Beram Kayal insists Albion will not be the whipping boys of the Premier League.

The Israeli midfielder accepts it will be tough for the Seagulls to survive next season.

But he has vowed they will be "strong, solid and competitive".

Bookmakers rate Chris Hughton's side favourites for an immediate return to the Championship, although they will be replaced in that regard by the winners of Monday's play-off final between Huddersfield and Reading.

Chairman Tony Bloom told The Argus after promotion was clinched last month that he aims to consolidate the club in the Premier League.

Former Celtic ace Kayal is approaching Albion's first season in the top flight for 34 years with the same mindset.

He said: "Obviously, our target first of all is to stay there, then for more than one season.

"Every game is going to be something special for us. But we're not going to be the team for everyone to just come and take the points off and lose every game.

"We are ready to be a strong team, a solid team, and to be competitive, to move on with want we want to do for ourselves and the club to stay in the division."

The Premier League is littered with horror stories for promoted clubs.

Derby had the worst-ever campaign in 2007-08. They ended up with one win, 29 defeats and 11 points, leaking 89 goals and scoring only 20.

Two seasons earlier, Sunderland went straight back down with 15 points after winning the Championship with 94.

QPR finished bottom in 2012-13 with 25 points. Middlesbrough have made an immediate return to the Championship after pipping Albion to automatic promotion.

They had 28 points and 34 was not enough for play-off winners Hull to stay up either.

Kayal knows the bulk of the points required to survive are likely to be gained at the Amex, where Albion have been so strong in the Championship.

He said: "With our fans it is going to be great, to see the biggest clubs in England coming here.

"We need to keep that winning mentality at home. Our record is incredible and we need to keep that going."

The Argus: Kayal was accustomed to big, one-off games with Celtic (above), domestically against Rangers and in the Champions League against the likes of Barcelona, Benfica, AC Milan and Ajax.

Playing in the Premier League will still be a step up from that for the injury-plagued 29-year-old.

Kayal told The Argus: "We are still buzzing from what we have achieved.

"I have said since the first day I arrived, this club deserves more than the Championship.

"The way it works, the facilities we have, the stadium. We have tried to build and achieve something.

"Last season we were unlucky and this season is a big, big achievement for everyone, the players, the fans. It still feels like a dream.

"In Israel the press was crazy, among the family and friends emotionaal messages and texts.

"Everyone knew it was my dream from when I first left Isreal and went to Scotland to be in the Premier League.

"When you achieve something so big, something you dream about as a child, it's massive for you and your family.

"We are waiting for the fixtures to come out. When you see Arsenal away and then you are coming back to Man U at home, then you need to go to Chelsea, you know you are in the big league with the biggest clubs in the world. It's something special for all of us."