Ghana defender Baba Abdul Rahman will make his Chelsea debut in their Champions League match against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
Jose Mourinho, who had hinted at this a day earlier, named the former Augsburg star in his starting lineup.
Chelsea have had a tepid start to the Barclays Premier League season and the Portuguese has been at a loss about the causes.
Rahman, 21, was expensively bought from the German club in a £22m in August and has variously spoken of his determination to lock down a place for the Blues.
This will be a bid deal for the Black Star, who has played at the highest level for Ghana in his meteoric career rise since playing in his home country’s third tier only a few years ago.
Before now, his only Premier league experience has been a bench place as Chelsea beat West Brom.
Rahman plays at left back in the game which starts at 18:45 GMT.
Chelsea team tonight v Maccabi Tel Aviv: Begovic; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Cahill (c), Baba Rahman; Loftus-Cheek, Fabregas; Willian, Oscar, Hazard; Remy.
