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Spurs fans who jeered keeper Vicario were informed later "they cannot be real Tottenham fans" by manager Frank.

Spurs conceded two goals in the first initial moments to fall 2-1 to their opponents, marking their 10th top-flight at home loss of the year.

But the primary talking point was the visitors' next goal when Vicario lost the ball far beyond his box.

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

However, rather than kicking it out of play, the Italy international spun and tried to clear, but slipped as the ball skimmed off Harry Wilson and was collected by King.

The forward passed the ball off to Welsh midfield player Wilson, who curled a strike into the goal from the sideline measured at 36.6 metres.

Moments afterwards when the ball went to Vicario once more, a number of Spurs supporters jeered him.

Spurs were booed off at the interval, with the side 2-0 down, and once more at full-time.

One of those jeering sessions truly angered the manager.

"It came to my attention a few of our fans reportedly jeered the incident and jeered after, which, in my view is totally unacceptable," the Dane commented regarding the supporters' reaction to his shot-stopper.

"Those individuals cannot be true Spurs supporters that do that. Alright booing after the game, fine, but when we are in play, we are backing one another, we are with each other going forward."

Kenny Tete had given the visitors a fourth-minute advantage prior to Harry Wilson's strike – with Mohammed Kudus scoring for Tottenham in an better second period showing.

Former Premier League keeper Hart stated that the next goal was "completely preventable".

"I certainly appreciate the fans' frustration," the ex-keeper added. "I know the role Vicario is playing. He's a great squad member, he is a real leader in the dressing room but ultimately you are going to be judged by your actions.

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

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

Italian national team Vicario is in his 3rd campaign with Spurs.

He said after the game that he had to accept the feedback.

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

"The intent was to kick the ball long and I just struck the ball in a bad way. That made an more difficult challenge to overcome."

He said receiving jeers "is part of football".

"I'm a big man, what can I say?" he continued. "The team can't be affected by the situation in the stands. The fans have the right to do as they see fit.

"It's on the team to remain more composed, to focus on our own performance. The team is missing in composure and calmness to overturn results. Today is a bad loss and it is tough to accept."

'It Shocked Me Nobody Returned to the Goal Line'

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

In fact it was the next longest-range Premier League goal of the campaign – following Tyler Adams' 43.3 yard strike for Bournemouth against Sunderland, which interestingly too came on Saturday.

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

10 moments elapsed between Vicario coming out of his area and the midfielder striking – which was 5 seconds after the clearance.

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

"I was surprised not one of the defenders went back to the line. When not one of them covered the net, my eyes sparked a bit.

"Udogie fell too, which gave me a bit of extra time. Then it was all about trying to make the correct contact and place it on target. I felt a good sense, as soon as it came off my boot, that it was on the right line."

'When You're in a Bad Spell, Everything Seems to Go Against You'

Although Vicario's error led coverage, this was an all-round poor performance for Spurs to continue their home ground woes.

The match was their 10th at home loss of the year in the league, a shared club statistic matching 1994 and two thousand and three.

The side still have home games against the manager's former club the Bees and title holders Liverpool to play before the close of the season.

Only one of those wins have come after the manager took over from Ange Postecoglou in the off-season.

"When you're behind 2-0 after six minutes, there is a mountain to climb," said the boss.

"When you're in a bad spell, everything seems to work against you as well – the opening was a deflected attempt, the next is a error from the keeper.

"The outcome puts us in a position where we have suffered another match. Every game has a unique narrative, today we lost in the first six minutes.

"We simply need to continue striving. The later period was much better and hopefully something we can utilize to develop."

Tottenham have lost 4 straight home capital clashes for the initial time in the Premier League.

And they are averaging 9.5 attempts and three point two shots on target per match in the Premier League – their lowest averages on file in a one campaign (since at least the 2003-04 season).

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

"He must take the stick," Murphy remarked. "He's accepted a high profile job at a huge football club with massive expectation. There is scrutiny and duty that comes with that.

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