Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is quietly confident of progress in their looming Cup ties.

The Whites now take a break from league football with games in the FA Cup and UEFA Europa League next on the horizon - starting with the visit of Nott County to Craven Cottage this coming Sunday.

"The way we've been playing, we would liked to have continued playing league games," Schwarzer told fulhamfc.com. "Saying that, the Cup is an opportunity for us to change focus a little. The FA Cup is a fantastic tournament to be involved in. I've been fortunate over the course of my career to be involved in the latter stages of the Cup quite a number of times. It's the most historic cup competition in the world and the way things have panned out so far means it's going to be a very interesting competition this season.

"The one thing we can't do is take Notts County for granted. They're going to come to the Cottage with a lot of confidence having beaten Wigan in the last round. It's going to be a very tough game for us.

"We've come this far in both the FA Cup and Europa League, so why can't we go any further in both competitions? I believe we're good enough to do it but we have to go out there and perform. We can't underestimate any team, regardless of what league they playing in - whether it's Nott County or Shakhtar Donetsk. We've got our work cut out for us in the next two games."