Raod to Wembley - Fulham meet Spurs

Fulham put pay to Notts County in the FA Cup 5th Round quite convincingly and host Tottenham tomorrow at Craven Cottage.

Notts County's dream really is over now, whose dalliance with fame and mysterious fortunes appears finally to have crumbled in the course of a week that sadly saw more drama off the pitch than they were able to produce on it.

The sale of the club to Ray Trew and then the exit of Sven-Goran Eriksson marked the end of a brief and, for all the hype, disappointing attempt to transform it into an unlikely football superpower. The FA Cup offered another shot at glory and that has now gone as well. All that remains is the less glamorous gruel of League Two, albeit with a decent chance of an escape from it when the season ends.

For the record after 22 minutes Simon Davies made a run inside from the left, Danny Murphy chipped a pass perfectly into his path and Davies shielded the ball from John Thompson before surprising Kasper Schmeichel with an early and perfectly angled shot into the far corner. Then in the 41st minute David Elm prodded a first-time pass to Zamora, who controlled smartly on his chest before scoring with the outside of his left foot.

Their first-half efforts having gone unrewarded, County faded in the second half and offered little more than a succession of not particularly dangerous long-range efforts from Davies. Fulham relaxed and had started the process of replacing their more important players when Damien Duff cut inside Jonnie Jackson and shot through the full-back's legs and past Schmeichel. Five minutes later Stefano Okaka, who had only just replaced Zamora, raced through to add a fourth.

So for the second successive year Fulham have reached the FA Cup quarter-final, though their progress has been aided by a succession of kind draws – when they play Tottenham tomorrow it will be the first time they have been forced to play a side from either of the top two divisions.

Fulham, the oldest professional team in London have only once been in the FA Cup Final, beaten by West Ham in 1975 (I remember it well). They were in the 2nd division then, and to most of our surprise thanks to the hugely under-rated Roy Hodgson they are now considered a Premier League mainstay. Can he take then to the semi-finals for the 2nd ever time. We'll find out tomorrow.