A home tie for the Gills.
Gillingham will play Southend United at home in the first round of the Carabao Cup.
The draw was made by former Arsenal and England forward, Paul Merson, live on Sky Sports News on Tuesday morning and it will see Steve Evans and his team welcome the Seasiders to MEMS Priestfield Stadium, who have recently appointed Mark Molesley as their new Manager.
The two teams last met at the same stage of the competition in 2016, however on this occasion the match was at Roots Hall. Gills prevailed 3-1 thanks to goals from Cody McDonald and Jay-Emmanuel Thomas (2).
Full draw:
Northern Section –
Tranmere Rovers v Harrogate Town
Crewe Alexandra v Lincoln City
Walsall v Sheffield Wednesday
Rochdale v Huddersfield Town
Preston North End v Mansfield Town
Bolton Wanderers v Bradford City
Blackburn Rovers v Doncaster Rovers
Stoke City v Blackpool
Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic
Grimsby Town v Morecambe
Middlesbrough v Shrewsbury Town
Derby County v Barrow
Scunthorpe United v Port Vale
Sunderland v Hull City
Burton Albion v Accrington Stanley
Salford City v Rotherham United
Barnsley v Nottingham Forest
Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United
Southern Section –
Bristol City v Exeter City
Plymouth Argyle v Queens Park Rangers
Swindon Town v Charlton Athletic
Forest Green Rovers v Leyton Orient
MK Dons v Coventry City
Crawley Town v Millwall
Stevenage v Portsmouth
Peterborough United v Cheltenham Town
Brentford v Wycombe Wanderers
Northampton Town v Cardiff City
Luton Town v Norwich City
Birmingham City v Cambridge United
Newport County v Swansea City
Oxford United v AFC Wimbledon
Reading v Colchester United
Gillingham v Southend
Ipswich v Bristol Rovers
The fixtures are set to take place on Saturday September 5, however this is subject to change. Confirmation regarding the date of the game will be released in due course.