Baba Rahman failed to climb off the bench as his struggling English club Chelsea played to a goalless draw against Tottenham on Sunday.
The Ghana defender was expected to have been given a place in the starting line-up of the Premier League side following his heroics in midweek in the UEFA Champions League.
But coach Jose Mourinho opted to start central defender Zouma in Rahman's left-back position which means the Portuguese manager is still not fully confident of the youngster's readiness for the top-flight English football.
The Ghanaian stayed on the bench for the entire duration of the game as Tottenham extended their unbeaten run but missed the chance to go fourth with a goalless draw against Chelsea.
The point saw Chelsea to move up a place to 14th in the Premier League.