Whitstable Town assistant manager Matt Longhurst hopes side can transfer cup form to home league game against Sutton Athletic this weekend after away victories at Walsham Le Willows and Faversham Town

Assistant manager Matt Longhurst is hopeful play-off chasing Whitstable can begin to transfer their fine cup form into the league - starting on Saturday.

Jamie Coyle’s Oystermen progressed to the Kent Senior Trophy semi-finals with a 3-1 victory at Faversham on Tuesday, having won on penalties at Walsham Le Willows to make the last-16 of the FA Vase last weekend.Whitstable will return to Southern Counties East League Premier Division action as they host Sutton Athletic this weekend.Longhurst said: “It’s showing in the cup competitions where we’re doing well that, on our day, we’re as good as the other teams [in the league].“But we have got to put some consistency together in the league. That’s the tougher thing.“We know that and we have made the players fully aware of it, but nights like Tuesday put us into a good position.“We’re into the next round in the Vase, the semi-finals of the Trophy and the dressing room is good.”Sutton Athletic, on an eight-match unbeaten run, will also harbour hopes of a top-five finish if they can maintain their fine form. They are a point behind the Oystermen but with a game in hand.“Sutton will be young and energetic,” noted Longhurst. “There’s no easy games and that’s why they’re three teams from our league still in the Vase.“It’s so competitive and so difficult to play in.“We’ve just said to the players that we seem to get ourselves up for these games in the cup competitions but we need to make sure we’re just as motivated for Saturday.“It’s a really tough league because everybody can beat everybody. Faversham saw that last year where they didn’t quite get promoted.“Obviously, we’re finding the exact same thing out this year. Some of us are new to the league, some aren’t, and I think