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Spurs supporters who booed keeper Vicario were told afterwards "they can't be true Spurs fans" by manager Frank.

Spurs conceded two goals in the first initial moments to fall 2-1 to Fulham, registering their 10th Premier League home loss of 2025.

But the main talking point was Fulham's next goal when the keeper lost possession far beyond his area.

The goalkeeper came out to deal with a high pass and carried the ball towards the touchline.

But, instead of kicking it out of play, the Italy international spun and attempted to clear, but slipped as the ball skimmed off Wilson and was controlled by Josh King.

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

Moments afterwards when the ball went to the keeper again, some Spurs supporters jeered him.

The team were booed off at half-time, with the club 2-0 down, and once more at full-time.

A particular of those booing sessions really irritated the manager.

"I heard a few of our fans apparently jeered the incident and booed after, which, in my opinion is completely unacceptable," the Danish manager stated regarding the fans' reaction to his shot-stopper.

"Those individuals cannot be real Spurs supporters that act that way. Alright jeering following the game, no problem, but when we are playing, we are supporting one another, we are behind one another moving ahead."

Tete had given Fulham a early advantage prior to Wilson's goal – with Mohammed Kudus scoring for Tottenham in an better second period performance.

Former top-flight keeper Joe Hart remarked that the next score was "completely preventable".

"I certainly appreciate the fans' disappointment," the ex-keeper added. "I know the part the keeper is playing. He is a great team player, he's a true leader in the dressing room but in the end you are going to be assessed by your actions.

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

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

Italy national team the keeper is in his third season with Spurs.

The 29-year-old stated following the game that he had to take the criticism.

"The second score was a error of mine, I accept accountability for it," he said.

"My aim was to kick the ball long and I simply hit the ball in a poor manner. That made an more difficult challenge to climb."

He said receiving jeers "is part of the game".

"I am mature, what can I say?" he continued. "We can't be influenced by the situation in the stands. The fans have the right to do as they see fit.

"It is on the team to stay increasingly composed, to concentrate on ourselves. The team is missing in composure and poise to overturn results. This match is a bad loss and it's hard to take."

'It Shocked Me Nobody Returned to the Goal Line'

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

In fact it was the second longest-range Premier League score of the campaign – after Adams' 43.3 metre goal for the Cherries against the Black Cats, which incidentally too came on Saturday.

The goalscorer said he was "a little bit surprised" that he still had an open net to aim for.

10 moments elapsed between Vicario exiting of his box and the midfielder shooting – which was 5 seconds after the clearance.

"I felt like the keeper was away from the box for ages," Wilson said.

"I was surprised none of the defenders returned to the goal line. When none of them covered the net, my interest sparked a bit.

"Udogie fell as well, which gave me a little additional opportunity. After that it was solely about trying to achieve the correct contact and get it on target. I had a positive feeling, the moment it came off my boot, that it was heading in."

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

While the keeper's error dominated headlines, this was an overall poor day for Tottenham to extend their home ground woes.

This was their 10th home loss of the year in the Premier League, a shared club statistic along with 1994 and two thousand and three.

They still have home fixtures against the manager's old side Brentford and title holders the Reds to come prior to the end of the year.

Just a single of those victories have occurred after the manager replaced his predecessor in the summer.

"If you are behind 2-0 following the opening, there is a huge challenge to climb," said Frank.

"During in a bad spell, all aspects seems to work against you too – the opening was a redirected shot, the next is a error from Vic.

"This result puts us in a position where we have lost an additional match. Every game has a unique story, today we were defeated in the first six minutes.

"We just need to continue striving. The later period was significantly improved and hopefully something we can use to learn."

Tottenham have lost four consecutive at home capital clashes for the initial time in the top division.

Furthermore they are averaging nine point five attempts and 3.2 shots on target per game in the division – their lowest rates on record in a single season (since at least 2003-04).

Ex- Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy commented that Frank has to endure the criticism.

"He must accept the criticism," the pundit remarked. "He's taken a high profile role at a major team with enormous anticipation. There is pressure and responsibility that accompanies that.

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