Tottenham Hotspur endured a disastrous start to their Premier League home match against Fulham on Saturday, conceding two goals in the opening six minutes. The calamitous beginning to the game saw goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario subjected to jeers from the home crowd, compounding a miserable week for the North London club.
Kenny Tete's deflected strike put Fulham ahead within four minutes, before Vicario's error allowed Harry Wilson to curl the ball into an empty net just two minutes later. The rapid-fire goals sparked fury amongst the Tottenham supporters, who directed their frustration towards their own goalkeeper.
The atmosphere inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium quickly turned toxic as the home fans struggled to comprehend the team's poor performance. This latest setback follows a humbling 4-1 defeat against North London rivals Arsenal and a 5-3 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in midweek.
"Wham, bam - what a start," exclaimed former Arsenal striker Alan Smith, commentating on the game for Sky Sports. "You don't hear that often, booing your own player after seven minutes. A goalkeeper too. This could get really testing for the Spurs players now".
The two goals, separated by a mere two minutes and sixteen seconds, left Tottenham facing an uphill battle against Marco Silva's Fulham side. The Tottenham team came into the match looking to improve their poor home record, with only three league wins at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the entirety of 2025 prior to this match. Fulham, under Marco Silva, have been struggling in the Premier League this season. Both teams were aiming for a morale-boosting victory.
Spurs' recent form has been concerning, with the team conceding seven goals in their three Premier League games in November, matching their total from the previous nine games combined.
Despite the early setback, Micky van de Ven made a crucial tackle to prevent Fulham from extending their lead further. However, Tottenham still went into halftime down 2-0, with Alasdair Gold of Football.London giving Vicario and Pedro Porro a rating of 2 out of 10 for their first-half performances.
The game is still ongoing, and Tottenham will need to produce a significantly improved performance in the second half to salvage anything from the match.
