What’s the laundry list? Davies comes in from the side as he’s about to boot it away.
He can’t head it or realistically leave it bounce in that area for fear of losing possession.
1. He could've headed it. It was looping high. He could've read the flight of the ball & moved forward to head it.
2. He had enough time to chest it down & drive out of the box (...wouldn't be my 1st choice, but it would get it out of the box at zero risk of a pen. He might even draw a foul himself)
3. If he decided against either of the above, he had more than enough time to follow the pitch of the ball and be sufficiently close to it when it lands that it would be tough for Spurs to get away a clean shot
He created the problem for himself by not having sufficient awareness of who will be occupying that space just inside the box. Not saying it was easy to deal with btw. There's a lot happening and you need to make a quick decision - but you only take a monster swing at a ball in that situation if you are sure the path is clear.
In such a scenario, options 1, 2 or 3 are all much better (+ lower risk) options to deal with that situation.