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Under-pressure Tottenham boss Thomas Frank remained defiant despite being loudly booed off by his own fans, who chanted at him, 'You're getting sacked in the morning' following Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to West Ham.

Callum Wilson's last-gasp winner sparked toxic scenes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as the South Stand called for the Dane to go after a run of eight defeats in 14 matches.

Frank said of the boos and sack chants at his post-match press conference: "Of course, I probably have had better times. I understand - I'm the man in charge, so the blame will go to me. That's fair, no problem in that sense.

"As long as they are backing the players, doing everything they can to support them and drive them forward, and we will keep going forward."

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Frank struck a confident tone in his post-match press conference, likening his job to turning a "super tanker" around with Spurs sitting 14th in the table, 10 points above the drop zone.

The Dane exuded a man who has the backing of the Spurs hierarchy in a week which saw him handed a new midfielder in Conor Gallagher and a new first-team assistant coach, John Heitinga.

But neither had the desired effect on Saturday as Spurs were embarrassed by their relegation-threatened London rivals.

Ahead of kick-off, Tottenham chief executive Vinai Venkatesham released an open letter in the matchday programme which addressed several issues, including the relationship between the club and the fans and player trading.

"I've seen the letter," Frank said, "and I took six to eight positive things out of the letter, not the negative things.

"What I take out of that letter is that a club, an executive team with Vinai on top, that are aligned and know that this is a big transition phase and it's a super tanker, we're turning in the right direction.

"And there's a lot of good signs behind the scenes, also in some of the performances.

"But of course, when you lose last minute to one of your rivals, it's very emotional in football, and there'll be noise.

"And that noise we need to keep out there and get head down and keep walking, keep doing the right thing."

Frank also faced questions over team leaks before kick-off, but he insisted he was not worried about the issue.

Frank: We're close to something very good

West Ham ended their 10-game winless run, becoming the second Premier League team this month to get back to winning ways against Spurs after Bournemouth won 3-2 to end their 11-game winless run.

Last Saturday's FA Cup third round home defeat to Aston Villa means it is now three straight losses for Frank.

But Frank believes his side are "close to something very good" despite a winless start to 2026.

Asked why he deserved more time, Frank replied: "If you're not winning enough, we know that you're not getting enough support from the fans.

"But when we're winning, it will change when we start winning again, which we will do. Not in doubt of that. I also think you can look a little bit at the performances.

"Let's say the Bournemouth and the Villa and this game here, if the players stop running or stop doing anything or not working hard, and we were not the team that was closest to winning, then you can say, okay. But I think the team is working very hard.

"And I still think, and I know it sounds a little bit crazy, that we're close to something very good than further away.

He added: "I can promise that I'm sitting here and giving everything every single day.

"I feel the trust from everyone and there's only one way, and it's to keep going."

That trust will now be tested to its limit.

Sherwood pinpoints one thing saving Frank

Sky Sports' Tim Sherwood had labelled the game between Spurs and West Ham as 'El Sackico', but the ex-Spurs midfielder believes the only thing saving Frank is the lack of candidates to replace him.

He told Soccer Saturday after the defeat: "It doesn't look good.

"Spurs cannot win a game at home, and they have lost to their local rivals, who appear doomed at the bottom of the Premier League.

"The pressure is on Frank. But the only thing that might save his job is who could come in?

"They won a trophy last year and finished 17th. They aren't going to win a trophy this year. They are out of both cups and towards the bottom of the league.

"They are still in the Champions League, but it is highly unlikely they win that. Where do Spurs go from here?"

Romero: 'This is a disaster for us'

Another home game awaits Frank next as Spurs host Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday before a must-win Premier League trip to relegation strugglers Burnley.

Should Spurs suffer defeat at Turf Moor and West Ham win, then Tottenham would be seven points above the drop - and the alarm bells will be ringing if they are somehow already not.

Spurs captain Cristian Romero, who scored the equaliser in the defeat to West Ham, admits the situation is disastrous with Tottenham having won just two of their 11 home league games this season.

He told Sky Sports: "We need to stay together, work hard, come back tomorrow to the training ground. It's a disaster in this moment for us.

"Tomorrow we will train in silence, work hard again, and midweek we have another big match.

"At this moment, this is a disaster for us. We played sometimes good, sometimes bad. We must work hard and go again.

"Its' a difficult moment for us. We are not the best on the pitch."

Callum Wilson's last-gasp strike piled the pressure on Thomas Frank as Tottenham were booed off at half-time and full-time following their 2-1 defeat to relegation-threatened West Ham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The game was dubbed 'El Sackico' ahead of the game by former Spurs boss Tim Sherwood because of the pressure on both Frank and Nuno Espirito Santo at West Ham, and it was the visitors who held the early advantage after Crysencio Summerville's 15th-minute goal.

Spurs were second best for the majority of the first half and looked short of ideas before the boos rang out at half-time.

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Frank thought his side had rescued a point after Cristian Romero's bullet header (64), but Wilson's stoppage-time strike condemned the hosts to a ninth league defeat of the season and led to Tottenham's South Stand calling for Frank's dismissal.

The final whistle sparked a mass exodus at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The home fans had seen enough but those left started "sacked in the morning" chants aimed at Frank, who was then booed again as he applauded the fans on his way to the tunnel.

On the chants, Frank said: "I've had probably had better times.

"I understand, I'm the man in charge. As long as they back the players to drive them forward, and we will keep going forward."

It was in stark contrast to the West Ham players as they celebrated with their fans after ending a long 10-game winless run in the Premier League as they breathed some life into their bid to beat the drop.

Hammers match winner Wilson said: "It's massive today, the boys played fantastic.

"I think we deserved to be in front on the whole, especially with the chances we had first half. It wasn't to be, but thankfully we ended up getting the three points."

Frank: It hurts a lot

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank on the defeat to West Ham to Sky Sports:

"It's tough to take, it hurts a lot. The boys put everything in, and that's a sign of a squad that is fighting, doing everything they can to try and win. It's fair to say if there was to be a winner in the second half then it should have been us.

"The way we came back into it, the same as at Bournemouth, both games we lost in the last minute. That makes it emotionally tough for the players, me, the club, the fans, everyone. We conceded on a deflected shot and a last-minute corner, which we should have done better with.

"We pushed very hard, to have that extra freshness to put on the pitch would have helped with more quality.

"It's tough times, the only thing we can do is move forward. We have to go again, it's hurting so much, incredibly so for everyone at the club that puts in such hard work.

"But we can only be disappointed and emotionally down for 24 hours, then we must go again on Tuesday."

'It doesn't look good for Frank'

Former Spurs boss Tim Sherwood on Soccer Saturday:

"It doesn't look good. Spurs cannot win a game at home and they have lost to their local rivals, who appear doomed at the bottom of the Premier League.

"The pressure is on Frank. But the only thing that might save his job is who could come in?

"They won a trophy last year and finished 17th. They aren't going to win a trophy this year. They are out of both cups and towards the bottom of the league. They are still in the Champions League but it is highly unlikely they win that.

"Where do Spurs go from here?"

Nuno: We believe we can beat relegation

West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo on his side's chances of avoiding relegation after victory at Spurs:

"It means a lot for our fans, who were there cheering for us. It's special to do it in the last moments of the game, because we have been on the other side of that many times this season.

"We stared really well. The way we were organised, not allowing Spurs to go easy, always trying to press and recover.

"When we had the ball we had good chances and combinations. First half we played really good football.

"We believe [we can escape relegation]. We have to worry about ourselves, work harder and commit more. I'm really proud of the way the players have been dealing with this situation. It's a tough one, but they are determined to turn it around."

Story of the match in stats...

Opta stats: 50 defeats for Spurs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Spurs have now lost 50 games in all competitions at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with their first also coming against West Ham.

They've played 176 games at the ground, with their last 50 defeats at White Hart Lane coming over a 295-game spell between 2006 and 2017.

Tottenham have lost more games thanks to 90th minute winning goals than any other side in Premier League history (29), with this the first time they've done so in consecutive matches in the competition.

West Ham have now conceded in each of their last 19 Premier League games, since a 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest in August. It's their longest run without a clean sheet within a single season in the competition.

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Callum Wilson's last-gasp strike piled the pressure on Thomas Frank as Tottenham were booed off at half-time and full-time following their 2-1 defeat to relegation-threatened West Ham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The game was dubbed 'El Sackico' ahead of the game by former Spurs boss Tim Sherwood because of the pressure on both Frank and Nuno Espirito Santo at West Ham, and it was the visitors who held the early advantage after Cyrensio Summerville's 15th-minute goal.

Spurs were second best for the majority of the first half and looked short of ideas before the boos rang out at half-time

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However, Frank thought his side had rescued a point after Cristian Romero's bullet header (64) had cancelled out, but Wilson's stoppage-time strike condemned the hosts to a ninth league defeat of the season and led to Tottenham's South Stand calling for Frank's dismissal.

The final whistle sparked a mass exodus at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The home fans had seen enough but those left started "sacked in the morning" chants aimed at Frank, who was then booed again as he applauded the fans on his way to the tunnel.

It was in stark contrast to the West Ham players as they celebrated with their fans after ending a long 10-game winless run in the Premier League as they breathed some life into their bid to beat the drop.

More to follow.

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