Mathew Ryan has been given a bit of extra rest by his country to prepare for his 51st Premier League outing on the trot for Albion against Leicester.

The Australia No.1 played the first 45 minutes of this morning's friendly against Lebanon in Sydney.

He kept a clean sheet as the Socceroos won 3-0 in the tribute match for ex-Everton and Millwall midfielder Tim Cahill, who made his 108th and last appearance as a late substitute.

Ryan now flies back to England for the Foxes' visit to the Amex on Saturday.

The game against Lebanon continued Australia's warm-up under Graham Arnold for the Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates, which will rule Ryan out of Albion matches in January.