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Tottenham Hotspur supporters who jeered keeper Guglielmo Vicario were informed later "they cannot be true Spurs supporters" by manager Thomas Frank.

Spurs conceded a pair of scores in the first six minutes to fall 2-1 to their opponents, marking their tenth Premier League at home defeat of the year.

But the main topic of discussion was Fulham's next score when Vicario gave away the ball well outside his area.

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

However, instead of kicking it out of play, the Italian turned and tried to clear away, but lost his footing as the ball skimmed off Harry Wilson and was controlled by King.

The forward laid the ball off to Welsh midfield player Wilson, who curled a strike into the goal from the sideline measured at thirty-six point six yards.

Moments later when the ball went to the keeper once more, some Spurs fans jeered him.

Spurs were booed off at half-time, with the club 2-0 behind, and once more at full-time.

One of those booing sessions truly irritated Frank.

"I heard a few of our fans apparently jeered the incident and booed after, which, in my opinion is totally unjustifiable," the Danish manager commented about the supporters' response to his shot-stopper.

"[They] can't be real Tottenham fans that do that. Fair enough booing after the match, fine, but when we are playing, we are backing one another, we are with each other moving ahead."

Tete had handed the visitors a fourth-minute lead before Wilson's goal – with Mohammed Kudus netting for Tottenham in an better second period performance.

Former Premier League goalkeeper Joe Hart remarked that the second goal was "totally avoidable".

"I do understand the supporters' frustration," the ex-keeper continued. "I know the role Vicario is performing. He is a great squad member, he's a true figure in the dressing room but ultimately you are going to be assessed by your decisions.

"The keeper was heavily implicated in what ended up to be the decisive score."

'It's In the Game, I Can Handle It'

Italy national team the keeper is in his 3rd campaign with Tottenham.

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

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

"My aim was to clear the ball far and I just hit the ball in a poor way. That made an even bigger mountain to overcome."

He said receiving jeers "comes with football".

"I'm a big man, what can I say?" he continued. "We can't be influenced by the circumstances in the stands. The fans have the entitlement to do what they think.

"It's on us to remain increasingly composed, to focus on ourselves. The team is lacking in composure and calmness to reverse results. This match is a poor loss and it is hard to accept."

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

Despite Vicario's mistake, it was far from an simple goal for Harry Wilson to score.

In fact it was the next longest-range Premier League goal of the season – following Tyler Adams' forty-three point three yard goal for Bournemouth against Sunderland, which interestingly also came on the same day.

Wilson stated he was "a little bit taken aback" that he still had an open net to aim for.

Ten moments elapsed between the keeper exiting of his area and Wilson shooting – which was 5 seconds following the clearance.

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

"It amazed me not one of the defenders returned to the line. When not one of them defended the net, my interest sparked a bit.

"Udogie fell too, which allowed me a bit of extra opportunity. Then it was solely about trying to make the right connection and place it towards goal. I had a good feeling, the moment it left my foot, that it was heading in."

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

Although the keeper's error dominated headlines, this was an all-round bad performance for Spurs to continue their home struggles.

The match was their 10th home defeat of the year in the Premier League, a joint team statistic matching nineteen ninety-four and two thousand and three.

They still have home fixtures against the manager's former club Brentford and title holders the Reds to come before the end of the year.

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

"If you are down 2-0 following six minutes, there is a mountain to climb," stated the boss.

"When you're in a poor run, everything appears to go against you too – the opening was a deflected shot, the second is a mistake from Vic.

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

"We just need to keep working. The later period was much better and with luck an aspect we can utilize to learn."

Tottenham have lost four consecutive home London derbies for the first time in the top division.

Furthermore they are recording 9.5 attempts and three point two shots on target per game in the division – their poorest averages on record in a single season (dating back to 2003-04).

Former Cottagers midfield player Murphy commented that the manager has to endure the criticism.

"He must accept the criticism," Murphy said. "He's accepted a high profile job at a major team with massive expectation. There is pressure and responsibility that accompanies that.

"Their showings at their stadium have been disappointing and they have to improve {quickly|