- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 24.05
- Average age of the Northampton Town starting lineup: 23.14
- 19-year old Danish-born Martin Hansen is named as Liverpool's substitute goalkeeper for the first time in a competitive match; the same applies for 17-year old defender Andre Wisdom.
- Sotirios Kyrgiakos was named as Liverpool's captain for this match.
- Liverpool lose a penalty shoot-out in a competitive match for only the second time (the first was against Wimbledon in December 1993).
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