Gills away to Crawley in Carabao Cup first round

Away tie for Gills in opening round.

Gillingham will play Crawley Town at The People's Pension Stadium in the first round of the 2021/22 Carabao Cup.

The draw was made earlier today on Sky Sports and it will see Steve Evans’ come up against his former club, side who finished 12th in Sky Bet League 2 last season.

Gills reached the third round of the competition in 2020/21, but were eliminated by Stoke City at the bet365 by a narrow 1-0 scoreline.

 

Full draw:

 

Northern Section

 

Sheffield Wednesday v Huddersfield Town

Derby County v Salford City

Hartlepool United v Crewe Alexandra

Shrewsbury Town v Lincoln City

Mansfield Town v Preston

Port Vale v Sunderland

Sheffield United v Carlisle United

Blackpool v Middlesbrough

Harrogate Town v Rochdale

Stoke City v Fleetwood Town

Walsall v Doncaster Rovers

Oldham v Tranmere Rovers

Rotherham v Accrington

Barrow v Scunthorpe

Hull City v Wigan

Bolton Wanderers v Barnsley

Nottingham Forest v Bradford City

Blackburn Rovers v Morecambe

 

Southern Section

Cambridge United v Swindon Town

Exeter City v Wycombe

Crawley Town v Gillingham

Burton v Oxford

Coventry v Northampton

Ipswich v Newport

Forest Green v Bristol City

Reading v Swansea

Cardiff City v Sutton United

Bournemouth v MK Dons

Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town

Peterborough v Plymouth Argyle

Leyton Orient v Queens Park Rangers

Stevenage v Luton Town

Millwall v Portsmouth

Birmingham City v Colchester United

Charlton v AFC Wimbledon

 

Ties scheduled to be played week commencing August 9. Clubs are able to mutually agree an alternative date prior to the ninth if preferred.