Soccer-West Ham seal impressive 3-1 win at Southampton

* West Ham United moved into top half with 3-1 victory at Southampton

* Gabbiadini fired Southampton in front on his debut

* Carroll equalised with fourth goal in four games

* Obiang put visitors ahead with long range strike

* West Ham enjoyed third league win in four games

* West Ham host West Bromwich Albion next, Southampton visit Sunderland

SOUTHAMPTON 1 WEST HAM 3

Feb 4 ( Reuters) - West Ham United recovered from a goal down to cruise to a comfortable 3-1 Premier League victory away against Southampton on Saturday.

Southampton's Italian forward Manolo Gabbiadini, making his debut following his arrival from Napoli, finished superbly from a tight angle in the 12th minute before Andy Carroll leveled with a neat finish two minutes later -- his fourth goal in four league games.

Pedro Obiang, provider for Carroll's goal, put the visitors ahead with a long-range strike in the 44th before Mark Noble's free kick was deflected off Steven Davies and into the net to condemn Southampton to a sixth defeat in seven league games.

The victory lifted West Ham, winners of six of their last nine league games, to ninth while out-of-form Southampton sit four points and four places below in 13th. (Reporting By Tom Hayward; Editing by Brian Homewood)