Guglielmo Vicario was booed by his own supporters as his howler in a shambolic opening half against Fulham saw Spurs concede twice in the first six minutes with a second-half revival not enough to avoid a 2-1 defeat - which could have been much worse.
Already trailing from Kenny Tete's third-minute deflected opener, a moment of madness from the Italian goalkeeper less than three minutes later gifted possession to Harry Wilson after running some 25 yards off his line, who punished his poor clearance with a stunning strike into the unguarded net.
It was the earliest Spurs had conceded two goals in the history of the Premier League and enough for Spurs fans, who have seen their side win just three of their last 21 home league games, to turn on Vicario and booed a number of his touches across the remainder of the half.
Thomas Frank was left so angered by their reaction that he told Sky Sports after the game: "I didn't like that our fans booed at him straight after and a few times he touched the ball.
"They can't be true Tottenham fans because everyone supports each other when you are on the pitch.
"And we do everything we can to perform. After, fair enough, boo, no problem. But not during. That's unacceptable in my opinion."
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Vicario's team-mates were not immune either. At half-time Micky van de Ven anticipated the reaction of the infuriated home crowd and called his team-mates across to walk off together and face their reaction as one.
Frank had clearly changed tack following the insipid defeat at Arsenal last weekend and named an attacking line-up featuring Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, only to see his side cut apart at will by every first-half Fulham attack. It felt a case of simply how many the visitors would win by.
That would have been bad enough without Spurs' attacking display proving limper than ever, with an xG of just 0.07 racked up by the break and not a single shot on target.
That made Frank's decision to stick with his starting XI all the more surprising, but that same line-up looked a different side from the restart, though still found clear-cut opportunities hard to come by.
Even their lifeline 14 minutes into the second half required a rocket of a strike from Mohammed Kudus to beat Bernd Leno at his near post, before their momentum slowly ebbed away and it reverted to a familiar story - a lack of creativity on home soil, and yet another poor result to add to the collection. This time, it may also begin to raise the heat on Frank himself.
Spurs' palatial surroundings become an unhappy home
Tottenham suffered their 10th home defeat of 2025 in the Premier League, with this now their joint-most home league defeats in a single calendar year in club history (also 10 in 1994 and 2003).
Spurs have picked up just 14 points on home soil across the last 12 months, the lowest of any ever-present Premier League team and six behind the second-lowest total, West Ham.
Of the three teams they have beaten in that time, Southampton were relegated with 12 points, Manchester United finished 15th and Burnley, their only home win this season, are currently second-bottom of the Premier League.
Tottenham have faced 37 more shots and 27 more shots on target than they have attempted across those 12 months at home.
Fulham's 2-0 lead as of the sixth minute marked the earliest that Spurs have ever conceded two goals in a Premier League home match.
Tottenham have lost four consecutive home London derbies for the first time in the Premier League (twice vs Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Fulham).
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