Sunderland v Northampton Town, 23 September 2008
| Score | 2-2 :: penalties 4-3 to Sunderland |
| Referee | Tony Bates |
| Competition | League Cup 3rd round |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Attendance | 21,082 |
View Sunderland v Northampton Town head to head
2 (4) Sunderland
Goals:
| Anthony Stokes | 86 |
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| Anthony Stokes | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Márton Fülöp
Defender
Phil Bardsley
Defender
Danny Collins
Defender/Centre back
Anton Ferdinand
Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Edwards
Defender/Midfielder
Nyron Nosworthy
Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter
Midfielder
Andy Reid
Midfielder
Dean Whitehead
Forward
David Healy
Forward
Daryl Murphy
Substitutions:
| Michael Chopra for David Healy | 46 |
| Kieran Richardson for Carlos Edwards | 46 |
| Anthony Stokes for Grant Leadbitter | 78 |
Cards:
| Daryl Murphy | 32 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Nick Colgan
Defender/Right back
Pascal Chimbonda
Defender
Kieran Richardson
Midfielder
Liam Miller
Forward
Michael Chopra
Forward
Anthony Stokes
Forward
Dwight Yorke
Comments:
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT DETAILS (Sunderland went first) 1 - Michael Chopra [scored] 2 - Daryl Murphy [scored] 3 - Anthony Stokes [missed] 4 - Andy Reid [scored] 5 - Kieran Richardson [scored]2 (3) Northampton Town
Goals:
| Colin Larkin | 20 |
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| Luke Guttridge | 81 |
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Starting lineup:
Frank Fielding
Goalkeeper
Jason Crowe
Defender
Mark Little
Defender
Mark Hughes
Defender/Centre back
Andy Holt
Defender/Midfielder
Giles Coke
Midfielder
Liam Davis
Midfielder
Luke Guttridge
Midfielder
Abdul Osman
Midfielder
Leon Constantine
Forward
Colin Larkin
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ryan Gilligan for Giles Coke | 67 |
| Adebayo Akinfenwa for Colin Larkin | 98 |
| Danny Jackman for Andy Holt | 99 |
Cards:
| Liam Davis | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Chris Dunn
Defender
Liam Dolman
Defender/Midfielder
Danny Jackman
Midfielder
Alex Dyer
Midfielder/Forward
Ryan Gilligan
Midfielder/Forward
Ian Henderson
Forward
Adebayo Akinfenwa
Comments:
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT DETAILS (Sunderland went first) 1 - Michael Chopra [scored] 2 - Daryl Murphy [scored] 3 - Anthony Stokes [missed] 4 - Andy Reid [scored] 5 - Kieran Richardson [scored]Comments:
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT DETAILS (Northampton Town went second) 1 - Mark Hughes [missed] 2 - Adebayo Akinfenwa [scored] 3 - Liam Davis [scored] 4 - Abdul Osman [scored] 5 - Leon Constantine [saved]