The Premier Division title race looks certain to go down to the wire and Kyle Lightbourne, the Robin Hood coach, says it will be won by the team who best hold their nerve in the run-in.

Three teams are in contention with three games to go, with Robin Hood now leading the standings after handing PHC their first loss in the league on Saturday night. Hood, who have never won the league, have been in the top three all season, showing that last year’s second-place finish was no fluke.

“We’ve been hanging in there all season, now we have taken the lead and it’s in our hands at this moment,” said Lightbourne, just back from international duty as coach of the Bermuda under-20 team in Costa Rica.

In Lightbourne’s absence, assistant coaches Timmy Figureido and Kacy Butterfield led the team to victories over Devonshire Colts and PHC. Hood now lead by a point over PHC and by three from North Village, who have a game in hand after their match with Dandy Town was postponed on Sunday because of a waterlogged pitch at St John’s Field.

That match has been rescheduled for next Wednesday at Goose Gosling Field at 9pm.

Hood travel to Somerset on Saturday night to meet a Somerset Trojans side that defeated Village in their last home match. Hood also have to play Somerset Eagles and Boulevard, while Village and PHC will play each other on March 19.

“We still have some tough games to play, Somerset’s not going to be easy,” said Lightbourne, who cut his teeth at PHC before embarking on a successful professional career in England. “At this stage of the season, all three will be tough games as emotions come into it.

“That’s what happened with PHC; they were winning games by narrow margins and coming from behind and drawing games, so I guess they were feeling the pressure. Kacy and Timmy did a great job. I haven’t beaten PHC as a coach yet and they managed to do it.

“I had that feeling that this was going to be the time that we were going to beat them because I wasn’t here. PHC have the tougher run; they still have to play North Village and also Dandy Town. Same thing for Village who have four games left — one against PHC and another against Dandy Town, who are still fighting to stay in the division.”

Lightbourne was coach of PHC when they last won the league in 2007-08, so he knows what it takes to win the title. Last season he led Robin Hood to a first FA Cup triumph and now they are back in contention for the league.

“There is still a lot to play for, we just have to take it one game at a time and keep pushing on,” he said. “It’s definitely going to go down to the wire; we know that for sure.

“There are still a few more twists and turns, but you can’t afford any slip-ups. One thing that is in our favour is we have a pretty good goal difference, let in just eight goals and scored the most (34) in the league as well. That’s worth a point right now, but then someone could beat somebody 5-0 or 6-0 and their goal difference comes up.

“PHC have had a fantastic season, that was their first league defeat and just think how they must feel, losing their first game and not in top spot. Psychologically, that had an impact on them.”

At the halfway stage of the season, Robin Hood had 20 points, with Lightbourne predicting another 20 could lead them to the league title. At present they have 35.

“I said to the players halfway through that if we get another 20 points, we’re not going to be far off winning the league,” Lightbourne said. “The second half of the season is always harder to get points, but we have 15 points so far, so we’re just five points short of the target we set.

“If we can get to the 40-point mark, it would be a remarkable season.”

Last season Dandy Town won the league with 44 points, with Robin Hood finishing second on 32 points.

• The First Division match between BAA and St David’s, which was postponed on January 29, will be played on March 16 at Goose Gosling Field at 9pm.