The Magpies have won only one of the three league games they have played at St James' Park this season, the opening-day clash with Wigan.
Solano: "We need to score early and get in control of the game. It is very important to get in front, which is what we did last season. In recent times - like Fulham and Everton at home - we have lost control of the game when we have been in the lead.
"We must learn to control those situations - if we do that, then we have more chance of winning. We need to be strong in our home games because at the moment we are not strong enough.
"The season has been stop-start so far, but that changes now with the UEFA Cup there are a lot of games coming up in a short space of time.
"That is something we are familiar with because we played in Europe a few years ago and we were successful after games away in Europe. We need to get back to that, if we can - but firstly, we need to pick up points at home."