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Spurs supporters who jeered keeper Guglielmo Vicario were told afterwards "those individuals can't be real Tottenham fans" by boss Thomas Frank.

Tottenham conceded two goals in the opening six minutes to lose 2-1 to their opponents, registering their 10th Premier League at home loss of the year.

However the main talking point was Fulham's next score when Vicario lost possession far outside his box.

The goalkeeper came out to handle a high pass and carried the ball towards the sideline.

However, instead of kicking it out of play, the Italian spun and attempted to clear away, but slipped as the ball skimmed off Harry Wilson and was collected by Josh King.

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

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

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

A particular of those booing sessions really angered Frank.

"I heard a few of our supporters apparently jeered the incident and jeered following, which, in my view is completely unacceptable," the Danish manager stated regarding the supporters' response to his shot-stopper.

"[They] can't be true Tottenham fans that do that. Alright booing following the game, fine, but when we are in play, we are backing each other, we are behind one another moving ahead."

Tete had given the visitors a fourth-minute advantage prior to Wilson's strike – with Mohammed Kudus netting for Spurs in an better second-half showing.

Ex- Premier League goalkeeper Joe Hart stated that the next goal was "completely avoidable".

"I do appreciate the supporters' disappointment," Hart continued. "I know the role the keeper is playing. He is a great team player, he's a real leader in the dressing room but ultimately you are going to be assessed by your decisions.

"The keeper was deeply involved in what turned out to be the winning goal."

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

Italy international the keeper is in his third campaign with Tottenham.

He said after the match that he had to accept the criticism.

"The second score was a mistake of my own, I take responsibility for it," he said.

"My aim was to kick the ball far and I simply hit the ball in a bad way. It was an more difficult mountain to overcome."

He said being booed "is part of the game".

"I'm a big man, what can I say?" he added. "We can't be influenced by the situation in the crowd. The fans have the right to do as they see fit.

"It's on us to stay more composed, to concentrate on ourselves. The team is missing in composure and calmness to reverse outcomes. Today is a poor loss and it's tough to accept."

'I Was Surprised No One Went Back to the Line'

In spite of Vicario's error, it was far from an easy score for Wilson to convert.

Actually it was the next longest-range Premier League score of the campaign – following Adams' forty-three point three yard goal for Bournemouth against Sunderland, which incidentally too came on Saturday.

The goalscorer said he was "somewhat taken aback" that he still had an open net to target.

Ten seconds elapsed between the keeper coming out of his area and the midfielder shooting – which was 5 seconds following the clearance.

"I felt like the keeper was away from the area for a long time," he remarked.

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

"Udogie fell too, which allowed me a little additional opportunity. Then it was solely about trying to achieve the correct contact and place it towards goal. I had a good feeling, as soon as it left my boot, that it was on the right line."

'When You're in a Bad Spell, All Seems to Work Against You'

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

The match was their tenth home loss of the year in the league, a shared team record along with nineteen ninety-four and two thousand and three.

They still have home fixtures against the manager's old side the Bees and title holders the Reds to come before the end of the season.

Just a single of those victories have come since the manager replaced Ange Postecoglou in the summer.

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

"When you're in a poor run, everything appears to go against you too – the first was a deflected shot, the next is a error from the keeper.

"This result leaves us in a position where we have lost another game. Each fixture has a single story, today we lost in the first six minutes.

"We simply need to keep working. The second half was much better and hopefully something we can utilize to learn."

Tottenham have lost four consecutive at 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 lowest rates on file in a one season (dating back to the 2003-04 season).

Ex- Cottagers midfield player Danny Murphy commented that the manager has to ride the storm.

"He's got accept the stick," the pundit remarked. "He has accepted a prestigious job at a huge team with massive expectation. There is pressure and duty that accompanies that.

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