After the break the home side looked to put the result beyond doubt and Berbatov did just that as he controlled a cross from Carlos Tevez and volleyed home.
Newcastle trailed after Adebayor superbly controlled Emmanuel Eboue's cross with his chest before smashing the ball into the top corner of Shay Given's goal.
The feisty Scottish striker partially atoned for his miss when he delivered a superb cross into the Coventry box that Hulse controlled before placing beyond Konstantopoulos.