Tottenham endured another bruising chapter in their troubled home form as Fulham stormed into an early two-goal lead and held on for a 2–1 victory — a defeat marked by boos raining down on goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario after a catastrophic opening six minutes.
The hosts were in disarray from the first whistle, undone by a deflected strike, a calamitous error from their keeper, and a crowd whose patience snapped long before half-time.
Fulham, disciplined and ruthless, punished every mistake and could easily have left north London with an even greater winning margin.
Barely three minutes had passed when Tottenham fell behind. Kenny Tete’s effort took a wicked deflection and wrong-footed Vicario, silencing the home crowd almost instantly.
Then came the moment that turned frustration into fury.
Less than 180 seconds later, Vicario charged 25 yards out of his box in an attempt to clear danger, only to scuff his pass straight to Harry Wilson. With the goal abandoned, Wilson lifted a breathtaking strike into the empty net as Spurs supporters erupted —
not in applause, but in anger.
It was the earliest Tottenham had ever conceded twice in a Premier League match, and the boos began immediately, resurfacing every time Vicario’s foot touched the ball throughout the half. Manager Thomas Frank was furious with the reaction from sections of the crowd as he believed true supporters should never turn on their own players mid-game.
Frank had attempted to spark life into his side with a bold, attacking lineup featuring Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, but Fulham carved through Spurs at will in a wretched first half marked by defensive panic and tactical disarray.
Tottenham’s attack was even worse.
They failed to register a single shot on target before the break – one of their limpest home halves in recent memory. The only real question was how many Fulham would score.
Against expectation, Frank resisted the urge to make changes at half-time, and Spurs emerged with more energy, though clear chances remained scarce.
Their lone spark came 14 minutes into the second half when Mohammed Kudus unleashed a ferocious effort at Bernd Leno’s near post, dragging Tottenham back into the contest.
But the momentum didn’t last.
Spurs’ familiar problems — sterile possession, predictable patterns, a lack of invention — resurfaced as Fulham regained control and saw out the match with relative comfort.
Tottenham’s latest home failure adds another unwanted statistic to a miserable calendar year. The loss marked their 10th home league defeat of 2025, matching the club’s worst-ever total for a single year.
Fulham’s victory, built on discipline, aggression and opportunism, exposed just how fragile Spurs have become on home soil — and how thin the patience is among their supporters.
For Frank, who defended his players fiercely, the pressure will now begin to creep toward him too.
