West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce says survival will be enough for this season.

After rampaging back into the big time at the first attempt, Big Sam knows the new season will be a vastly different experience - with survival the key aim.

He said: "There's no doubt the Premier League is the only place to be.

"The experience of Wembley, even though we didn't want to be there, and winning that final was unbelievable .

Ourselves, Reading and Southampton will probably be favourites to go back down.

"All three promoted teams last season stayed up, though, so it can be done.

"The Premier League has some fears but it's nothing I haven't seen down the years or dealt with, so my job is to hopefully use that experience to help the players we have got to establish the club this season."