James Maddison in World Cup heartbreak fears after going off injured.. minutes after scoring for Leicester at West Ham

JAMES MADDISON suffered an injury scare moments after scoring for Leicester at West Ham.

Maddison, fresh from being named in Gareth Southgate‘s squad, opened the scoring at the London Stadium.

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James Maddison was replaced before heading down the tunnel[/caption]

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Maddison went down clutching his hamstring[/caption]

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Maddison gave Leicester an early lead against West Ham[/caption]

But the 25-year-old was replaced before the half hour mark with what looked like a hamstring injury.

Maddison had continued his fine form and celebrated his England call-up by breaking the deadlock.

He swept home into the roof of the net for his seventh Prem goal of the season.

But his joy was short-lived as he went down and held the back of his leg before being withdrawn 13 minutes later.

The extent of the injury isn’t known at this early stage, but it would be a cruel blow to arguably England’s most in-form player.

Maddison’s strike in East London was his 11th goal involvement in 13 top-flight games this season.

Fans have been reacting to the news on Twitter.

One said: “Gutted for him”.

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Another admitted: “Noooooo I was gonna watch boring Southgate ball just for him.”

A third replied: “Bloody shame for him.”

A fourth said: “Poor guy.”