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Tottenham Hotspur supporters booed goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, but manager Thomas Frank later said, “They can’t be true Tottenham fans.”

Fulham, Spurs’ 10th Premier League home defeat since 2025, conceded twice in the opening six minutes to lose 2-1.

However, Vicario’s mistake caused Fulham to score twice before the main conversation turned to the second goal.

He faced a long ball and headed toward the touchline after coming out.

The Italian turned and attempted to clear the ball, but slipped as Harry Wilson skimmed the ball off, and Josh King controlled it.

WIlson, a Wales midfielder, curled a shot into the goal from the 36.6-meter touchline, King laying the ball off.

Some Spurs fans booed Vicario moments later when the ball hit him once more.

At half-time, when the club was leading by 2-0, and once more at full-time, the team was booed off.

Frank was really irritated by one of those booings.

The Dane described the fans’ reactions to his goalkeeper as “I heard some of our fans apparently booed the incident and booed afterwards, which is completely unacceptable,” he told BBC Sport.

They can’t be genuine Tottenham supporters, they say. No problem, there is enough booing after the game, but when we are playing, we are supporting one another and moving forward.

Before Wilson’s strike, with Mohammed Kudus scoring for Spurs in a better second-half performance, Kenny Tete had given Fulham a fourth-minute lead.

Joe Hart, a former Premier League goalkeeper, claimed the second goal was “completely avoidable.”

Hart continued, “I do understand the fans’ annoyance.” Vicario plays a role that I am aware of. You will ultimately be judged based on your actions, despite the fact that he is a great team player and a real leader in the dressing room.

Vicario, an international from Italy, is currently playing for Tottenham for the third time.

After the game, the 29-year-old admitted he had to accept the criticism.

He said, “I take responsibility for that because I made the mistake.”

I simply hit the ball badly because my goal was to clear the ball long. The mountain was even more challenging to climb.

He claimed that football requires being booed.

What can I say when I say, “I’m a big man”? “He continued,” he said. The current state of the stands cannot affect us. Fans have the authority to decide what they believe.

Wilson struggled to score the goal despite Vicario’s error.

It was Bournemouth’s second-longest-range Premier League goal of the season, just behind Tyler Adams’ 43.3-meter goal against Sunderland, which coincidentally happened on Saturday.

Wilson claimed he was surprised that Wilson still had a goal unfulfilled.

Five seconds after the clearance, Vicario’s release from his box and Wilson’s shooting were completed.

Wilson said, “I thought the goalkeeper was out of the box for ages.”

“I was surprised that none of the back four returned to the line.” My eyes began to glare when neither of them successfully defended the goal.

Even though Vicario’s error was the focus of the most popular media reports, Spurs continued to struggle at home.

This was their 10th league home defeat since 2025, breaking their previous club record of 1994 and 2003.

Before the end of the year, they will play Brentford and champions Liverpool at home. Frank’s old side and Liverpool will also be playing.

Since Frank’s summer replacement of Ange Postecoglou, only one of those victories has been made.

There is a mountain to climb when you’re down by two after six minutes, Frank said.

Everything seems to go against you when you’re in a bad spell, with Vic making a mistake and Vic making the second shot deflected.

“We have lost another game because of this result,” the player said. We lost this game in the opening six minutes because of one story.

Simply put, we must continue working. The second half was much better, which is probably something we can improve upon.

For the first time in the Premier League, Spurs have lost four straight home derbies.

And they have their lowest averages in Premier League history (since at least 2003-04), which is 9.9 shots and 3.2% on average per game.

Danny Murphy, a former Fulham midfielder, claimed Frank must handle the storm.

Murphy said, “He’s got to take the stick.” He has a lot of expectations for a prominent position at a large football club. That entails pressure and responsibility.

“The performances at home have been subpar, and things need to get better.” He’s not sure what his best team is right now, which is a problem because I don’t believe he knows his best team at the moment.

Lando Norris’ desire to win the Formula 1 drivers’ title for the first time did not materialize on the weekend.

The Briton claimed that he was “convinced I would have been on pole” heading into the final session of the Qatar Grand Prix grid.

The McLaren driver’s chances of winning the race would have been excellent once the race was over, ensuring that he was crowned world champion on Sunday.

Norris’ teammate Oscar Piastri, however, beat him to second place. The title battle moves to the final race in Abu Dhabi the following weekend if the Australian wins the race, as he did the sprint before Saturday’s grand prix qualifying.

Max Verstappen, a driver who instills such fear in rivals that McLaren’s CEO Zak Brown described the Dutchman as the villain in a horror film, should be taken into account.

Third place goes to the Red Bull driver, with the three title protagonists completing the grid first. The setup of the race is excellent.

With a 22-point lead over Piastri and 25 over Verstappen, Norris leads the fast and demanding Lusail circuit outside of Doha for the penultim grand prix of the season.

The possibilities are numerous, but the fundamental math is straightforward: if Norris wins, he becomes champion, or if Piastri or Verstappen win, the race continues.

Norris, who qualified for the pole position and placed third overall, said: “Yesterday, I didn’t really feel like I had the pace for pole.” I felt much more at ease and certain that I would have fallen off pole today. But I’m not currently. Because of that, I’m quite let down by myself.

After the first runs of qualifying, Norris edged Piastri by only 0.035 seconds to become the first pole-runner.

Norris felt good after their final runs, believing he had already increased his previous best by 0.1 seconds on Turn One. However, at the following corner, things went wrong.

Norris had to abort to avoid off the track because the front of the car kept losing control.

Piastri ran through it with gusto, taking pole by 0.108 seconds, thanks to that.

I’m not sure, Norris said, “Turn Two.” I’m not sure if the wind somehow altered me. I basically had to push into a small understeer because of it.

I had to go back. I was going to halt the course. As I turned around, the understeer worsened. And I also damaged a floor yesterday. Today, I didn’t want to harm another one.

“I was hoping I could have been on pole today, but I’m not,” he said. Naturally, that makes it feel worse.

Oscar did a good job, so I can’t take anything away from his weekend driving prowess.

“I apologised for my errors,” I said. Still, today is not a bad day. I’m still in second place. I’m definitely feeling better about things now that I’ve had a lot of fun with the car. I lacked the opportunity to simplify my life (for the race)”.

Norris was so perturbed by this. After all, he was only one place ahead of the other and one place behind one of his title rivals.

Because overtaking is so challenging in Qatar, Piastri is more likely to win if he enters the first corner first.

Norris essentially said that.

Yes, Norris said, “Probably just the start. I’m on the dirty side of the grid, but it’s just the run down to Turn One. We’ll see what we can do, so I have less high expectations.

Because of this race’s distinctiveness, there aren’t many other strategy options.

The tyres are put under heavy stress by Lusail’s numerous long-duration, medium-, and high-speed corners, and the sharp kerbs only make things worse.

Due to Pirelli’s fear of punctures, the tire supplier has mandated a maximum of 25 laps of use for any set of tires, making the race at least two pit-stops.

However, there is a lot of jeopardy. Before the 19-lap sprint, both Piastri and Mercedes’ George Russell, who finished second in the sprint and has qualified for the grand prix, both experienced tears in their front tires.

After a difficult run of races through the fall, Piastri’s race resulted in a timely return to form.

With his 34-point championship lead, Norris retired with a fuel-line failure in addition to his victory in the Dutch Grand Prix, giving Piastri the appearance of a champion elect. Prior to that, he had been this season’s more convincing McLaren driver.

However, Piastri has only been on the podium once since, at the very next race, and Norris has taken control of the title race after his run of grands prix, which he has made mistakes and lacked pace.

Really only a win will do tomorrow, just like Verstappen, for Piastri. Or at the very least, they must defeat Norris.

Piastri once said, “I’ve been in that same situation for the entire weekend, and it’s been a good experience.”

So I believe I’ve gained a lot of confidence that things can happen when I’m in the right place and at the right pace without having to do anything special.

So I’m confident that tomorrow we can try to do the same. And I’m prepared for the battle.

However, as all three of them noted, a lot can happen during a grand prix’s 200-mile journey.

Other vehicles may have issues. Safety vehicles, incidents, and retirements are possible.

The race will likely be flat out from beginning to end, or as close as it can get due to the restrictions on tires. Therefore, mistakes are more likely.

A race can go wrong in many more ways than it can go well, despite the fact that there are occasionally grand prix and that many drivers anticipate this to be so.

Verstappen is aware of this fact that McLaren drivers are pursuing their fifth world title while Verstappen is vying for his fifth.

He said, “You never know what happens in a race.” You know that we have a two-stop, but some things are beyond your control, right?

You just need to keep everything open because there might be some crazy things happening behind you.

We’ll do everything in our power to ensure a good start, and then make sure our tyres are maintained a little better because the understeer in the car is typically not good for race pace, but we’ll make every effort to minimize the damage.

Norris said he would try to relax in his hotel room on Saturday night to prepare for the day when he realizes his lifetime ambitions.

Play basketball in my room,” I said. Basketball in real life. I’m going to go home, get some spaghetti bolognese in, play some Counter-Strike, probably lose some Elo (ratings), and then go to bed.

He added that he would try to avoid the media, go see my engineers, do some work, and get ready as best as possible. See what opportunities might arise.

On a significant night for the sport, Jeamie “TKV” Tshikeva defeated Frazer Clarke by split decision to win the British heavyweight title as live professional boxing made its debut on BBC linear television in 20 years.

Although there were frequent grappling and clinching matches during the contest, TKV rocked Clarke with a powerful left hook in the eleventh minute.

A stunned Clarke somehow stumbling back into his corner managed to stay put. Clarke insisted he could continue and bravely fought through the final round with his trainer poised to pull him out unless he responded.

The judges gave TKV the scores of 115-113 and 115-112, while Clarke, who won the Olympic bronze medal, received 115-112.

It elicits incredible feelings. The boy whooped in his backyard, according to Londoner TKV, who was given a point for a minor blow.

He started blowing within the first 30 seconds, even though I was aware that he was going to hold on. We are no longer a part of the Olympics.

Later, TKV apologized for making what he called “distasteful” remarks at the post-fight press conference.

Clarke’s professional career ended in a second defeat, reaching the podium at Tokyo 2020. The future is uncertain at 35.

It is, in his eleventh fight, TKV’s biggest victory of his career.

TKV was jeered on his ring walk by around 3,500 vocal fans who filled the small arena. In return, Big Fraze’, a resident of Burton-upon-Trent, was rousingly greeted.

He asserted himself in the opening round, snapping a jab at the body before ripping in stinging uppercuts, which was unmistakably troubling for TKV, much to the fans’ delight.

The Tottenham man, whose family has a fascinating history and both his father and grandfather served in the Zairean army, showed up in the fight and settled in.

Before TKV was forced to miss the fight, the fight had originally been scheduled for October. Tensions were rekindled by the delay, easing a once-respectful conflict.

Low blows from TKV, some of which were veered in on the side of the referee, who gave a warning in the third, were repeatedly repeated in Clarke’s corner. The point deduction was made for TKV when another borderline shot came in moments later.

Instead of a few jabs, the fight shifted into heavy leaning from TKV and lunging, telegraphed punches that characterized the course.

Both TKV and Clarke both had success with their left hooks and uppercuts, but both men soaked up the shots like they were bouncing off a stone.

A left hook detonated just as the competition appeared to be waning, leaving Clarke reeling in the eleventh minute. TKV’s right eye was severely swollen.

Clarke only managed to remain upright by leaning into TKV as the referee moved in for a closer look.

Although Clarke insisted on continuing, Angel Fernandez, his coach, seemed to be pulling him out.

English bantamweight Francesca “Billion Dollar Baby” Hennessy defeated former atomweight world champion Fabiana Bytyqi to extend her perfect record to 7-0 in the chief-support match.

Hennessy, 21, displayed sharp footwork, precise shot selection, and fluid combination punching following an eye-catching ringwalk complete with a choreographed routine alongside a dance troupe.

All three judges scored Hennessey in the final 10 rounds, which was a huge success for her because she targeted the 29-year-old Czech fighter’s body, who previously held a world title at atomweight.

Before calling out former world champion Shannon Courtenay, the Kent fighter said, “BDB (Billion Dollar Baby) on the BBC, let’s go, baby.”

What could have been a crucial night for British boxing was played by Clarke, TKV, and Hennessy.

Although there may not have been a boxing title fight or a household name on the bill, free-to-air exposure can appeal to new fans, draw young people to gyms, and help the sport develop in ways that pay-per-view boxing may struggle.