Fulham matchwinner Tom Cairney says they deserve to be back in the Premier League.
The 27-year-old scored the only goal at Wembley as Slavisa Jokanovic's men beat Aston Villa 1-0 with ten men.
After the final whistle, Cairney said: "After we missed out on promotion last season, a lot of people wrote us off.
"We got a lot of stick.
"But football won today. Football won."
He added: "We knew we wouldn't shrink in this environment.
"The pitch suits us, with the way we play football.
"In my eyes, over the past two seasons, we have been the best team in this league."