BIG-MATCH FACTS
The tie in context
• Notts County are the only League Two representatives in the fifth round, and the lowest ranked club still alive in the FA Cup.
• Fulham go into the weekend as one of nine Premier League clubs with their sights on a place in the quarter-finals.
• The Cottagers are one of five participating clubs in this fifth round, who have never won the FA Cup.
Gulf in class
• The Magpies are 65 places lower than Fulham on the league ladder ahead of this weekend's fixtures; the widest gulf in class in the fifth round.
Head-to-head
• These clubs last met in 1998/99 when they both found themselves in the third level of league football together. Notts County prevailed 1-0 at Meadow Lane that season.
• Fulham have won their last three home games against the Magpies, and have not lost to them in seven in west London, since a 3-1 defeat in the old Second Division in October 1979.
FA Cup records and best performances
• The Cottagers have won both their previous FA Cup meetings, registering 1-0 away victories in the fifth round in 1926 and in the third round in 1956.
The clubs
FULHAM
Current form
• Won two and drawn one of their last three Premier League matches, with clean sheets in all three.
FA Cup form
• The 1975 runners-up are aiming to reach the quarter-finals for the second season running.
• Already knocked out lower league opposition in Swindon and Accrington, but not succumbed to a lower ranked club since Bristol Rovers eliminated them after a penalty shoot-out in the third round in January 2008.
NOTTS COUNTY
Current form
• Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth was the first time County had failed to win in five, and brought an end to their seven-match unbeaten run (W6, D1) since Christmas.
• Conceded two goals in five league and cup outings.
FA Cup form
• This is their sixth match in this cup run.
• Scored twice in each of the last five, but kept one clean sheet in the fourth round replay victory over Premier League Wigan at the DW Stadium.
• The 1894 winners have not figured in the quarter-finals for 19 years.
Replay date
Sunday, 7 March 2010 (Kick off: 1500 GMT)
Match officials
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
Assistant referees: Shaun Procter-Green & Nigel Bannister
Fourth official: Andy Hall
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport