Slot also revealed that the Frenchman’s additional workload - amid [Alexander Isak](/topic/alexander-isak)’s fitness issues - was a cause for the setback at the weekend.
Speaking after the game at Craven Cottage, the Liverpool head coach was hopeful of having Ekitike available for the trip to north London.
However, when delivering a fresh update in the pre-match press conference on Wednesday morning, the Dutchman did not sound too confident.
Slot said of Ekitike: "Not trained with us until now. Let's see if he can today. I've said two or three days ago that he's not going to be out for long.
“Because games come so fast he's in between maybe training with the team or it will take him one or two days extra."
Although, that strike was not enough to secure a first win of 2026 for the Reds as a stunning strike from Harrison Reed in the 97th minute earned the Cottagers a point.
Liverpool head to the Emirates missing a number of senior players, including Isak and Mohamed Salah who has reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final with Egypt.
Giovanni Leoni will miss the remainder of the season with an ACL injury and Wataru Endo is not yet ready to return from an ankle injury that has sidelined him since the beginning of December.