And that was good enough to take them two points clear of Leeds at the top.
The win takes United two points clear of Arsenal on 69 points after 31 games.
Portsmouth are currently two points clear of third-from-bottom Birmingham, thanks to Saturday's 2-1 win over Sunderland.
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The Brewers managed to finish two points clear of second-placed Cambridge, despite losing their last three league matches.
The victory won Albion their first trophy for 40 years as they finished two points clear of Stoke.
Bournemouth now sit top of the table, two points clear Rochdale in second.
Celtic had gone into the match two points clear of Old Firm rivals Rangers, who face Kilmarnock on Sunday.
Slovakia lead Group Three and are currently two points clear of Northern Ireland ahead of their visit to Belfast on Wednesday.
Leeds now go into the final game of the season two points clear of St Helens with a far superior goal difference.
They have gone two points clear at the top after Eintracht Frankfurt were held 3-3 at home by two-time defending champions Borussia Dortmund.
With the home side two points clear midway through the second half, Saints took control with three late tries, the match-clincher coming from Eastmond.
With Falkirk drawing at home to St Johnstone, Killie move two points clear of bottom-placed Bairns, who visit Rugby Park in Saturday's season finale.
The men from Finstall Park could move two points clear of Burton at the top if they win Saturday's rearranged fixture at Dudley Kingswinford.
Arsenal's deserved win after a game they dominated took them two points clear of north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the battle for third spot.
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Armagh led 0-9 to 0-5 at the break but Meath fought back after the restart and levelled before Armagh responded and went two points clear.
The Sarries victory puts them top of Pool Four, two points clear of French side Biarritz, who they meet next at Vicarage Road in January.
The loss of Holden will be a blow to Wanderers' survival hopes - with the club two points clear of the relegation zone after 27 games.
The Ayrshire side have never been absent from the Scottish Premier League and finish the season two points clear of their final-day opponents at Rugby Park.
And Manchester City, which had been two points clear of United at the top just three weeks earlier but was now three points back, had clearly fallen prey.
But despite conceding that late equaliser, Oxford remain two points clear at the top, thanks to second-placed Stevenage being held 0-0 at home by fellow promotion-chasers AFC Wimbledon.
Warrington, who missed out on the chance to go two points clear, at least played their part in a tremendous derby in front of a sell-out 17, 500 crowd.
The result moves Kumar Sangakkara's men two points clear of Pakistan and New Zealand at the top of Group F and they remain in pole position for a semi-final spot.
It means Sheffield are now two points clear of Nottingham having played the same number of games while Belfast are a further point behind - but with a match in hand.
The result means Arsenal remain third in the table, two points clear of both their London rivals but they have played a game more than Chelsea and two more than Tottenham.
After winning at Leigh Genesis in the FA Trophy, they won 2-1 at Solihull Moors on Tuesday night to lift themselves out of the relegation zone and two points clear of danger.
The Accies, who have lost costly late goals in their last two league outings, are now two points clear of St Mirren, who prop up the league after the home defeat to Dundee United.
And it was all settled by Warrington enjoying two scoring bursts to one at the rain-lashed Halliwell Jones to complete a first Super League double over St Helens and move two points clear at the top.
However, the win still lifted Madrid to the top of Group C and they are now two points clear of AC Milan and three clear of Marseille, who Manuel Pellegrini's side play in their final match.
The draw allowed Manchester United, who defeated Bursaspor 1-0, to go two points clear at the top of the group, with Rangers still one ahead of Spanish visitors who themselves had chances to win a pulsating tie.
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