Gillingham will play Luton Town at MEMS Priestfield Stadium in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

The draw was made live on Sky Sports on Thursday afternoon and it will see Gareth Ainsworth’s men come up against the Hatters, currently in League 1 under the management of Jack Wilshere.

The fixture is set to be played on Saturday August 8, with kick-off at 3pm.

The full draw can be seen below: 

Northern Section

Middlesbrough v Wrexham

Rotherham v West Brom

Barnsley v Wigan

Mansfield v Sheff Utd

Stockport v Doncaster

Sheff Weds v Bolton

Fleetwood v Chesterfield 

Crewe v Accrington

Stoke v Oldham

Wolves v Port Vale

Burnley v Notts County

Derby v Lincoln

Bradford v Tranmere or Rochdale

Burton Albion v Blackburn

Salford City v Shrewsbury

Grimsby v Blackpool

Preston v Huddersfield

Southern Section

QPR v Millwall

Cheltenham v Charlton

Gillingham v Luton Town

Cardiff City v Swindon Town

Bristol City v Walsall

Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City

Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United

Watford v York or Crawley

Cambridge United v Barnet

Norwich City v MK Dons

Colchester United v Southampton

Leyton Orient v Oxford United

Wycombe Wanderers v Stevenage

Bromley v Reading

Swansea City v Birmingham City

West Ham United v Portsmouth

AFC Wimbledon v Newport County

Leicester City v Northampton Town

Meanwhile, Gillingham will play Cambridge United, Brighton U21s and Northampton Town in the group stage of the 2026/27 EFL Trophy.

The Gills have been placed in Group G of the southern section.

Cambridge United were promoted to League One last season, with Northampton Town coming the other way following relegation to League Two. We played Brighton’s U21 side in the same competition in 2022/23.