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Thomas Frank described Tottenham fans who booed Guglielmo Vicario during the 2-1 defeat to Fulham as "not true fans" and deemed it "unacceptable".

Vicario was booed by his own supporters after his howler in a shambolic opening half against Fulham in which Spurs conceded twice in the first six minutes, with a second-half revival not enough to avoid a 2-1 defeat.

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, and the Fulham midfielder punished his poor clearance with a stunning strike into the unguarded net.

Frank told Sky Sports: "I didn't like that our fans booed at him [Vicario] 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.

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"And we do everything we can to perform. After, fair enough, boo, no problem. But not during. That's unacceptable in my opinion."

Spurs' horrific start proved insurmountable and condemned them to a 10th home league defeat of 2025, their joint-worst tally in a calendar year with Brentford and Liverpool still to come to north London in December.

Frank blamed the pressure of that unwanted home record for their lack of an immediate response, only improving after half-time and finally threatening a comeback - though it would never materialise - through Mohammed Kudus' thunderous strike on the hour mark.

"This game we lost in the first six minutes. We just need to keep working," Frank said.

"After that, we rushed the first half in many ways. We wanted to come back into the game but couldn't do it in the first half, but we got much better in the second half. We got a bit of momentum, created more chances and opportunities, but couldn't get the second goal.

"It was an emotional performance in the second half, and I think that's quite normal. We know that we badly want to win at home, so when it's not going your way, it is hard. That's why you need to stick to the plan, be cool and not stress. It is easier said than done."

Vicario on boos: It's a part of football

Meanwhile, Vicario said fans have the right to boo the players when he faced the cameras after the game.

"It's part of football. I'm a big man and older," he told Sky Sports.

"We can't be influenced by the situation in the stands. The fans have the right to do what they think. It's on us to stay calm.

"We have to focus on ourselves

"We are lacking in a little bit of composure and calmness at the moment. Today is a bad defeat and tough to accept."

The unhappy home of Spurs' palatial surroundings

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).

Dawson: Spurs need to be realistic

Former Tottenham defender Michael Dawson on Saturday Night Football:

"It was always going to improve from last season [in the Premier League]. They are 10th now but only four points off the top four, so that's where you have to be realistic.

"Did I expect them to finish in the top four this season? I didn't. I thought top six was realistic with Frank going in.

"With what he did over the last four or five years at Brentford, we can't now just say Frank isn't a good coach.

"The performances have been well below par at home. It is that creativity. It is hard for Thomas but he has only been in the building a blink of an eye, you have to give him a chance but you have to see an improvement.

"They are only four points off top four. Top six was a realistic aim. Thomas Frank is a good coach because we have seen it for years, but a big club brings expectation and scrutiny.

"This group of players aren't playing to the levels I expect them to be."

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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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Jones Knows: Travel sick Toon to lose again

Sky Sports' betting expert Lewis Jones:

"Newcastle are about as reliable away from home as a toddler walking past a puddle.

"Dating back to last season, Newcastle have no win in eight Premier League away games - their worst run since December 2021 - and across all competitions they have lost four on the spin away from home sweet St James' Park.

"The energy, the press, the sharpness, everything that has made Eddie Howe's team a Premier League force, all goes down a gear on their travels. They have looked leggy, stretched and noticeably flatter in defeats at West Ham and Brentford of late.

"And, this game is of course their third game in eight days, too. Everton will be licking their lips.

"Newcastle away from home have a problem and Everton at home are a problem for them - just like Brentford and West Ham were - and the price hasn't quite caught up that fact. The 7/4 on offer from Sky Bet for a home win looks the smart play."

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Moyes reveals Everton appealed Gueye red

David Moyes revealed Everton failed with an appeal against Idrissa Gueye’s red card for fighting with team-mate Michael Keane in Monday night’s 1-0 win over Man Utd.

Gueye saw red in more ways than one at Old Trafford, slapping Keane as they argued over a mis-placed pass before referee Tony Harrington sent off the veteran midfielder for violent conduct.

Gueye immediately apologised and it was all smiles during training this week as he and Keane staged a mock boxing match on social media, but the 36-year-old Senegal midfielder will still serve a three-match ban which leaves Everton shorthanded going into Saturday’s match against Newcastle.

“We have appealed it and our appeal was turned down,” Moyes said. “We haven’t been given any reason why it was turned down but we did appeal it.”

Asked if there had been any further fallout this week, Moyes added: “It was over immediately, it was done, that was it, we moved on quite quickly and it was all sorted within the dressing room.”

Will Howe opt for Pope or Ramsdale?

Newcastle team news: Trippier, Botman, Krafth, Osula updates

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe:

"Nothing major from the game [on Tuesday]. We'll have a good look at the lads today.

"Sven Botman has been nursing a bit of a back problem in the last few days. Apart from that, I think we're the same."

Kieran Trippier injury: "He had a scan on his hamstring. We think it's roughly around a month, give or take. Fingers crossed we can get him back quickly."

Emil Krafth's availability: "He came back from international duty with a knee issue. I don't think it's anything too serious. He had a scan which came back pretty good. This game is probably too soon for him."

Will Osula: "He's ok. He's been to see a specialist on Monday to get an update on his ankle. He's still feeling a little bit of pain even though all the scans have come back clear. We hope he will be pain-free and then we can build him up quickly."

Howe to 'make call' on whether Pope starts

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe on potentially replacing Nick Pope with Aaron Ramsdale:

"All options are on the table for me. I need to think long and hard with the team selection about who I pick. I'll try and do that on merit. I get the luxury of seeing the players train every day, goalkeepers included, and I'll make my call."

What was Pope like after the game on Tuesday?

"Nick is vastly experienced. He's a very level character; you don't see huge highs or lows even when he plays really well and makes world-class saves on a regular basis, he's still very calm and relaxed and absorbs it all.

"I think that's one of the true hallmarks of any player in that kind of position, where you're there to be shot at, but you don't wear your emotions evidently for everyone to see.

"I discuss things with all my players on a regular basis. Nick's a top-class professional and he's an outstanding goalkeeper. We certainly back him, he's made a number of brilliant saves for us this season already."

Wissa trains with Newcastle for first time

Yoane Wissa has trained with Newcastle for the first time since joining the club in a £55m move from Brentford.

The striker has not featured due to a knee injury he sustained while on international duty with DR Congo in September.

But this week Wissa edged closer to making his debut for Newcastle.

"Yoane is doing well," said boss Eddie Howe. "He trained with us for the first time on Wednesday when we came back from Marseille.

"I was really pleased with how he looked. That was his first time competitively with the group. Let's see how he responds. Hopefully he'll train again today and we'll continue to build him up."

Howe, though, did not want to reveal the date they are targeting for Wissa's first appearance.

He said: "We've got one in mind, but it's probably best to keep it to myself, I don't want to disappoint anybody. We want to involve him as soon as possible but we want him to be able to perform."

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An improved Tottenham were unable to hold on as they surrendered two leads against European champions PSG and fell to a 5-3 defeat in the Champions League.

With a header that alone surpassed Spurs’ xG at the Emirates, Richarlison scored his third in as many games to give Thomas Frank’s side the initiative, while Randal Kolo Muani netted against his parent club as the visitors led on two occasions at the Parc des Princes.

However, a hat-trick from Vitinha inspired Luis Enrique’s side to turn on the style and inflict more misery on Spurs, who fall further away from a place in the top eight of the league phase.

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Pressure was on Frank to produce a similar performance to the one that saw them come agonisingly close to winning the UEFA Super Cup against the Parisians in August, especially off the back of their atrocious display in the north London derby, where they recorded a season low xG of 0.07.

After a stern defensive start, they were handed their reward as Djed Spence picked out Kolo Muani at the back post, with the striker able to head down to Richarlison to score from close range.

Vitinha scored his first of two stunners to level before the break, but Kolo Muani retook the lead for Spurs as he capitalised at a set piece to smash home a volley against his employer.

Spurs capitulated under the pressure though, with three goals in 11 minutes turning the game on its head. Vitinha produced another sumptuous solo effort to equalise, before Fabian Ruiz and Willian Pacho punished some poor defending to take a stranglehold of the game.

Kolo Muani halved the deficit with his well-worked second, but Vitinha would scored his hat-trick just five minutes later to ensure the points remained in Paris.

There was yet more late drama as substitute Lucas Hernandez was shown a red card upon a VAR review after elbowing Xavi Simon's face off the ball, but it ultimately had no bearing on the result.

Victory for PSG means they sit second with four wins from five in the Champions League league phase, while Tottenham drop down to 16th but just two points off the top eight.

'Spurs showed soul and character,' claims Frank

Despite the result Tottenham boss Frank believed his side showed promise after their defeat at Arsenal.

He told TNT Sports: "I'm very pleased with the performance. I liked the bounce-back from the last game.

"It was much more the identity of the team, the aggressiveness, the bravery, running, everything I was very pleased. The two strikers scoring three goals between them and Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall were really good.

"But you can't concede the two goals like we did if you want to here and Vitinha is the best midfielder in the world - he'll win the next Ballon d'Or.

"It was two completely different games - we saw much more of what I want. Today we competed. We saw a team with soul and character."

Gray: 'We can take positives into Fulham game'

Tottenham midfielder Archie Gray speaking to TNT Sports:

"We played against a top opponent tonight and they're the champions of Europe, not only the best team in Europe at the moment.

"There were some good moments for us that we can take into Fulham.

"We scored some goals, so we can definitely take them. Obviously, there are some things that we can work on, but like I said, they're a top, top team and there's always going to be moments against those teams that you're going to suffer a little bit. I think just learning how to suffer a little bit better for us is one of the things.

"In every aspect of the game, they're relentless in the way they play and they keep going and don't stop doing the things that they're doing.

"Obviously, they've got that individual class, especially when you see Dembele coming off the bench and Goncalo Ramos coming off the bench. They're a top team and there's things that we can learn from this game."

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