James Maddison suffers health scare to take shine off Leicester's emphatic European win

James Maddison suffered a health scare to mar Leicester’s emphatic European win on Thursday night.

Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes look set for the Europa Conference League last 16 after winning their play-off first leg 4-1.

But Maddison was subbed in the 83rd minute against Danish side Randers just 19 minutes after coming on.

The ace was helped from the field after staying down before medics came on and took his pulse.

Maddison then walked down the tunnel by himself and went to the medical room.

Leicester boss Rodgers said: "He just felt a bit funny in the game. We didn't want to put any risk with that. He didn't feel well so we took him off.

"He went in to see the doctors but I have just spoken to him. He was sat up, he felt a little unwell in the game and a little faint but he is OK."

Maddison’s substitution took the shine off a morale-boosting win which ended City’s alarming slump.

Wilfred Ndidi, Harvey Barnes , Patson Daka and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall were all on target in the comfortable win.

With Leicester 11th in the Premier League - 10 points behind seventh-placed Wolves with 16 matches to go - this competition is their only remaining shot a trophy.

And winning the inaugural Conference League could be their best route to automatically qualify for the 2022-23 Europa League group stage too.

Leicester made a dominant start and took the lead in the 23rd minute when Ndidi slotted in his second of the season from six yards after exchanging passes with Ademola Lookman out wide on the left after a home corner wasn’t cleared.

Leicester nearly doubled their lead in the 25th minute when Barnes roared into the box but keeper Patrik Carlgren stood firm to make the block.

Dewsbury-Hall was also denied by Carlgren who kept out his