Burnley, Kompany clinch EFL Championship title

5:17 PM ET

Burnley clinched the Championship title with a 1-0 victory at local rivals Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday.

Manuel Benson’s 66th-minute effort sealed the points for a Burnley side who had already booked promotion to the Premier League.

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With two games remaining, they have 95 points — 13 ahead of Sheffield United, who can wrap up promotion on Wednesday.

Blackburn remain in eighth place in England’s second tier with 65 points but are level on points with Sunderland, who are in the final playoff spot.

Burnley have enjoyed a dream campaign in their first season under the management of former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany. After being relegated from the Premier League a year ago, they sealed their return to England’s top tier earlier this month with seven games of the season remaining.

Should they win their remaining two games, Burnley will break the 100-point mark, a feat that has not been achieved in England’s second tier since Leicester City’s 102-point campaign in the 2013-14 season.

Sources told ESPN last week that Kompany was on a shortlist of candidates to become the next manager of Chelsea; however, the Premier League club now look set to appoint former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino.

Information from Reuters was used in this report.