but when we are in play, we are backing each other, we are behind each other moving ahead."

Kenny Tete had given the visitors a early advantage before Wilson's strike – with Kudus scoring for Tottenham in an improved second period showing.

Former Premier League keeper Hart remarked that the second score was "completely preventable".

"I do understand the supporters' frustration," Hart continued. "I know the role the keeper is playing. He's a great team player, he is a real leader in the dressing 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 decisive goal."

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

Italy international Vicario is in his 3rd campaign with Spurs.

The 29-year-old said after the match that he had to take the feedback.

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

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

He said receiving jeers "is part of football".

"I'm a big man, how can I respond?" he continued. "We cannot be influenced by the situation in the crowd. Supporters have the right to do what they think.

"It's on us to stay more calm, to concentrate on ourselves. We are lacking in calmness and poise to reverse results. Today is a bad defeat and it is tough to accept."

'It Shocked Me Nobody Went Back to the Goal Line'

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

Actually it was the second longest-range Premier League score of the campaign – following Tyler Adams' 43.3 yard strike for Bournemouth against Sunderland, which interestingly too occurred on Saturday.

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

10 moments passed between Vicario exiting of his box and Wilson striking – which was 5 moments after the clearance.

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

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

"Udogie fell as well, which gave me a little extra time. Then it was solely about attempting to make the right contact and place it on target. I had a positive sense, the moment it came off my foot, that it was heading in."

'When You're in a Poor Run, All Appears to Work Against You'

Although Vicario's mistake dominated coverage, this was an overall bad day for Tottenham to extend their home ground woes.

The match was their tenth home defeat of 2025 in the Premier League, a joint team record matching 1994 and two thousand and three.

They still have home games against the manager's former club Brentford and champions Liverpool to come prior to the end of the year.

Just a single of those victories have come after the manager replaced Ange Postecoglou in the off-season.

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

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

"This result puts us in a place where we have suffered an additional game. Every game has a single story, today we were defeated in the early stages.

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

Tottenham have lost 4 consecutive home capital clashes for the first time in the Premier League.

Furthermore they are recording 9.5 shots and three point two efforts on goal per game in the division – their lowest averages on file in a one season (dating back to 2003-04).

Ex- Fulham midfield player Murphy commented that the manager has to endure the criticism.

"He's got take the criticism," the pundit said. "He's taken a high profile job at a huge team with enormous anticipation. There is pressure and responsibility that accompanies that.

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