Southend United have been drawn against Bristol City in the first round of the Carling Cup.
The Blues were one of the unseeded teams in the south section of the competition and have now been paired against Championship opposition.
Bristol City finished 10th in the Championship last season and recently appointed Steve Coppell as their new manager.
Last year, Southend reached the second round of the Carling Cup, after winning away at Cheltenham Town in the opening round before being knocked out at then-Premier League outfit Hull City, with Franck Moussa scoring a consolation strike in a 3-1 defeat.
The tie will be played during the week commencing 9th August 2010.
The first round draw in full can be seen below:
Hartlepool United v Sheffield United
Leicester City v Macclesfield Town
Walsall v Tranmere Rovers
Carlisle United v Huddersfield Town
Stockport County v Preston North End
Barnsley v Rochdale
Morecambe v Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers v Accrington Stanley
Chesterfield v Middlesbrough
Peterborough United v Rotherham United
Bradford City v Nottingham Forest
Leeds United v Lincoln City
Sheffield Wednesday v Bury
Scunthorpe United v Oldham Athletic
Crewe Alexandra v Derby County
Exeter City v Ipswich Town
Southend United v Bristol City
Southampton v AFC Bournemouth
Brentford v Cheltenham Town
Queens Park Rangers v Port Vale
Torquay United v Reading
Norwich City v Gillingham
Stevenage v Portsmouth
Shrewsbury Town v Charlton Athletic
Cardiff City v Burton Albion
Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
Swansea City v Barnet
Plymouth Argyle v Notts County
Wycombe Wanderers v Millwall
Oxford United v Bristol Rovers
Milton Keynes Dons v Dagenham & Redbridge
Hereford United v Colchester United
Yeovil Town v Crystal Palace
Aldershot Town v Watford
Swindon Town v Leyton Orient
And don't forget that the fixtures for the League Two season will be announced on Thursday, so make sure you check back tomorrow morning to see who Southend will open the season against.
