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Motherwell crept into the Championship Group in the most dramatic of circumstances after they snatched a point off Livingston to seal their place in the top six.
Livingston were on course to move into the top six, when goals from Odin Bailey and Alan Forrest gave their side a two-goal lead and though Callum Slattery cut the deficit in half in the 72nd minute, it seemed as though Motherwell would slump to defeat.
However, in the third minute of stoppage time, Ricki Lamie came up trumps to spark wild scenes of jubilation among the away support, with the point securing the Wells a place in the Championship Group.
As a result, Davies is expected to miss Tottenham’s first competitive game back after the World Cup break, which sees the Lilywhites take on Brentford on Boxing Day in the Premier League.
Antonio Conte‘s side will then tackle Aston Villa on New Year’s Day, and they will play host to Arsenal for the second North London derby of the season on January 15.
Davies has been a regular under Conte since the Italian’s arrival in North London, often featuring on the left-hand side of a back three with Eric Dier, Cristian Romero or Clement Lenglet.
The Wales international has recorded two goals and one assist from 17 matches in the 2022-23 season, having started 11 Premier League games and another three in the Champions League.
Davies has now totalled eight goals and 23 assists in 288 matches for Tottenham since joining from Swansea City in 2014, and he was rewarded with a new deal until 2025 in July.
Graham Alexander‘s side will now be dreaming of qualifying for the Europa Conference League, with just a point separating them from the top four.
Motherwell will battle it out with Dundee United and Ross County for the fourth and final European spot, but if they wish to emerge victorious from the three-way fight then the Well must improve on a run of form that has seen them win just one of their last 13 league matches.
In the week that the Bulls lost their most famous ex-player, FA Cup legend Ronnie Radford – 50 years on from his iconic match-winning goal against Newcastle – it briefly looked like there might be some left-over magic in the air.
For seven minutes, the sixth-tier outfit led after Miles Storey’s goal against the team 81 places above them in the English football pyramid in League One.
But Pompey hit back, with Reeco Hackett quickly levelling before second-half goals from Colby Bishop and substitute Joe Pigott earned the twice FA Cup winners a safe passage to Monday’s second-round draw
Making their first trip to Edgar Street in 38 years, Pompey were given a good first-half workout by the fired-up hosts.
Although home keeper Dale Eve had to keep out Hackett’s left-foot curler bound for the top corner, Pompey had a first real scare when Bishop’s challenge on Hereford’s former million-pound marksman Tyrone Barnett in the visitors’ penalty box went unpunished.
And there was worse to follow for Pompey when Hereford took the lead on 26 minutes.
Sean Raggett played a loose pass inside to Hackett, who was immediately closed down and robbed by Storey – and the former Pompey player raced away down the inside-left channel before keeping his cool to nutmeg on-loan West Bromwich Albion keeper Josh Griffiths.
Fittingly, just two days on from the announcement of the sad passing of Hereford’s legendary number 11, their modern-day number 11 emulated his predecessor.
There had already been a minute’s silence, which cascaded into applause from the whole ground, followed by chants of ‘there’s only one Ronnie Radford’ when the clock showed 11 minutes.
But this goal was destined not to prove so famous.
Ronan Curtis headed down Connor Ogilvie’s far-post cross for Hackett to bring down and fire home coolly from six yards.
On 63 minutes, Portsmouth took the lead when, from Clark Robertson’s in-swinging right-foot corner from the left, Bishop timed his run to get there first and head his 10th goal of the season.
And Pigott wrapped up victory 10 minutes from time when, again from a corner by skipper Robertson, Bishop won the initial header before Pigott reacted sharpest to sidefoot home
Hereford FC boss Josh Gowling told BBC Sport:
“I’m really disappointed because we should have got something out of it, but goals change games – and the quality of the delivery they have changes games.
“In the first half we were excellent. We were in the ascendancy and they looked nervous.
“We were on top and looked like we could go on and win, but we’ve made one mistake, it has cost us a goal and that’s the difference in levels.
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“We’ve given them a leg up and a little lift and you could see their performance raise after that.”
Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley told BBC Sport:
“I was so sad to hear the news about Ronnie Radford. He was such an iconic figure and he had that iconic moment. For a lot of people my age, his famous goal was their first memories of the FA Cup. But what a brilliant night to celebrate his life