Gillingham have been handed an away tie against Premier League opposition in the Third Round of the Carabao Cup.

The Gills, who came through on penalties against League 1 Exeter on Tuesday night at Priestfield, will visit Brentford in early November.

The draw saw Premier League big guns including champions Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham all in the 'hat' but Gills were the final team picked out.

Gillingham last reached the Third Round in the 2020/21 season, losing 1-0 at Stoke City while in the 2016/17 campaign they also got to this stage, going out 5-0 at Tottenham.

Carabao Cup Third Round draw:

Leicester City v Newport County

West Ham v Blackburn Rovers

Wolves v Leeds United

Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester United v Aston Villa

Bournemouth v Everton

Liverpool v Derby County

Burnley v Crawley Town

Bristol City v Lincoln City

Manchester City v Chelsea

Stevenage v Charlton Athletic

MK Dons v Morecambe

Newcastle United v Crystal Palace

Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday

Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion

Brentford v Gillingham

Ties due to be played w/c November 7.