Despite a 1-0 reverse at Craven Cottage, the reigning champions remained 12 points clear at the top of the Premiership and continue their quest for what would be the west London club's first league and Cup double when their league rivals Newcastle arrive at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

"The best thing is that we have a game on Wednesday because that means we only have two days to be disappointed," said the Chelsea goalkeeper.

"If we win our next game then it's forgotten. So that's positive because last time we lost, to Middlesbrough, we had a long week. It's never nice to lose a game and it's not nice to dwell on it.

"We have to keep working, keep getting victories to be champions and we have to produce a big reaction for Wednesday."

None of the current team were involved when Chelsea won the last of their three FA Cups in 2000 and, for all the focus on the Premiership and the Champions League, Cech said winning world football's oldest senior knockout competition was a major target.

"It's a big trophy and the only (domestic) one we haven't won yet. Newcastle are tough opponents but we are going on the pitch to win the game."

Chelsea, who denied Monday an FA charge of failing to control their players in an ill-tempered victory over West Brom last month, are facing further disciplinary action after William Gallas responded to his sending off against Fulham by making crude gestures towards the crowd in a game overshadowed by a post-match pitch invasion.

In the meantime Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho tried to reassure fans by denying press reports he would be leaving the club at the end of the current campaign to take over at Inter Milan.

"We can be champions again and we hope to get a trophy in the FA Cup. We are waiting for success and at the same time preparing for next season already," Mourinho said.

"There are no problems between us. Of course, I will be here next season," added the Portuguese following a match where he responded to Luis Boa Morte's early goal for Fulham by substituting Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips after just 26 minutes. Newcastle, for all that their fans proclaim them to be a 'big club', have not won a major trophy since lifting the now defunct Inter-City Fairs Cup in 1969. It is now 51 years on from the last of their six FA Cup triumphs.

This season's competition has added poignancy for United followers as it represents the last chance that club great Alan Shearer, who has said he will retire at the end of the current campaign, has to win a trophy as a player with his hometown team.

But last weekend's 3-1 defeat at home to Liverpool did little to suggest an end to the silverware slump was in sight.

"When you give quality teams a two goals start like we have done, against Manchester United and Liverpool, then more often or not you are not going to get back," said Newcastle skipper Shearer.

Any hopes United had of victory ended seven minutes into the second half when defender Jean Alain Boumsong, trying to rectify his intial mistake, was sent off for bringing down Liverpool striker Peter Crouch in the box and conceding a penalty from which Djibril Cisse scored.

Former England striker Shearer also told Monday's Newcastle Evening Chronicle that the trip to London represented another tough test.

"This is the third of what have been three very hard games for us and not many people are expecting us to go there and win.

"But there have not been too many shocks in the FA Cup this season so we will keep our fingers crossed, work hard and see what happens."