The 2010 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield sponsored by

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for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th

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, an annual

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match contested by the winners of the previous season's

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and

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competitions. A rematch of the previous year's FA Community Shield, the match was played at

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, on 8 August 2010, and contested by league and

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winners Chelsea and league runners-up

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. Manchester United won the match 3–1 with goals from Antonio Valencia,

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and Dimitar Berbatov; Chelsea's consolation goal came from Salomon Kalou. It was Manchester United's 14th outright victory in the Community Shield. Chelsea went into the match as trophy-holders, having won the 2009 Community Shield. The Shield is usually contested by the winners of the Premier League and the FA Cup, but since Chelsea won the double, Manchester United qualified by default as Premier League runners-up. It was the third time in four years that the Community Shield had been contested between the two teams.

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