Talk:2015 Football League Championship play-off final/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 19:43, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Am happy to review this article as part of the GAN Backlog Drive of April to May 2020. MWright96 (talk) 19:43, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Pass/Fail:

Lead

 * "It was Norwich's their first game at Wembley for since losing the" - the words in bold are unneeded because they contribute to a sentence that is not grammatically correct
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Route to the final

 * Wikilink header to Header (association football)
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * "qualified for the final 5–1 on aggregated." - typo; should be aggregate
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikilink penalty to Penalty kick
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Background

 * Wembley should be spelt out in full and wikilinked only on the first mention of it
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * "while Norwich's top marksman" - think the word in bold is informal and could be replaced by a more formal word
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * "acting as fourth official." - as the fourth
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikilink substitute to Substitute (association football)
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

First half

 * "who then struck the bar from 18 yards." - use the convert template please
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * "Former Blackpool manager Ian Holloway opined: "Norwich's play looks like Premier League ... Middlesbrough seemed to have been knocked sideways." - shouldn't that have the BBC Sport reference attached to it
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikilink corner to Corner kick
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * "from their captain Grant Leadbitter is cleared by Norwich." - was
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * "Vossen headed wide for Middlesbrough on 27 minutes and nine minutes later, and after two corners, his header is off-target again." - think this sentence could be reworded a little
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * "with the East Anglian club winning 2–0." - leading
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Second half

 * "and the resulting free kick is sent wide of the post by Redmond." - was
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikilink diving for Diving (association football)
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Post-match

 * Russell Martin is linked to the baseball catcher not the football player
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * "Norwich ended the next season in 19th position in the 2016–17 Premier League," - shouldn't that be 2015–16 Premier League since this article is about the 2014–15 season?
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * "Middlesbrough finished the following season in second place in the 2016–17 EFL Championship," - same issue as above
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * "securing automatic promotion to the Premier League for the 2017–18 season." - I think the 2016–17 season is the correct season of football not 2017–18
 * Done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Am going to put the review on hold to allow the nominator to address/query the points raised above. MWright96 (talk) 06:55, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * thanks for the review, I've addressed all the points. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:33, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Now promoting to GA class. I've fixed an error that you've made. MWright96 (talk) 11:01, 11 May 2020 (UTC)