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Spurs supporters who booed goalkeeper Vicario were told afterwards "they cannot be true Tottenham supporters" by manager Thomas Frank.

Spurs conceded a pair of scores in the opening initial moments to fall 2-1 to their opponents, marking their 10th Premier League home defeat of 2025.

But the primary talking point was the visitors' second score when the keeper lost the ball far outside his box.

He ventured out to handle a long ball and carried the ball towards the touchline.

However, rather than booting it out of play, the Italian turned and attempted to clear away, but lost his footing as the ball glanced off Harry Wilson and was controlled by King.

The forward passed the ball off to Welsh midfield player Harry Wilson, who bent a shot into the goal from the sideline recorded at 36.6 yards.

Seconds later when the ball went to Vicario once more, some Spurs supporters jeered him.

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

A particular of those booing episodes really angered Frank.

"It came to my attention some of our supporters apparently jeered the situation and booed after, which, in my view is totally unacceptable," the Danish manager stated about the supporters' response to his shot-stopper.

"Those individuals cannot be real Spurs fans that do that. Fair enough jeering after the match, no problem, but when we are in play, we are supporting each other, we are with one another moving ahead."

Kenny Tete had given the visitors a fourth-minute lead prior to Harry Wilson's goal – with Mohammed Kudus netting for Spurs in an improved second period performance.

Former top-flight goalkeeper Hart stated that the second score was "completely preventable".

"I certainly understand the supporters' frustration," the ex-keeper continued. "I am aware the role the keeper is performing. He is a great team player, he is a real leader in the locker room but ultimately you are going to be judged by your actions.

"He was deeply involved in what ended up to be the decisive score."

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

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

The 29-year-old stated following the game that he had to accept the feedback.

"That goal was a mistake of mine, I take accountability for that," he said.

"My aim was to clear the ball long and I just hit the ball in a bad way. It was an more difficult mountain to climb."

He said being booed "is part of football".

"I am mature, what can I say?" he continued. "The team cannot be affected by the situation in the crowd. The fans have the right to do as they see fit.

"It's on the team to stay increasingly composed, to concentrate on our own performance. We are lacking in calmness and calmness to overturn outcomes. This match is a poor loss and it's hard to accept."

'I Was Surprised Nobody Went Back to the Line'

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

Actually it was the second most distant Premier League goal of the campaign – following Tyler Adams' 43.3 metre strike for the Cherries against Sunderland, which interestingly also occurred on the same day.

Wilson stated he was "somewhat taken aback" that he still had an open goal to aim for.

10 seconds passed between Vicario coming out of his box and the midfielder striking – which was five moments following the clearance.

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

"It amazed me not one of the defenders returned to the line. When none of them covered the net, my eyes lit up a bit.

"[Destiny] Udogie fell as well, which gave me a little extra time. Then it was all about trying to achieve the right contact and get it towards goal. I had a good sense, the moment it came off my foot, 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 performance for Tottenham to continue their home ground struggles.

The match was their 10th at home loss of 2025 in the league, a joint club statistic matching nineteen ninety-four and two thousand and three.

The side still have home games against Frank's former club Brentford and title holders the Reds to come prior to the close of the year.

Only one of those wins have occurred since Frank replaced his predecessor in the summer.

"If you are down 2-0 after the opening, there is a mountain to climb," said the boss.

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

"The outcome puts us in a place where we have lost an additional match. Each fixture has a single story, today we were defeated in the first six minutes.

"We simply need to continue striving. The second half was much better and hopefully something we can use to develop."

Spurs have been defeated in four straight at home London derbies for the initial time in the top division.

And they are recording nine point five shots and 3.2 shots on target per match in the Premier League – their poorest averages on file in a one campaign (dating back to the 2003-04 season).

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

"He's got accept the stick," the pundit said. "He has accepted a prestigious job at a huge football club with enormous expectation. There is pressure and duty that comes with that.

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