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Here's the Tottenham Hotspur starting line-up that Thomas Frank has selected to face Newcastle United in the Premier League on Tuesday

Thomas Frank has named his Tottenham team to take on a tough Premier League fixture at Newcastle on Tuesday night.

Spurs have won just three of their past 13 matches with another disappointing display at the weekend as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at home against Fulham. Frank's side have conceded 13 goals in their past four matches, with three defeats in a week since the international break ended.

Things do not get any easier as Tottenham take on a Newcastle side in fine fettle with seven victories from their previous nine matches and St James' Park has not been a happy place for the north London outfit in recent years.

Frank has made four changes with captain Cristian Romero back from suspension and the Argentine slots back into the defence alongside Kevin Danso, with Micky van de Ven getting a rest after three games in a week.

Xavi Simons has now not started the past four matches as the £51million summer signing remains out of the team and is among the substitutes instead. Joao Palhinha is with him on the bench as Lucas Bergvall and Pape Matar Sarr line up alongside Rodrigo Bentancur.

Last season's top scorer Brennan Johnson comes into the line-up, seemingly on the left of the front three with Mohammed Kudus and Randal Kolo Muani.

Here's the Tottenham team that Frank has selected:

Tottenham Hotspur are looking to get a rare point or three at Newcastle United in the Premier League on Tuesday evening.

Spurs need to get out of their current rut which has brought just three wins in the past 13 matches under Thomas Frank, including Saturday's 2-1 derby defeat at home against Fulham. However, the north London outfit travel to an in-form Magpies side with seven wins from nine matches under Eddie Howe and St James' Park has not been a happy hunting ground for Tottenham in recent seasons.

Frank needs to turn results around though with an increasingly strained relationship with a disgruntled fanbase. The supporters have been booing the team during recent home games and targeted goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario after his early mistake on Saturday.

Our Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold is covering the game live from St James' Park. Scroll down for latest updates from the Premier League clash in Newcastle.

Thomas Frank is feeling the heat at Tottenham after Spurs lost 2-1 at home to Fulham on Saturday evening in the Premier League

Jamie Carragher has claimed he could envisage Fulham boss Marco Silva managing Tottenham in the future.

The Sky Sports pundit was discussing the Portuguese tactician, who was actually linked with the Spurs job last season.

When Ange Postecoglou was struggling to get Tottenham firing in the Premier League, Silva was earmarked as a possible replacement for the Aussie alongside Andoni Iraola and Thomas Frank.

Carragher told The Overlap after Silva executed a 2-1 win over Spurs last weekend: “I actually think he was the one manager Everton should have stuck with.

“You know when Everton kept sort of changing manager with [Farhad] Moshiri and the owner, he was the one I sort of liked.

“I’ve always seen Silva at almost Tottenham, I’m not saying Tottenham as in change Thomas Frank put Marco Silva in.

“The point I’m trying to make is to not quite go from Fulham to like you know a Liverpool or Manchester City you think going to sort of compete for the league but sort of that sort of level just belong with it trying to get you know Champions League maybe, you know Aston Villa, that type of team that would almost be the next step for him in the Premier League. I think he probably deserves one of those jobs.”

Silva is out of contract at the end of the season and so far, he is yet to commit to extending his stay in west London.

Fulham are determined to keep the former Hull, Watford and Everton boss but he is unlikely to be short of interest given what he has achieved at Craven Cottage.

Frank's job is safe for now but the situation could worsen when Spurs travel to Newcastle on Tuesday evening.

Ahead of the trip to St James' Park, Frank was asked whether he was confident he'd get time from the Tottenham hierarchy.

He said: “I’m very confident. I think the ownership – of course, I’m just starting to know them – but it seems like they’re good guys, intelligent people. They know how to run businesses, and learning about football, learning more now that they’ve become owners.

“I think when we’re dealing with intelligent people, they can see every successful dynasty, every successful club has taken time. Yeah, you have one where you maybe win one year or the second year, but you can’t sustain it if you don’t build something sustainable. It’s impossible.”

Tottenham and Newcastle United will be without several first-team players for Tuesday's Premier League clash at St James' Park with both sides dealing with significant injury concerns

Tottenham Hotspur have the opportunity to push into the top-seven in the Premier League table today with a victory over a revitalised Newcastle United.

Thomas Frank will be hoping his team can find some form after suffering three defeats on the bounce. A victory won't only be good for the squad, but also Frank's status with the Spurs fans.

The Tottenham boss has found himself on the end of a series of boos from home supporters, but a win at St James' Park could pick up the mood in north London.

However, both managers will be without several first-team stars due to injury on Tuesday night, with Spurs particularly affected by absences.

Spurs manager Frank will have to contend with several high-profile absences for the upcoming match, including creative midfielder James Maddison.

The England star is expected to miss most of the season following an ACL surgery in August, which he underwent after injuring his knee in a pre-season friendly against Newcastle in South Korea.

Other forwards, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke, are also sidelined. Kulusevski, the Swedish winger, is nearing a return from a knee injury later this month, while Solanke is projected to come back from an ankle injury in December, but this match will be too soon for the former Bournemouth and Liverpool striker.

On the defensive front, Spurs will be without two players: Romanian centre-back Radu Dragusin, who is out with a knee issue, and Japanese defender Kota Takai, who is sidelined with a thigh injury but could potentially rejoin the squad next weekend.

Argentina international Cristian Romero is set to make a comeback after serving a one-match ban for accumulating five yellow cards, missing out on the 2-1 loss to Fulham.

Newcastle are likely to be without striker Yoane Wissa once more, although the forward is nearing his debut after participating in a behind-closed-doors match last weekend. The striker is expected to get another runout with a potential spot in the squad against Burnley next weekend.

Dutch defender Sven Botman will miss the match again due to a back issue, with United awaiting a decision on whether he will require treatment for the problem, while William Osula will also sit this one out due to an ankle issue.

Goalkeeper Nick Pope is set to miss the Spurs match due to a groin injury he sustained during training before the Everton game, paving the way for Aaron Ramsdale, the former Arsenal player, to make another Premier League start.

Kieran Trippier's hamstring injury has turned out to be more severe than initially anticipated, ruling him out for approximately a month and making him unavailable for the match against his old team.

The Tottenham Hotspur boss must select the team he believes can get things back on track at Newcastle United on Tuesday night

Thomas Frank needs to get Tottenham winning matches again and the next chance to do so comes with a tough Premier League fixture at Newcastle on Tuesday.

Spurs' 2-1 defeat at home against Fulham on Saturday night means Frank's side have won just three of their past 13 matches and they conceded 13 goals in their past four matches alone, with three defeats in a week since the international break. Now they make the trip to a rejuvenated Newcastle side who have won seven of their previous nine matches and have always proved to be a problem for Spurs at St James' Park.

Frank has captain Cristian Romero back from suspension with Djed Spence also likely to come back into the back four. Xavi Simons has not started the past three matches and it could be time for the £51million summer signing to come back into the fold.

The question is whether Frank plays him in a midfield trio or on the left of a front three. If the 22-year-old Dutchman comes into the centre of the pitch then the Spurs boss could select the experienced defensive duo of Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur to provide some steel behind him, even if the fans would rather see the younger Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray or Pape Matar Sarr involved.

Last season's top scorer Brennan Johnson has also struggled for minutes while Wilson Odobert has not started the past two matches, so one or both could come into the line-up for this midweek match amid the busy run of fixtures.

Here's the Tottenham that we reckon Frank could select:

The Tottenham Hotspur boss has been speaking about his future at the Premier League club after a tough start to life in north London

Thomas Frank is very confident that Tottenham's owners will stick with him despite the north London club's struggles and an increasingly strained relationship with the fans.

Spurs have won just three of their past 13 matches under the Dane and their wretched home form - just three Premier League victories in all of 2025 - continued with Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Fulham, which brought boos from the crowd at half-time, full-time and for Guglielmo Vicario after an early gaffe in the game.

Frank said that those who mocked the Italian goalkeeper were not "true Tottenham fans" after the game and the 52-year-old is facing increasing scrutiny from the supporters about a Spurs team that is struggling to create chances while conceding 13 goals in their past four matches.

The Spurs board made a big decision in the summer to sack Ange Postecoglou a fortnight after the Australian landed the club its first trophy in 17 years with their Europa League triumph. Postecoglou departed because of Tottenham's 17th-place league finish, but compared to this stage last season Frank's 10th-placed team have scored seven fewer goals, conceded two more and have two fewer points to their name.

Frank is confident though that he will be given the time to build his Spurs project by the Lewis family, who own the club, and CEO Vinai Venkatesham, who showed patience while at Arsenal with Mikel Arteta's struggles in his early seasons across the other side of north London.

"I'm very confident. I think the ownership - of course I'm just starting to know them - but it seems like they're good guys, intelligent people," said Frank. "They know how to run businesses and learning about football, learning more now they've become owners.

"I think when we're dealing with intelligent people they can see every successful dynasty, every successful club has taken time. Yeah you have one where you maybe win one year or the second year, but you can't sustain it if you don't build something sustainable. It's impossible."

Frank has made it clear that it was the mocking of his goalkeeper Vicario that prompted him to label those who did it as "not true Tottenham fans".

After Kenny Tete had put Fulham ahead just three minutes into the contest, it was only another three minutes later when Vicario came out to claim a ball outside of his box. He did so perfectly, but then inexplicably chose not to kick it out of play and instead hit a weak pass down the line which eventually fell to Harry Wilson, who curled it back from the touchline into the empty net.

The Italian goalkeeper was booed by his own fans with his next two touches and they cheered sarcastically when he next kicked the ball out of play in a similar situation. It evoked memories of centre-back Davinson Sanchez being booed for mistakes by the Spurs fans during the home defeat to Bournemouth in April 2023 until he was finally taken off.

The relationship between the current crop of Tottenham players and the club's fans has been increasingly strained in the past year aside from the Europa League triumph in May and subsequent parade. There have been angry exchanges between supporters and players after games and following Vicario's targeting on Saturday, the players only applauded their stadium's big south stand from afar rather than going over.

Right-back Pedro Porro even looked furious at that, shouting at youngster Lucas Bergvall to stop and come down the tunnel. In a recent post-match meeting after the defeat to Chelsea, the players raised their difficult relationship with their supporters.

After Saturday's game, Frank had labelled those who booed Vicario as not 'true Tottenham fans', a term Porro also used on social media, and he specified exactly what he meant ahead of Tuesday's match at Newcastle.

"When I said the 'not true Spurs fan', what I meant by that just to make it clear was the mocking of one of their own players," said the Dane. "He makes a mistake and there is a little bit of booing after that, as I remember it. The next ball he clears and there is like cheering. You can't do that. The opponent can do that, you can't do that as a fan.

"That's where I would stand by what I said. The booing during the game I don't think is helpful, we are all different."

As someone who likes to complete a lap of the pitch applauding the fans after every game, Frank made it clear that his recommendation would still be for his players to at least applaud in some way.

"I think it is important that we connect with the fans. It is pretty obvious that away from home we go to the away fans and thank them for their travelling and support," he said. "There were maybe not many who clapped after the [Fulham] game but I still saw a few. Sometimes they can be emotional or whatever but I would still say 'clap the fans after the game'. You don't have to do the big loop. There is no specific instruction, that is what I recommend."

Of the players raising their concerns about the fans in a team meeting, Frank added: "We didn't have a meeting about the fans. We had a debrief after the [Chelsea] game about the game as we do all the time and it was pretty evident after that game that it was the first time there was a little bit talk about the fans and the relationship and that. We had a talk about that, which is natural."

Tottenham travel to face Eddie Howe's in-form Magpies on Tuesday night at St James' Park and Frank made it clear that despite the recent disconnect, the supporters are crucial both away but even more so at home.

"We are nothing without the fans. Tottenham Hotspur, we are nothing without our fantastic fans. Nothing. We need each other. There is nothing we want more than making them happy," he said.

"My point was during matches that’s where we need each other. After, fair with the booing but during that is when I want to create a fortress. If any club wants to be successful, you need to create a fortress. If you want to create a fortress, it can only be together."

Frank is not blaming the fans for the home struggles and believes the players need to be able to perform regardless of what's going on around them.

"Mainly it's on the pitch we need to improve. There we need to perform and no matter what the mood is find a good structure and calmness and do the right thing throughout 90 minutes," he said. "I think there’s a reason why some home grounds are more successful for whatever reason, because there’s also a part that we can be pushed forward, which I definitely feel we do a lot of times. So the more we can do that as well the better."

He added: "It’s a fact that we haven’t won that many times at home so there’s no getting away from that but I don’t think the relationship with the fans is that bad as if it’s like the big talk of the town. Every game we go out there and I definitely feel the fans are behind us and we keep going.

"Of course the last game, everyone was a little bit shell-shocked in the stadium from the players to me to the fans, six minutes down. We believed 'let’s come out flying against a team we respect but one we on a good day have a very good chance to beat'."

Frank has arrived from a stable, calm club in Brentford and is now discovering the tumultuous life of a Spurs manager with all of the quirks and hurdles at the north London club.

"This is on another scale, of course, but more like my first job in Brondby if you compare some of it. Brentford was in a different way, no doubt about that," admitted the Dane. "You can say there is always a challenge when there are big expectations. No problem with big expectation if you have also earned the right to really compete for those big expectations, which I think it’s fair to say we haven’t done.

"I said it near the start that we have not been able to compete in a cup tournament, Europe and the Premier League in the last six years. Now we are coming from a season where we finished 17th and did fantastically to win the Europa League. Now we want to compete in both places, which is natural and will take a bit of time without the normal front players, the four front players who scored the only goals. No problem. We will get there. I am not in doubt, not in doubt."

Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold and football.london reporter Ryan Taylor are back for the latest episode of 'Talking Tottenham' - our newly-rebranded Spurs podcast

There was more post-match drama for Tottenham after yet another underwhelming Premier League home defeat under Thomas Frank.

Spurs were booed off after Fulham, who had not won away from home in the top-flight this season, took all three points from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium courtesy of first-half goals from Kenny Tete and Harry Wilson.

Following the full-time whistle, Pedro Porro made his frustrations known when he was spotted in heated dialogue with Spurs youngster Lucas Bergvall.

The Spaniard has since clarified his anger on social media and accused some Spurs fans of "disrespecting" his team-mates before also telling "true" Tottenham supporters that he loved them.

On the latest episode of our newly-rebranded podcast Talking Tottenham, Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold and football.london reporter Ryan Taylor delve into the fallout of the defeat whilst also analysing Porro's statement and Thomas Frank's post-match press conference.

The Dane is looking to get a response from his players on Tuesday night when Tottenham travel to the North East to face Newcastle in the Premier League.

Spurs have already picked up impressive away wins in the top-flight at Everton, Leeds, West Ham and Manchester City this season but they have already faced Newcastle at St James' Park in the Carabao Cup, a match which they lost 2-0 in October.

Frank has no fresh injury problems to contend with, which is a much-needed boost ahead of facing Eddie Howe's hungry Magpies following their explosive 4-1 demolition of Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium last weekend.

Tottenham need a positive performance and result to get their season back on track and both Gold and Taylor will be on hand to reflect upon what happens later in the week with another podcast episode.

Here's every word the Tottenham Hotspur head coach said on Monday ahead of the Premier League match at Newcastle United

Thomas Frank faced plenty of questions at his latest press conference on Monday ahead of Tottenham's Premier League trip to Newcastle.

Spurs continued their horrendous home form of just three league wins in 2025 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a 2-1 defeat to Fulham on Saturday night. The game was marked by supporter boos at half-time, full-time and early in the game after a mistake from Guglielmo Vicario leading to the Cottagers' second goal.

The goalkeeper was booed on his next few touches of the ball and then cheered sarcastically when he cleared a ball out of play as he should have done in the original incident. After the game, Pedro Porro stormed off down the tunnel before coming back out and shouting at teenager Lucas Bergvall as he applauded the fans from the halfway line.

Our Spurs reporter Alasdair Gold was among those putting the questions about all of the above to Frank. Here's the full transcript from the press conference at Hotspur Way.

What's the latest team news?

Everyone ready for the Fulham squad is ready for Newcastle tomorrow.

What's your reflection on the fans' treatment of Vicario?

That as I said after the game, I completely understand the frustration. If we don’t win, there will always be a frustration. So that is normal and is part of it. Also when we haven’t won as much as we want at home not only this year but the last long period. I don’t know how long that is maybe years, maybe more. Of course then the frustration can grow a little bit more, that is understandable.

It’s my job to do what I can to make sure we are calm and look at the things in a way where we are splitting things up in terms of performance, what is the impact in how we tried to build the team. That is part of it. We would like to do.

We are nothing without the fans. No club is anything without the fans. Tottenham Hotspur we are nothing without our fantastic fans. Nothing. We need each other. There is nothing we want more than making them happy in every way.

My point was during matches that’s where we need each other. After, fair with the booing but during that is when I want to create a fortress. Some of you guys probably have more up to date stats in terms of how many games we have won, lost or drawn in the last couple of years but if any club wants to be successful, you need to create a fortress. If you want to create a fortress, it can only be together. Fans, team.

My job is to make sure we do everything we can to perform but can we do that together? That’s when you create a very difficult place to play.

How do you keep the players calm in difficult situations?

We of course have meetings yesterday and today. Yesterday, like normal debriefing the Fulham game and today looking more forward to Newcastle. There will be some meetings tomorrow. I said from the beginning we want to build something sustainable that can compete in all tournaments. We have a squad that is learning, and learned from last year playing Europa League and Premier League, going into this year where we are in the Champions League.

I want to do well in the Premier League. Competing on both fronts that is something that takes time to learn physically and mentally. We are searching to find the right formula that will click while we have to rotate some players to keep freshness, keep the intensity high, do a little bit for injury risk and stuff like that.

As a good example, in the next period we play four fantastic games in 10 days. Two, two and two days between the games. We are the only of the five (English) Champions League teams. Probably fair to say probably with a squad that is not as used to it as the others. No problem that’s why we are learning along the way, we also had a spell earlier in the season I think it was Everton, Newcastle, Chelsea and Copenhagen where it was also two, two, two. It was only us and Arsenal that had that. The fact is if you have two days between games it’s just more complicated. It’s not impossible. We still need to perform, we still need to win matches. It’s just facts.

What does Xavi Simons need to show to earn more minutes and can we expect him to start against Newcastle or in this busy period?

Yeah of course. There's a reason why we got Xavi. I think he's a very good player in every aspect. Xavi has trained well the last couple of days and in general training well. We talked about it before - it's not the first time a player is stepping into the Premier League and just needs a little bit of adaptation to hit the ground running. That's one thing the physical league, but also to play games every third or fourth day. And then in a team that's maybe not top in sync, so how can we help each other? That's part of the process.

How impressed have you been with Newcastle recently?

Newcastle are good! They have been good for a long time since Eddie Howe took over. I said that before, I admire Eddie and his coaching staff and everything they do massively. They are a very intense team, very aggressive. Speaking about having a good home record - that's a difficult place to go to. Everyone knows that. I think they have won their last six home games so perfect timing. Good but not unbeatable.

How impressed have you been with Nick Woltemade in adapting to the league and taking over from Alexander Isak?

Definitely. Two different players but Nick Woltemade has done very well. He's got the physicality but also he offers something different. He's good to drop down, to link the game for them. That's why he offers something a little bit different. The way he attacks the box I think he does that very well, finding good positions.

Vicario spoke to the media after the Fulham game - how much does that show about his personality and how important is he as a leader?

Vic is remarkable. His character is fantastic in every aspect. I think it's about how you carry yourself every day in good times and in bad times. He's very consistent in that way. Everyone knows that everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes on the football pitch, outside football, whatever we do. But the way he carried himself, that impressed me very, very much. I think also his response to setbacks and also mistakes, I think he does that very well.

Should fans not be allowed to have their opinion whenever they want?

Yes, just like I'm allowed my opinion whenever I want. I think it's fair. I'm just saying what I think. I can't say it enough, we have some fantastic fans. We are nothing without the fans, we need them every aspect. They are very much allowed to be disappointed, no problem. I'm just saying when you play a match at home, it is not as helpful as it is when they can see they are driving the team forward for example. Of course it's up to us to do everything we can to perform, so it's going hand in hand. But the beautiful thing about football and life is it's never straightforward.

Pedro Porro posted on social media about Saturday, what did you think of it, and do you think he should have posted that?

I think it's fair. I think it's fair in that sense. Again, the players, they are individual people that can have their own opinions. And I think what he put out there was fair in every aspect.

Finally, you know how fickle football is, so how do you stay calm and with your players, keep things now on an even keel?

I think you're, of course, searching to... I wouldn't say find the winning formula, because it's, let's say, three different games. We played away to Arsenal. That was a bad performance. Away to Paris. That was a good performance. We lost both. And then we played a freak game against Fulham, where we down 2-0 after six minutes. But especially in the PSG, and especially in Fulham, that were some good performances. It's all about keep going back to that, keep going back to what we can affect.

The process is how we train, the principles, and then keep the energy with the players, and for the players, and then go again. That's the only way out of it. Of course, in the tough period, it's easier when you win, but when you don't, you need to do the same.

You said you would speak to Vic after the game, how did that go? And in general, how do you speak to someone that's experienced that in front of 60,000 fans?

Yeah, I spoke with him after the game, and I said 'how are you?' and he said he was OK. You can say there's different types. I think Vic is a relatively good player to deal with setbacks like that, and move forward. Others maybe it would have hit harder.

I also think if you are a goalkeeper, unfortunately, I don't think there's any goalkeeper in the world except, and I can say that, because I know Peter Schmeichel, never thought he made a mistake, but probably did sometimes. That can also be a way of dealing with it.

You know you make mistakes, and how you deal with that is a big part of how you become, let's say, a goalkeeper, but also, actually, as a player.

With Vic going out in the next action and getting the ball and doing it that time and showing that strength of character, you want your players to take risks, how important is it that they feel that they can take risks and if they make mistakes not suffer a reaction like that?

I think it's hugely important, because every game, every player makes small mistakes. There can be at a bad time. Some can be the crucial goal-defining mistakes that everyone can see, but there's always small mistakes in a game where you lose the ball, where you miss a touch, where you miss a clearance, where you miss a one-vs-one, and you sometimes don't get punished well enough, but how can you keep going no matter what in a game?

You and Pedro both use the same expression about 'true Spurs fans'. You said they're not true Spurs fans, Pedro said he loves the true Spurs fans, do you have fear that that might fire up those frustrated supporters in being told they're not true Spurs fans?

I don't know, and you can say, how do you define a true Spurs fan? I think all the fantastic fans we have believe they're true Spurs fans. Some react in one way, some react in another, some are a little bit in between. No matter what, we need all of them.

You said it is the second time you’ve had four games in 10 days, how much does that impact you and the coaching staff?

Yeah, of course (it impacts) extremely and even if you have that extra day, it just gives you a day more to recover, but of course with 2-2-2, it’s very limited with what you can coach, how many meetings and how much individual time you can have with the players because it’s just pure recovery as well, but again it’s just the way it is. We need to find a way. I think the more bits it also impacts is that, if you want to kind of find a little bit of… I think every good team, they found out they have seven, eight, nine players to play when it's the top matches, if that makes sense and that of course is what we are searching to find what is the thing that can click. And we can’t do it all the time because we also need to rotate to make sure we have enough intensity and freshness.

You've used different tactical approaches, is the long-term plan to settle on one particular system?

For me, it's always the guiding principles that is the most important thing. How we build up? What do we do when we split centre-backs? What do we do when we have a sitter or two sitters? What do we do with the position in front of that? How do we attack with playing one on the side? How do we press? And that will always more or less be the same no matter if you play 4-3-1, 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 3-4-3, whatever, so it's always the guiding principles. It's about how we can get the best players on the pitch that make the team the best way.

What have you noticed about the defence of late with 13 goals conceded in four games?

You can say the four goals we conceded against Man Utd and Fulham is some of the goals I would like to avoid a bit more and also those two games, if you can see at the actual amount of shots we conceded, I think we conceded five shots and seven shots. It's very low. If you can see at the xG, you can see those games are very low, so the other stats behind it was good. And then there's two other results where we conceded too much against two, unfortunately, two of the best teams in the world.

How do you mend this relationship with the fans because it feels at a tipping point where you need them but yourself and the players have lost a lot of them?I think if we were going into every game, I'm pretty sure every fan wants us to win and wants to support and wants to do everything. And then if not going to plan, then maybe some get more frustrated than others. Again, I think there's always some that shout louder than others, so I don't think fans, when you say you lose the fans, how many is that? Five per cent? 10 per cent? 15 per cent? 20 per cent? How much is it? I don't know. We would like to get all 100 per cent on board and there's only two things we can do. We can perform and keep connected.

Would you consider speaking to fan groups or talking to fans after a game like we see in different countries?

I would consider a lot of things. I don't know? I think there's two ways. That's performing and connecting. Connecting is a lot of things. I, in general, always believe in dialogue, but we're privileged. We have a lot of fans, so there'll be a lot we need to reach out to.

Thomas Frank is holding his latest press conference on Monday ahead of Tottenham's Premier League trip to Newcastle with plenty on the agenda.

Spurs continued their dreadful home form with a 2-1 defeat to Fulham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night. The game was littered with boos from the crowd, at half-time, full-time and early in the game after a mistake from Guglielmo Vicario leading to the visitors' second goal. The goalkeeper was booed on his next few touches of the ball and then cheered sarcastically when he cleared a ball out of play as he should have done in the original incident.

After the game, Pedro Porro stormed off down the tunnel expecting the others to follow and then when he realised they were not, he came out and shouted at teenager Lucas Bergvall as he applauded the fans from the halfway line as most of the players did rather than head over to the big south stand.

The players have spoken about the disconnect with the fans during a recent post-Chelsea debrief meeting and Porro was upset by the treatment of Vicario.

Now Frank will discuss the incidents as well as Spurs having only won three times at home in the entirety of 2025 as the year edges towards its close.

Under-fire Thomas Frank branded Tottenham fans "unacceptable" for booing Guglielmo Vicario during a damaging 2-1 Premier League home defeat to Fulham, while the squad held crunch talks last month

Tottenham Hotspur’s players held an emergency meeting to discuss the disconnect with the club’s fans last month. Thomas Frank’s side conceded twice during the shambolic opening six minutes on Saturday night as Fulham claimed a 2-1 victory.

The defeat capped off a disappointing week for Spurs after they had been beaten by Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain. It was also Spurs’ 10th home defeat of 2025 in the Premier League.

The main talking point from the game was Fulham's second goal when Guglielmo Vicario lost possession well outside of his box. Harry Wilson eventually curled the ball into the unguarded net.

Moments later when the ball came to Vicario again, some Spurs fans booed him – something that left Frank and Pedro Porro furious after the game.

And according to The Telegraph, the subject of Spurs supporters was the key theme in a players’ meeting following the defeat by Chelsea on November 1.

The disconnect between players and supporters is, according to the report, viewed as critical within the squad.

The report also claims that the Spurs players have adopted a new convention where they gather together in the centre circle at the end of the first half and leave the pitch together.

The reason behind the move is that it demonstrates their solidarity regardless of the atmosphere inside the stadium.

It is claimed that this is not the first set of Spurs players to have held concerns over their relationships with the club’s fans and that it has been an issue in previous years.

Speaking after Saturday’s game, Frank described Tottenham supporters who booed Vicario as "not true fans" and deemed it "unacceptable".

He said: "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.

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

While in an Instagram post on Sunday afternoon, Porro said: “Football is emotions. In football, as in life, there can always be mistakes.

“What I will not tolerate is hearing disrespect from the fans to my team-mates, hence my frustration at the end of the game.

“And we will get up. We remind you, six months ago, everything was so bad. In the end, it is not how it begins but how it ends. To the true Spurs fans, I love you.”