Talk:2005 Football League Cup final/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Good888 (talk · contribs) 20:20, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Might as well review this as well!

Lead

• Link extra-time and stands, the latter under Ejection (sports).
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• "their only victory by more than one goal was against Newcastle United in the fourth round, which they won 2–0." I would mention that it was only because of extra-time.
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Route to the final

• It should be mentioned that since Liverpool and Chelsea were Premier League clubs, that they skipped the first two rounds, as stated in the lead.
  • Done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• "Liverpool entered the competition in the third round and were drawn against Millwall, who were in the First Division." I would state that Liverpool played at Millwall's ground. Also, the First Division was renamed Championship that year. Championship should also be linked.
  • Done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• "First Division side Watford were the opposition in the semi-final" Again, it was renamed Championship.
  • Done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• "at Fulham's home ground Craven Cottage." I would add this to the start of the paragraph rather than at the end.
  • Done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• You linked Duff twice in this section.
  • Done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Match

• "Our challenge is to win the Premier League, the Champions League, the Uefa Cup, the FA Cup and the Carling Cup." Link the UEFA and FA Cups. Also, should Carling be linked under the drink?
  • WP:LINK states "Items within quotations should not generally be linked." NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• "Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole was keen to win his first trophy" You already linked Cole a paragraph above.
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• You already linked Lampard as well.
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• "If you haven't won anything a runners-up medal is not what you want at all." A comma before a.
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• "He also stated that Mourinho's desire to win had been rubbing off on the players" This is the first mention of the manager. Link him and mention he was Chelsea manager.
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• You already linked Gerrard.
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• "with odds of Evens" Noticed you fixed an error nearby, while I was writing this review. Anyhow, when you mean Evens, what type of Evens? 2-2? 3-3?
  • There's only one type of evens that's 1-1. Anyway I've linked to even odds, so that should help the reader. NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• I think BBC Sport should be linked, but then again I'm not sure.
  • Yep, I've linked it NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• "The goal was the fastest scored in a League Cup final." Was it broken eventually? Or does it still stand today? If it's the latter, add a "as of 2015" template.
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• You linked Duff, Lampard and Gerrard again in the first half.
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• "The referee ignored Liverpool claims for a penalty" Mention the referee was Steve Bennett.
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• Fernando Morientes was linked three times in this section.
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• "Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was sent off following the goal" I have added a suggestion earlier to link Mourinho earlier in the article. Unlink him here.
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• "The pace of the game had slowed in extra time, with both sides to dominate the match." The last bit doesn't make sense. Should it be "not dominating" or were both dominating play?
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• The match rules should be more to the centre.
  • That's is where they are in most football articles, I really don't think it matters that much. NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• Who were the assistant referees? Surely they would have mentioned them 27 years later?
  • Surprisingly, I can't find this info, otherwise I would add it. NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
• "while Chelsea were beaten 2–1 by Spanish team Barcelona." This makes it sound like Barcelona went to the next round. It should state that Barcelona won the first leg.
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Post-match

• You already linked Jose Mourinho, Eiður Guðjohnsen, Steven Gerrard, Rafael Benítez, Stamford Bridge, 2004–05 UEFA Champions League and penalty shootout.
  • done NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

References

• Using Checklinks, I have found that there are no broken references.

Another decent article. On hold for now. Good888 (talk) 20:20, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the review @Good888:, I've addressed all your comments. NapHit (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

@NapHit: Promoting to GA class! Good888 (talk) 12:57, 26 July 2015 (UTC)