Jose Mourinho has made three changes to the Chelsea team that beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Stamford Bridge at the weekend.
However, the changes have marked numerous positional moves for the Blues, with Kurt Zouma moved from the centre to the right of defence, Cesar Azpilicueta from the right to the left and Gary Cahill into the middle - Baba Rahman drops to the bench after starting against Villa at left-back.
The enforced absence of Pedro means that Eden Hazard, who was dropped in a high-profile move on Saturday, returns to the starting XI.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek, another surprise inclusion against Aston Villa, also drops out of the first-team and doesn't even make the bench. Nemanja Matic, who has had a poor start to the season, returns in a holding role alongside Ramires, with Cesc Fabregas pushed further up the field.
Oscar remains unable to force his way back into the team, with WIllian impressing again on Saturday, while Diego Costa keeps his place ahead of Radamel Falcao.
LINE-UPS
Dynamo Kiev: Shovkovsky, Silva, Dragovic, Khacheridi, Vida; Sydorchuk, Rybalka; Yarmolenko, Buyalskiy, Gonzales, Kravets
Chelsea: Begovic; Zouma, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Ramires, Matic; Willian, Fabregas, Hazard; Diego Costa
Subs: Blackman, Baba, Mikel, Oscar, Traore, Kenedy, Falcao
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